These are the people that you meet when you're walking down the street. Wearing downhill gear such as shin pads, elbow guards and full face helmets on one's daily commute is a phase everyone goes through at some stage in their lives, although riding an MTB brings it on faster than a crappy old ten-speed with panniers. The lycra and full face helmet combo was a glorious era in mountainbiking, Shaun Palmer is a testament to this. Glory be to the man who seeks to revitalise the joy and thrill of being so protected and so vulnerable at the same time.
One of my favourite UKMTB articles was one of the first ride reviews of the Giant TCR when it was first released by a brave young Briton who bombed it down the UK's equivalent of Macquarie Pass in a motorcycle full face helmet and racing leathers. It truly was an epiphany for me.
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Fuck yeah! I tried to get a photo of this dude the other day, from across the other side of Anzac Pde - but he was too fast!
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