Hello..I need nominations by December 31st and we'll have a session in the New Year to celebrate these awards.
" Rider of the year " - doesn't have to be a member of EPIC. I'll be Nominating Ryan Sherlock
" Product of the year " - I'll be nominating the Maxxis Ignitor
" Bike of the year " - the Giant Trance
"Best track" - the Djouce NPS
" Bike Shop of the year " - the Bike Rack
" Crash of the year " - Seans at the Masters worlds. Didn't see it but heard about it.
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast
" Best Newcomer " - Shona Amazonia
" Best Oldcomer " - Alfie Wallace
" Best trip Away " Scotland with Innerhaven
" Best Magazine " - Dirt
" Best DVD " - Seasons
Thats it answers here or by Email or PM..
We'll get some trophies and have a piss up..and invite the winners of course
Richie
i've only had one reply to this , you bunch of wasters !! you're all happy to talk a load of sh*te about what tank top to wear at the disco later or what stupid bloody tyres you should get..but when it comes to actually engaging those bags of slime you call brains to acknowledge things and people who have actually made a difference you would rather sit their with your fingers up your noses and worry about the X-Factor final !!
" Rider of the year " - Oisin he's a feckin savage both up and down. Look at his time at the mega.
" Product of the year " - hard one to call its between my fancy seat post for its gadgety coolness and my crossmax xls for taking loads of abuse and still being perfect
" Bike of the year " - Morewood Shova st best all round bike ever and i've tried quite a few
" Bike Shop of the year " - I can't vote on this one
" Crash of the year " - Sean loosing his grip on the gap at bree
" Event of the year " - GNAR Fest 08
" Best Newcomer " - Sylvia (sorry shona but i think you've been around longer) for constantly kicking Karl Ts ass in the club league, the look on his face was priceless.
" Best Oldcomer " - Roo for keeping me laughing at the club league when i was racing or timing
" Best trip Away " Alp D'huez
" Best Magazine " - not arsed
" Best DVD " - Circus for some old school racing action
" Rider of the year " - Luke (This is supposed to restore his self esteem after what I said on that descent in Djouce recently).
" Product of the year " - Gravity Dropper seatpost
" Bike of the year " - all mine are ancient and I'm too mean to buy a new one, so haven't much of an opinion. The Morewoods look deadly though.
" Bike Shop of the year " - Bike Rack I guess, haven't used many bike shops lately. Cyclelogical is pretty good if you talk to Alan; there's some other twat in there with long hair who doesn't know a bottom bracket from a rear mudguard.
" Crash of the year " - Mark's unscheduled liaison with a gorse bush last Tuesday. Alternatively, Nev's "crash" at the ferry terminal in Belfast, certainly the most unexpected reason for being off the bike.
" Event of the year " - DH Nationals at Cahir. Just goes to show how much fun can be had when the weather obliges.
" Best Newcomer " - Sylvia (if she counts as a newcomer).
" Best Oldcomer " - Colin - great to see him back out giving it socks on the bike, not to mention the digging in Cloon. Runner up Don for the perfect gentleman tyre nerdiness that brightens up my day so regularly on this forum. A most worthy "uber-goober".
" Best trip Away " Scotland (the civilised version).
" Best Magazine " - Gardener's World. Some great tips on digging tools.
" Best DVD " - I bought Noises Off on DVD, it's ridiculously funny. Never bought a mtb DVD. Still trying to wake from the hypnosis induced by Clay Porter's voice that night at the First premiere.
"Best track": Gran Canaria
wherre can i get a copy of " not arsed "..is Damo Duggan in that, he has no arse !! and anybody who doesn't vote for the Blast will be getting a kicking !!
" Rider of the year " - I'll vote for Mel Spath - she had a killer race season, followed very closely by the Boydell lad who totally demolished the K-Cap and NPS
" Product of the year " - Dirtworker
" Bike of the year " - Canyon FR 8.0, it's my best friend
" Bike Shop of the year " - Bike Rack hands down - the miracles those boyos have worked for me in the past....
" Crash of the year " - I kinda liked my one on KDM, I went thru the bridge, the bike went into the stream, Byrner the hero rescued us both...
" Event of the year " - Blast, though I loved your Djouce NPS
" Best Newcomer " - Michael the DH'er in our club, he'll try anything..
" Best Oldcomer " - Judas Priest or AC/DC, I thought they were dead forever
" Best trip Away " Rostrevor, it reminded me of my first ever days biking, all new, all fast, all very exciting
" Best Magazine " - Dirt - the others just seem to be pages of product reviews with no soul or substance...
" Best DVD " - Seasons, it's got those zen-yet-deadly moments
"Best track" the top of Rostrevor to the car park, it has everything, everyyythiinnggg
" Bike Shop of the year " - Bike Rack I guess, haven't used many bike shops lately. Cyclelogical is pretty good if you talk to Alan; there's some other twat in there with long hair who doesn't know a bottom bracket from a rear mudguard.
that'd be dave, the owner. he's not in there much though. he threatened to kill me with his thumb if i fcuk up when i was starting my work experience there...........nice guy though.
this is just based on the downhillers cause i don't know any of the xc lads yet.
" Rider of the year " - Cummins, he keeps breakin bits of himself and keeps comin back so fair play for that.
" Product of the year " - leatt braces, there expensive but a great idea.
" Bike of the year " - iron***** sunday.
" Bike Shop of the year " - cyclesuperstore cause i get a discount or cyclelogical cause theres always good craic in there. don't really go anywhere else.
" Crash of the year " - riding the step up track in les gets with alex bond and his mates, there was one chute where we all crashed in a big way, about 10 of us ending up in bodies and bikes everywhere. and only one person got hurt and one bike.
" Event of the year " - the blast, best race ever. and i fluked a good result out of it.
" Best Newcomer " - i'll have to say gavogavin, he's come along an amazing amount this year. Or Aaron Gwin on the world level, 10th in a world cup after 7 months of biking.....amazing.
" Best trip Away " Les Gets with all the northies....best 10 days of my life, that place is heaven.
" Best Magazine " - Dirt.
" Best DVD " - F1rst.
i" Best Track " Dunmanway ,it ended up being crap but on saturday morning i heard it being called a world cup standard track. it had everything in it.
" Rider of the year " - It has to be a woman, Cait has done wonders, Carol, Shona and Sylvia all shine, they put us geezers to shame.
" Product of the year " - Bulldogs, they are the new Ignitors
" Bike of the year " - I tried two this year, the later was better, Giant Trance
" Bike Shop of the year " - I know its not cool to say CRC, but everything I need is just a click and 24 hours way. If you want human contact the Bike Rack.
" Crash of the year " - The economy, or that lad who fell off Roos woodwork on the social spin in Ballinastoe, it was in slow motion and hilarious.
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast of course
" Best Newcomer " - RichardL, he's old like me and survived us trying to kill him in the snow up in Djouce. He's got the EPIC attitude.
" Best Oldcomer " - Byrner, you could carbon date him but he puts everyone to shame with his get up and go.
" Best trip Away " Getting married in St Thomas
" Best Magazine " - an empty one after a sniping session up Ballinastoe.
" Best DVD " - Cheaper by the Dozen, Directors cut.
Rider of the year " - go ritchie
Product of the year " if i buy any more ill be shot
Bike of the year " - apart from mine intence 6.6, = trek ex8.
Bike Shop of the year " -cyclelogical " cliff sorts it out
Crash of the year " - "mine ,djuse woods big jump **** up 10 stiches in knee ,
Event of the year " - the blast,
Best Newcomer " shona
Best trip Away " fort william
Best Magazine " - Dirt.
Best DVD " - Seasons
come on people, loads of you are handy with the jibber jabber and the hanging around Cloon till it bleeds..
lets have loads more or I'll just go to the boozer with the folks who've voted...
I've seen so many crashes this year but the one that sticks in my mind is Seans one at the World masters..i didn't see it but I got several reports of it..all of them were deadly..
And this is important in a lot of ways..
The Bike Rack is the Shop of choice so far with Cyclelogical 2nd ..
you have no idea how big a deal that is !!
and don't be wasting your votes on me..thanks, but use it for people who would benefit from the praise..
Richie
Working off limited knowledge but
Rider of the year " Don for making two of the biggest decissions of the year. Which bike ? n What tyres ?
" Product of the year " - Gravity dropper seat post
" Bike of the year " - No clue whats so ever
" Bike Shop of the year " - the epitomy of customer service Chainreaction ( JoKE )
" Crash of the year " - haven't witnessed any epic ones so it has to be Sam Hill washing at world cup at nearly 10 seconds up
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast cause typically i missed it
" Best Newcomer " - That wee fella Rob. Bomber for a 13 yo
" Best oldcomer " Karl Young aka banana man
" Best Magazine " - Dirt
" Best DVD " - Debbie does Dallas or Flesh Gordon hard to choose
Working off unlimited knowledge
Rider of the year " Sir Happy fairy for his services to mountainbiking.
" Product of the year " - Gravity dropper seat post
" Bike of the year " - My bike
" Bike Shop of the year " - Als then Chainreaction
" Crash of the year " - Sylvia's collarbone bash in cloon
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast even though i was in spain
" Best Newcomer " - That wee fella Rob. Bomber for a 13 yo
" Best Magazine " - Affro *****s.
" Best DVD " - The epic blast movie this year !
__________________
Hello..I need nominations by December 31st and we'll have a session in the New Year to celebrate these awards.
" Rider of the year " - doesn't have to be a member of EPIC. I'll be Nominating Ryan Sherlock
" Product of the year " - I'll be nominating the Maxxis Ignitor
" Bike of the year " - the Giant Trance
"Best track" - the Djouce NPS
" Bike Shop of the year " - the Bike Rack
" Crash of the year " - Seans at the Masters worlds. Didn't see it but heard about it.
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast
" Best Newcomer " - Shona Amazonia
" Best Oldcomer " - Alfie Wallace
" Best trip Away " Scotland with Innerhaven
" Best Magazine " - Dirt
" Best DVD " - Seasons
Thats it answers here or by Email or PM..
We'll get some trophies and have a piss up..and invite the winners of course
Richie
i've only had one reply to this , you bunch of wasters !! you're all happy to talk a load of sh*te about what tank top to wear at the disco later or what stupid bloody tyres you should get..but when it comes to actually engaging those bags of slime you call brains to acknowledge things and people who have actually made a difference you would rather sit their with your fingers up your noses and worry about the X-Factor final !!
" Rider of the year " - Oisin he's a feckin savage both up and down. Look at his time at the mega.
" Product of the year " - hard one to call its between my fancy seat post for its gadgety coolness and my crossmax xls for taking loads of abuse and still being perfect
" Bike of the year " - Morewood Shova st best all round bike ever and i've tried quite a few
" Bike Shop of the year " - I can't vote on this one
" Crash of the year " - Sean loosing his grip on the gap at bree
" Event of the year " - GNAR Fest 08
" Best Newcomer " - Sylvia (sorry shona but i think you've been around longer) for constantly kicking Karl Ts ass in the club league, the look on his face was priceless.
" Best Oldcomer " - Roo for keeping me laughing at the club league when i was racing or timing
" Best trip Away " Alp D'huez
" Best Magazine " - not arsed
" Best DVD " - Circus for some old school racing action
" Rider of the year " - Luke (This is supposed to restore his self esteem after what I said on that descent in Djouce recently).
" Product of the year " - Gravity Dropper seatpost
" Bike of the year " - all mine are ancient and I'm too mean to buy a new one, so haven't much of an opinion. The Morewoods look deadly though.
" Bike Shop of the year " - Bike Rack I guess, haven't used many bike shops lately. Cyclelogical is pretty good if you talk to Alan; there's some other twat in there with long hair who doesn't know a bottom bracket from a rear mudguard.
" Crash of the year " - Mark's unscheduled liaison with a gorse bush last Tuesday. Alternatively, Nev's "crash" at the ferry terminal in Belfast, certainly the most unexpected reason for being off the bike.
" Event of the year " - DH Nationals at Cahir. Just goes to show how much fun can be had when the weather obliges.
" Best Newcomer " - Sylvia (if she counts as a newcomer).
" Best Oldcomer " - Colin - great to see him back out giving it socks on the bike, not to mention the digging in Cloon. Runner up Don for the perfect gentleman tyre nerdiness that brightens up my day so regularly on this forum. A most worthy "uber-goober".
" Best trip Away " Scotland (the civilised version).
" Best Magazine " - Gardener's World. Some great tips on digging tools.
" Best DVD " - I bought Noises Off on DVD, it's ridiculously funny. Never bought a mtb DVD. Still trying to wake from the hypnosis induced by Clay Porter's voice that night at the First premiere.
"Best track": Gran Canaria
wherre can i get a copy of " not arsed "..is Damo Duggan in that, he has no arse !! and anybody who doesn't vote for the Blast will be getting a kicking !!
" Rider of the year " - I'll vote for Mel Spath - she had a killer race season, followed very closely by the Boydell lad who totally demolished the K-Cap and NPS
" Product of the year " - Dirtworker
" Bike of the year " - Canyon FR 8.0, it's my best friend
" Bike Shop of the year " - Bike Rack hands down - the miracles those boyos have worked for me in the past....
" Crash of the year " - I kinda liked my one on KDM, I went thru the bridge, the bike went into the stream, Byrner the hero rescued us both...
" Event of the year " - Blast, though I loved your Djouce NPS
" Best Newcomer " - Michael the DH'er in our club, he'll try anything..
" Best Oldcomer " - Judas Priest or AC/DC, I thought they were dead forever
" Best trip Away " Rostrevor, it reminded me of my first ever days biking, all new, all fast, all very exciting
" Best Magazine " - Dirt - the others just seem to be pages of product reviews with no soul or substance...
" Best DVD " - Seasons, it's got those zen-yet-deadly moments
"Best track" the top of Rostrevor to the car park, it has everything, everyyythiinnggg
" Bike Shop of the year " - Bike Rack I guess, haven't used many bike shops lately. Cyclelogical is pretty good if you talk to Alan; there's some other twat in there with long hair who doesn't know a bottom bracket from a rear mudguard.
that'd be dave, the owner. he's not in there much though. he threatened to kill me with his thumb if i fcuk up when i was starting my work experience there...........nice guy though.
this is just based on the downhillers cause i don't know any of the xc lads yet.
" Rider of the year " - Cummins, he keeps breakin bits of himself and keeps comin back so fair play for that.
" Product of the year " - leatt braces, there expensive but a great idea.
" Bike of the year " - iron***** sunday.
" Bike Shop of the year " - cyclesuperstore cause i get a discount or cyclelogical cause theres always good craic in there. don't really go anywhere else.
" Crash of the year " - riding the step up track in les gets with alex bond and his mates, there was one chute where we all crashed in a big way, about 10 of us ending up in bodies and bikes everywhere. and only one person got hurt and one bike.
" Event of the year " - the blast, best race ever. and i fluked a good result out of it.
" Best Newcomer " - i'll have to say gavogavin, he's come along an amazing amount this year. Or Aaron Gwin on the world level, 10th in a world cup after 7 months of biking.....amazing.
" Best trip Away " Les Gets with all the northies....best 10 days of my life, that place is heaven.
" Best Magazine " - Dirt.
" Best DVD " - F1rst.
i" Best Track " Dunmanway ,it ended up being crap but on saturday morning i heard it being called a world cup standard track. it had everything in it.
" Rider of the year " - It has to be a woman, Cait has done wonders, Carol, Shona and Sylvia all shine, they put us geezers to shame.
" Product of the year " - Bulldogs, they are the new Ignitors
" Bike of the year " - I tried two this year, the later was better, Giant Trance
" Bike Shop of the year " - I know its not cool to say CRC, but everything I need is just a click and 24 hours way. If you want human contact the Bike Rack.
" Crash of the year " - The economy, or that lad who fell off Roos woodwork on the social spin in Ballinastoe, it was in slow motion and hilarious.
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast of course
" Best Newcomer " - RichardL, he's old like me and survived us trying to kill him in the snow up in Djouce. He's got the EPIC attitude.
" Best Oldcomer " - Byrner, you could carbon date him but he puts everyone to shame with his get up and go.
" Best trip Away " Getting married in St Thomas
" Best Magazine " - an empty one after a sniping session up Ballinastoe.
" Best DVD " - Cheaper by the Dozen, Directors cut.
Rider of the year " - go ritchie
Product of the year " if i buy any more ill be shot
Bike of the year " - apart from mine intence 6.6, = trek ex8.
Bike Shop of the year " -cyclelogical " cliff sorts it out
Crash of the year " - "mine ,djuse woods big jump **** up 10 stiches in knee ,
Event of the year " - the blast,
Best Newcomer " shona
Best trip Away " fort william
Best Magazine " - Dirt.
Best DVD " - Seasons
come on people, loads of you are handy with the jibber jabber and the hanging around Cloon till it bleeds..
lets have loads more or I'll just go to the boozer with the folks who've voted...
I've seen so many crashes this year but the one that sticks in my mind is Seans one at the World masters..i didn't see it but I got several reports of it..all of them were deadly..
And this is important in a lot of ways..
The Bike Rack is the Shop of choice so far with Cyclelogical 2nd ..
you have no idea how big a deal that is !!
and don't be wasting your votes on me..thanks, but use it for people who would benefit from the praise..
Richie
Working off limited knowledge but
Rider of the year " Don for making two of the biggest decissions of the year. Which bike ? n What tyres ?
" Product of the year " - Gravity dropper seat post
" Bike of the year " - No clue whats so ever
" Bike Shop of the year " - the epitomy of customer service Chainreaction ( JoKE )
" Crash of the year " - haven't witnessed any epic ones so it has to be Sam Hill washing at world cup at nearly 10 seconds up
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast cause typically i missed it
" Best Newcomer " - That wee fella Rob. Bomber for a 13 yo
" Best oldcomer " Karl Young aka banana man
" Best Magazine " - Dirt
" Best DVD " - Debbie does Dallas or Flesh Gordon hard to choose
Working off unlimited knowledge
Rider of the year " Sir Happy fairy for his services to mountainbiking.
" Product of the year " - Gravity dropper seat post
" Bike of the year " - My bike
" Bike Shop of the year " - Als then Chainreaction
" Crash of the year " - Sylvia's collarbone bash in cloon
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast even though i was in spain
" Best Newcomer " - That wee fella Rob. Bomber for a 13 yo
" Best Magazine " - Affro *****s.
" Best DVD " - The epic blast movie this year !
__________________
Hello..I need nominations by December 31st and we'll have a session in the New Year to celebrate these awards.
" Rider of the year " - doesn't have to be a member of EPIC. I'll be Nominating Ryan Sherlock
" Product of the year " - I'll be nominating the Maxxis Ignitor
" Bike of the year " - the Giant Trance
"Best track" - the Djouce NPS
" Bike Shop of the year " - the Bike Rack
" Crash of the year " - Seans at the Masters worlds. Didn't see it but heard about it.
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast
" Best Newcomer " - Shona Amazonia
" Best Oldcomer " - Alfie Wallace
" Best trip Away " Scotland with Innerhaven
" Best Magazine " - Dirt
" Best DVD " - Seasons
Thats it answers here or by Email or PM..
We'll get some trophies and have a piss up..and invite the winners of course
Richie
i've only had one reply to this , you bunch of wasters !! you're all happy to talk a load of sh*te about what tank top to wear at the disco later or what stupid bloody tyres you should get..but when it comes to actually engaging those bags of slime you call brains to acknowledge things and people who have actually made a difference you would rather sit their with your fingers up your noses and worry about the X-Factor final !!
" Rider of the year " - Oisin he's a feckin savage both up and down. Look at his time at the mega.
" Product of the year " - hard one to call its between my fancy seat post for its gadgety coolness and my crossmax xls for taking loads of abuse and still being perfect
" Bike of the year " - Morewood Shova st best all round bike ever and i've tried quite a few
" Bike Shop of the year " - I can't vote on this one
" Crash of the year " - Sean loosing his grip on the gap at bree
" Event of the year " - GNAR Fest 08
" Best Newcomer " - Sylvia (sorry shona but i think you've been around longer) for constantly kicking Karl Ts ass in the club league, the look on his face was priceless.
" Best Oldcomer " - Roo for keeping me laughing at the club league when i was racing or timing
" Best trip Away " Alp D'huez
" Best Magazine " - not arsed
" Best DVD " - Circus for some old school racing action
" Rider of the year " - Luke (This is supposed to restore his self esteem after what I said on that descent in Djouce recently).
" Product of the year " - Gravity Dropper seatpost
" Bike of the year " - all mine are ancient and I'm too mean to buy a new one, so haven't much of an opinion. The Morewoods look deadly though.
" Bike Shop of the year " - Bike Rack I guess, haven't used many bike shops lately. Cyclelogical is pretty good if you talk to Alan; there's some other twat in there with long hair who doesn't know a bottom bracket from a rear mudguard.
" Crash of the year " - Mark's unscheduled liaison with a gorse bush last Tuesday. Alternatively, Nev's "crash" at the ferry terminal in Belfast, certainly the most unexpected reason for being off the bike.
" Event of the year " - DH Nationals at Cahir. Just goes to show how much fun can be had when the weather obliges.
" Best Newcomer " - Sylvia (if she counts as a newcomer).
" Best Oldcomer " - Colin - great to see him back out giving it socks on the bike, not to mention the digging in Cloon. Runner up Don for the perfect gentleman tyre nerdiness that brightens up my day so regularly on this forum. A most worthy "uber-goober".
" Best trip Away " Scotland (the civilised version).
" Best Magazine " - Gardener's World. Some great tips on digging tools.
" Best DVD " - I bought Noises Off on DVD, it's ridiculously funny. Never bought a mtb DVD. Still trying to wake from the hypnosis induced by Clay Porter's voice that night at the First premiere.
"Best track": Gran Canaria
wherre can i get a copy of " not arsed "..is Damo Duggan in that, he has no arse !! and anybody who doesn't vote for the Blast will be getting a kicking !!
" Rider of the year " - I'll vote for Mel Spath - she had a killer race season, followed very closely by the Boydell lad who totally demolished the K-Cap and NPS
" Product of the year " - Dirtworker
" Bike of the year " - Canyon FR 8.0, it's my best friend
" Bike Shop of the year " - Bike Rack hands down - the miracles those boyos have worked for me in the past....
" Crash of the year " - I kinda liked my one on KDM, I went thru the bridge, the bike went into the stream, Byrner the hero rescued us both...
" Event of the year " - Blast, though I loved your Djouce NPS
" Best Newcomer " - Michael the DH'er in our club, he'll try anything..
" Best Oldcomer " - Judas Priest or AC/DC, I thought they were dead forever
" Best trip Away " Rostrevor, it reminded me of my first ever days biking, all new, all fast, all very exciting
" Best Magazine " - Dirt - the others just seem to be pages of product reviews with no soul or substance...
" Best DVD " - Seasons, it's got those zen-yet-deadly moments
"Best track" the top of Rostrevor to the car park, it has everything, everyyythiinnggg
" Bike Shop of the year " - Bike Rack I guess, haven't used many bike shops lately. Cyclelogical is pretty good if you talk to Alan; there's some other twat in there with long hair who doesn't know a bottom bracket from a rear mudguard.
that'd be dave, the owner. he's not in there much though. he threatened to kill me with his thumb if i fcuk up when i was starting my work experience there...........nice guy though.
this is just based on the downhillers cause i don't know any of the xc lads yet.
" Rider of the year " - Cummins, he keeps breakin bits of himself and keeps comin back so fair play for that.
" Product of the year " - leatt braces, there expensive but a great idea.
" Bike of the year " - iron***** sunday.
" Bike Shop of the year " - cyclesuperstore cause i get a discount or cyclelogical cause theres always good craic in there. don't really go anywhere else.
" Crash of the year " - riding the step up track in les gets with alex bond and his mates, there was one chute where we all crashed in a big way, about 10 of us ending up in bodies and bikes everywhere. and only one person got hurt and one bike.
" Event of the year " - the blast, best race ever. and i fluked a good result out of it.
" Best Newcomer " - i'll have to say gavogavin, he's come along an amazing amount this year. Or Aaron Gwin on the world level, 10th in a world cup after 7 months of biking.....amazing.
" Best trip Away " Les Gets with all the northies....best 10 days of my life, that place is heaven.
" Best Magazine " - Dirt.
" Best DVD " - F1rst.
i" Best Track " Dunmanway ,it ended up being crap but on saturday morning i heard it being called a world cup standard track. it had everything in it.
" Rider of the year " - It has to be a woman, Cait has done wonders, Carol, Shona and Sylvia all shine, they put us geezers to shame.
" Product of the year " - Bulldogs, they are the new Ignitors
" Bike of the year " - I tried two this year, the later was better, Giant Trance
" Bike Shop of the year " - I know its not cool to say CRC, but everything I need is just a click and 24 hours way. If you want human contact the Bike Rack.
" Crash of the year " - The economy, or that lad who fell off Roos woodwork on the social spin in Ballinastoe, it was in slow motion and hilarious.
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast of course
" Best Newcomer " - RichardL, he's old like me and survived us trying to kill him in the snow up in Djouce. He's got the EPIC attitude.
" Best Oldcomer " - Byrner, you could carbon date him but he puts everyone to shame with his get up and go.
" Best trip Away " Getting married in St Thomas
" Best Magazine " - an empty one after a sniping session up Ballinastoe.
" Best DVD " - Cheaper by the Dozen, Directors cut.
Rider of the year " - go ritchie
Product of the year " if i buy any more ill be shot
Bike of the year " - apart from mine intence 6.6, = trek ex8.
Bike Shop of the year " -cyclelogical " cliff sorts it out
Crash of the year " - "mine ,djuse woods big jump **** up 10 stiches in knee ,
Event of the year " - the blast,
Best Newcomer " shona
Best trip Away " fort william
Best Magazine " - Dirt.
Best DVD " - Seasons
come on people, loads of you are handy with the jibber jabber and the hanging around Cloon till it bleeds..
lets have loads more or I'll just go to the boozer with the folks who've voted...
I've seen so many crashes this year but the one that sticks in my mind is Seans one at the World masters..i didn't see it but I got several reports of it..all of them were deadly..
And this is important in a lot of ways..
The Bike Rack is the Shop of choice so far with Cyclelogical 2nd ..
you have no idea how big a deal that is !!
and don't be wasting your votes on me..thanks, but use it for people who would benefit from the praise..
Richie
Working off limited knowledge but
Rider of the year " Don for making two of the biggest decissions of the year. Which bike ? n What tyres ?
" Product of the year " - Gravity dropper seat post
" Bike of the year " - No clue whats so ever
" Bike Shop of the year " - the epitomy of customer service Chainreaction ( JoKE )
" Crash of the year " - haven't witnessed any epic ones so it has to be Sam Hill washing at world cup at nearly 10 seconds up
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast cause typically i missed it
" Best Newcomer " - That wee fella Rob. Bomber for a 13 yo
" Best oldcomer " Karl Young aka banana man
" Best Magazine " - Dirt
" Best DVD " - Debbie does Dallas or Flesh Gordon hard to choose
Working off unlimited knowledge
Rider of the year " Sir Happy fairy for his services to mountainbiking.
" Product of the year " - Gravity dropper seat post
" Bike of the year " - My bike
" Bike Shop of the year " - Als then Chainreaction
" Crash of the year " - Sylvia's collarbone bash in cloon
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast even though i was in spain
" Best Newcomer " - That wee fella Rob. Bomber for a 13 yo
" Best Magazine " - Affro *****s.
" Best DVD " - The epic blast movie this year !
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Hello..I need nominations by December 31st and we'll have a session in the New Year to celebrate these awards.
" Rider of the year " - doesn't have to be a member of EPIC. I'll be Nominating Ryan Sherlock
" Product of the year " - I'll be nominating the Maxxis Ignitor
" Bike of the year " - the Giant Trance
"Best track" - the Djouce NPS
" Bike Shop of the year " - the Bike Rack
" Crash of the year " - Seans at the Masters worlds. Didn't see it but heard about it.
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast
" Best Newcomer " - Shona Amazonia
" Best Oldcomer " - Alfie Wallace
" Best trip Away " Scotland with Innerhaven
" Best Magazine " - Dirt
" Best DVD " - Seasons
Thats it answers here or by Email or PM..
We'll get some trophies and have a piss up..and invite the winners of course
Richie
i've only had one reply to this , you bunch of wasters !! you're all happy to talk a load of sh*te about what tank top to wear at the disco later or what stupid bloody tyres you should get..but when it comes to actually engaging those bags of slime you call brains to acknowledge things and people who have actually made a difference you would rather sit their with your fingers up your noses and worry about the X-Factor final !!
" Rider of the year " - Oisin he's a feckin savage both up and down. Look at his time at the mega.
" Product of the year " - hard one to call its between my fancy seat post for its gadgety coolness and my crossmax xls for taking loads of abuse and still being perfect
" Bike of the year " - Morewood Shova st best all round bike ever and i've tried quite a few
" Bike Shop of the year " - I can't vote on this one
" Crash of the year " - Sean loosing his grip on the gap at bree
" Event of the year " - GNAR Fest 08
" Best Newcomer " - Sylvia (sorry shona but i think you've been around longer) for constantly kicking Karl Ts ass in the club league, the look on his face was priceless.
" Best Oldcomer " - Roo for keeping me laughing at the club league when i was racing or timing
" Best trip Away " Alp D'huez
" Best Magazine " - not arsed
" Best DVD " - Circus for some old school racing action
" Rider of the year " - Luke (This is supposed to restore his self esteem after what I said on that descent in Djouce recently).
" Product of the year " - Gravity Dropper seatpost
" Bike of the year " - all mine are ancient and I'm too mean to buy a new one, so haven't much of an opinion. The Morewoods look deadly though.
" Bike Shop of the year " - Bike Rack I guess, haven't used many bike shops lately. Cyclelogical is pretty good if you talk to Alan; there's some other twat in there with long hair who doesn't know a bottom bracket from a rear mudguard.
" Crash of the year " - Mark's unscheduled liaison with a gorse bush last Tuesday. Alternatively, Nev's "crash" at the ferry terminal in Belfast, certainly the most unexpected reason for being off the bike.
" Event of the year " - DH Nationals at Cahir. Just goes to show how much fun can be had when the weather obliges.
" Best Newcomer " - Sylvia (if she counts as a newcomer).
" Best Oldcomer " - Colin - great to see him back out giving it socks on the bike, not to mention the digging in Cloon. Runner up Don for the perfect gentleman tyre nerdiness that brightens up my day so regularly on this forum. A most worthy "uber-goober".
" Best trip Away " Scotland (the civilised version).
" Best Magazine " - Gardener's World. Some great tips on digging tools.
" Best DVD " - I bought Noises Off on DVD, it's ridiculously funny. Never bought a mtb DVD. Still trying to wake from the hypnosis induced by Clay Porter's voice that night at the First premiere.
"Best track": Gran Canaria
wherre can i get a copy of " not arsed "..is Damo Duggan in that, he has no arse !! and anybody who doesn't vote for the Blast will be getting a kicking !!
" Rider of the year " - I'll vote for Mel Spath - she had a killer race season, followed very closely by the Boydell lad who totally demolished the K-Cap and NPS
" Product of the year " - Dirtworker
" Bike of the year " - Canyon FR 8.0, it's my best friend
" Bike Shop of the year " - Bike Rack hands down - the miracles those boyos have worked for me in the past....
" Crash of the year " - I kinda liked my one on KDM, I went thru the bridge, the bike went into the stream, Byrner the hero rescued us both...
" Event of the year " - Blast, though I loved your Djouce NPS
" Best Newcomer " - Michael the DH'er in our club, he'll try anything..
" Best Oldcomer " - Judas Priest or AC/DC, I thought they were dead forever
" Best trip Away " Rostrevor, it reminded me of my first ever days biking, all new, all fast, all very exciting
" Best Magazine " - Dirt - the others just seem to be pages of product reviews with no soul or substance...
" Best DVD " - Seasons, it's got those zen-yet-deadly moments
"Best track" the top of Rostrevor to the car park, it has everything, everyyythiinnggg
" Bike Shop of the year " - Bike Rack I guess, haven't used many bike shops lately. Cyclelogical is pretty good if you talk to Alan; there's some other twat in there with long hair who doesn't know a bottom bracket from a rear mudguard.
that'd be dave, the owner. he's not in there much though. he threatened to kill me with his thumb if i fcuk up when i was starting my work experience there...........nice guy though.
this is just based on the downhillers cause i don't know any of the xc lads yet.
" Rider of the year " - Cummins, he keeps breakin bits of himself and keeps comin back so fair play for that.
" Product of the year " - leatt braces, there expensive but a great idea.
" Bike of the year " - iron***** sunday.
" Bike Shop of the year " - cyclesuperstore cause i get a discount or cyclelogical cause theres always good craic in there. don't really go anywhere else.
" Crash of the year " - riding the step up track in les gets with alex bond and his mates, there was one chute where we all crashed in a big way, about 10 of us ending up in bodies and bikes everywhere. and only one person got hurt and one bike.
" Event of the year " - the blast, best race ever. and i fluked a good result out of it.
" Best Newcomer " - i'll have to say gavogavin, he's come along an amazing amount this year. Or Aaron Gwin on the world level, 10th in a world cup after 7 months of biking.....amazing.
" Best trip Away " Les Gets with all the northies....best 10 days of my life, that place is heaven.
" Best Magazine " - Dirt.
" Best DVD " - F1rst.
i" Best Track " Dunmanway ,it ended up being crap but on saturday morning i heard it being called a world cup standard track. it had everything in it.
" Rider of the year " - It has to be a woman, Cait has done wonders, Carol, Shona and Sylvia all shine, they put us geezers to shame.
" Product of the year " - Bulldogs, they are the new Ignitors
" Bike of the year " - I tried two this year, the later was better, Giant Trance
" Bike Shop of the year " - I know its not cool to say CRC, but everything I need is just a click and 24 hours way. If you want human contact the Bike Rack.
" Crash of the year " - The economy, or that lad who fell off Roos woodwork on the social spin in Ballinastoe, it was in slow motion and hilarious.
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast of course
" Best Newcomer " - RichardL, he's old like me and survived us trying to kill him in the snow up in Djouce. He's got the EPIC attitude.
" Best Oldcomer " - Byrner, you could carbon date him but he puts everyone to shame with his get up and go.
" Best trip Away " Getting married in St Thomas
" Best Magazine " - an empty one after a sniping session up Ballinastoe.
" Best DVD " - Cheaper by the Dozen, Directors cut.
Rider of the year " - go ritchie
Product of the year " if i buy any more ill be shot
Bike of the year " - apart from mine intence 6.6, = trek ex8.
Bike Shop of the year " -cyclelogical " cliff sorts it out
Crash of the year " - "mine ,djuse woods big jump **** up 10 stiches in knee ,
Event of the year " - the blast,
Best Newcomer " shona
Best trip Away " fort william
Best Magazine " - Dirt.
Best DVD " - Seasons
come on people, loads of you are handy with the jibber jabber and the hanging around Cloon till it bleeds..
lets have loads more or I'll just go to the boozer with the folks who've voted...
I've seen so many crashes this year but the one that sticks in my mind is Seans one at the World masters..i didn't see it but I got several reports of it..all of them were deadly..
And this is important in a lot of ways..
The Bike Rack is the Shop of choice so far with Cyclelogical 2nd ..
you have no idea how big a deal that is !!
and don't be wasting your votes on me..thanks, but use it for people who would benefit from the praise..
Richie
Working off limited knowledge but
Rider of the year " Don for making two of the biggest decissions of the year. Which bike ? n What tyres ?
" Product of the year " - Gravity dropper seat post
" Bike of the year " - No clue whats so ever
" Bike Shop of the year " - the epitomy of customer service Chainreaction ( JoKE )
" Crash of the year " - haven't witnessed any epic ones so it has to be Sam Hill washing at world cup at nearly 10 seconds up
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast cause typically i missed it
" Best Newcomer " - That wee fella Rob. Bomber for a 13 yo
" Best oldcomer " Karl Young aka banana man
" Best Magazine " - Dirt
" Best DVD " - Debbie does Dallas or Flesh Gordon hard to choose
Working off unlimited knowledge
Rider of the year " Sir Happy fairy for his services to mountainbiking.
" Product of the year " - Gravity dropper seat post
" Bike of the year " - My bike
" Bike Shop of the year " - Als then Chainreaction
" Crash of the year " - Sylvia's collarbone bash in cloon
" Event of the year " - the EPIC Blast even though i was in spain
" Best Newcomer " - That wee fella Rob. Bomber for a 13 yo
" Best Magazine " - Affro *****s.
" Best DVD " - The epic blast movie this year !
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