words: Gary Barnard

photos: Eric Palmer, Gary Barnard

Morewood Enza1

Morewood Enza - Day 1

I stopped Dirt Jumping in 2002.

I had a BB snap on the face of a double :0  The ensuing super man without the bike was fun until I slammed my hip into the concrete hard transition.  It took 2 weeks for the bruising to come out and another 2 before I could walk properly.  Next weekend I snapped my ACL … Read More »

words and photos: Gary Barnard

Balance is natural.

Why then it it so hard for us humans to achieve?

I recently took part in the South African championships.  I wanted to get enough UCI points so that I could qualify for the World Cup in Pietermaritzberg so I decided to race in the Elite class (I am 33…).  I have also just had a beautiful baby girl with my extremely supportive and understanding wife Noon.

Summer and Noon - Early Morning in Vic Bay

The … Read More »

words and photos: Gary Barnard

Have you ever wanted something for your whole life?

Have ever wanted something for your whole life sadly knowing that you probably will never have it?

That is how I felt about BOS suspension.  Interestingly enough not everyone knows about BOS, their history and the prestige that accompanies it!

In my life BOS started off as the “No Name” single crown forks and huge rear shocks that the Sunn Chippie team used.  It then turned into the super sexy dual crown forks on the front of some crazy french dual slalom racer at the Stellenbosch world cup in ‘98 … Read More »

Hiya,

This is my first post to the blog, if I get it write it should be the first of many…

Just got back from the 2nd round of the MTN SA Cup Series in Mankele, South Africa. Mankele is a bike park 1hr away from Kruger National Park. The park is very well laid out with XC, 4X, All Mountain and DH trails that cover everything you want to do on a bike…. Read More »