Since 1988ish,grew up in the country so all my riding was off road, first true MTB was a Raleigh Mustang, that I took all over the lakes including over Helvellin, second bike was a Al Carter ‘Black Panther’ that was about half the weight of the Mustang, this was raced and toured for about 6 years until the frame broke. Including 4 month cycle tour of the US that lasted 18 months, After 4 months I Ended up in Philadelphia and heard a song by Jo Dee Messina that went heads Carolina tails California, seamed like a plan so I tossed a coin and it came up Tails, during this tour I came across the Trans America Foot Race and got into Ultra Marathon Running along side Cycling. Came back to the UK for a few years and toured & raced then got board jacked my job in to go to New Zealand to Race Adventure Races for a season. Came home again cycling went on a back foot for a number of years but I’m getting into it now.