Singletrack

All walks of life have a Room 101 into which they can throw the daft, self-defeating and just plain annoying, and the bike industry is no different. In this column we invite you to suggest the items, concepts or even people from the bike world that you think deserve to be kicked down the cellar steps that lie beyond the door to Room 101. Our Judge Mark will preside over your case and sentence your topic accordingly.

WORDS BY MARK ALKER & CONTRIBUTORS

Room 101

Applicant: Will

Submission: Co-ordinated 40-somethings

Argument: Dear STW, a disturbing trend has evolved at an alarming rate and I fear it is now well and truly out of hand.

Trail centres up and down the land are infested with 40-somethings (though it starts earlier) sporting, at best, excessively loud matching outfits more akin to pro snowboarders. They look like dicks. Since when did your helmet have to match the accent colour in your Troy Lee all-mountain shirt and Yeti shorts before you tackled, sorry shredded, some nice wooded singletrack?