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ROOM 101

Every issue we highlight some of those niggly aspects of being a mountain biker. Our resident judge considers the evidence for and against each case. Often, a part of mountain biking that we’ve never noticed infuriates us is brought into focus, judged and then cast into Room 101 along with top tube frame pads, purple anodising and mountain bike aero bars. And other times, the plaintiff is simply told to get a life and stop whining…

Our guest judge this issue is the saviour of steel, singlespeeds and anything quirky. He is Charlie the Bikemonger. Bike shop owner, bum-butter purveyor and larger-than-life character.

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