4 years ago I bought my second hand hardtail stumpjumper and rode it into the ground through, rain, wind, snow, sunshine and one almighty crash. Did I give up? No. I'd fallen in love with a sport and with a bike. I mended the broken bones, got the helmet on and bought a brand new full suspension stumpy. Even better I did up my hardtail and got my 55 year old Dad into mountain biking.
Living in the heart of Scotland I have some of the worlds best mountain biking on my doorstep. Whether its natural exploration or the singletrack buzz of the 7stanes, Im there. As soon as I can whenever I can, leading groups of friends up impossibly steep climbs or hurtling alone down singletrack bliss I'm there. And at the end of it all Im usually on twitter or bebo posting the pictures and telling everyone and anyone that'll listen why they should open their hearts to Mountain Biking Stumpy Style.
So bored with having no trail I could just ride to I was delighted to find the local cycle club (Walkers Cycles) building a great trail at Craufurdland Castle, Kilmarnock and looking for volunteer trail fairies.
Biking is now my life and my Stumjumper is my constant companion.
If you want Trail Crew who wake up and think "When Can I ride?" then I'm your man.
If you want a specialized fanatic who is so much so he even has his own "Stumpy " idol in the garden, then I'm your man.
I am a Stumpjumper
I can be Trail Crew
John McCracken is Specialized
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