nickhead

About Me

Mountain biking since 1996 when I bought one to commute to work in London and started seeking out the interesting ways home.

First 'proper' bike (GT Zaskar with XT and Judy XCs) bought with student loan in 1997

Started reading Dirt magazine, riding street and jumps - bought one of the first Orange MsIsles from the bike shop I was 'working' at in 1998

Job: Digital Product Design Lead (web, apps, desktop etc)

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Damo6-6-6 Liked a comment about News Story Mavic Trans Provence 2017 | Day 3 Report, Results, and Video

6/21/2017 5:30am

Scott Sharples!!

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nickhead Added a reply to Holy Crap Bernard Kerr! Caution Crash Content

6/20/2017 11:02pm

He is ok - from the highlight video he looked a bit groggy, but was walking with arm in a sling. Guessing collarbone

'size Liked a comment about News Story RESULTS: Rachel Atherton and Greg Minnaar Qualify Fastest at Fort William

6/3/2017 8:43am

Eliot!

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LTrumpore Liked a comment about video Why Loic Bruni Won't Race his Prototype Specialized 29er at Fort William

6/2/2017 8:06am

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It's almost like we've learned no lesson from the whole 275 entering DH debates of 2013/14. It'll look shit, can't handle tight tracks, will ruin DH racing, not as much fun, I won't watch it anymore, there should be a UCI regulation, it's only a tiny bit faster so what's the point, real mountain bikes are 26. Seriously, search back a few years in various forums and you'll read word-for-word the same arguments used against 275 as we're hearing now about 29 and all of them are based almost entirely on an emotional reaction or personal aversion simply to the...

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Roots_rider Liked a comment about Feature Deathgrip Movie - A Review

6/1/2017 10:49pm

One of the most basic segments, Schladming with Bryceland, is one of the most insane video parts ever made. I call it basic because it's a lot of GoPro and on a track the wasn't made specifically to be filmed. The raw energy and riding in that segment is next level f***ed. I can't imagine any other video part coming close to it for a while. It also felt like every segment of the movie outdid the one before it. Absolutely worth the hype and wait, this movie is going to stand on top for a long long time.

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valtteri.valkky Liked a bike check Mondraker "The Finnish Flag"

5/29/2017 9:34am

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nickhead Added a comment about photo original_Stendec_Arma_Shock_and_Proto_Fork_3.jpg

4/28/2017 2:20am

Who's bike is this? Good to see Stendec (Dave Garland) doing some interesting stuff

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4/28/2017 2:17am

It's been a looooooong wait.

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YT USA Liked a comment about Feature Aaron Gwin's 2017 World Cup YT Tues CF

3/21/2017 3:01am

To further melt your face: Zink runs a 300 Ti at Rampage. The leverage rate on our Tues is crazy light.

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Colin McCarthy Liked a bike check Kona Honzo

3/21/2017 2:51am

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Colin McCarthy Liked a comment about bike check Kona Honzo

3/21/2017 2:51am

Thank you to the incredible people of VitalMTB. This is huge. I mean people said it was a big honor, but it's huge, believe me. This bike is long, as it has been very well documented, are various other parts of my body. Sorry losers and haters, but my Honzo is one of the longest and lowest and you all know it. Please don't feel so stupid or insecure, it's not your fault.

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jeff.brines Liked a comment about video Onboard with Aaron Gwin | Fontana Race Run with Telemetry

3/21/2017 2:50am

Or like being in the start gate and being like "Great, the fastest man in the world is behind me on a 30 second interval..."

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nickhead Added a comment about video Vital RAW - Elliott Heap, Nigel Page and Conor Martin

2/20/2017 3:06am

Best bike-related £80 I ever spent was on a day's coaching with Mr Page in those woods.

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Blake_Motley Liked a comment about Feature What's In and What's Out in Mountain Biking, 2017

1/3/2017 8:30am

It's a mountain bike website, not a safe space

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AllRide Liked a comment about Feature How in the Hell Does Kirt Voreis Not Have a Bike Sponsor?

11/13/2016 9:18am

Spomer, thank you for always having my back! The story is, I haven't had a bike sponsor for about 3 years. When budgets cuts hit Specialized marketing in 2013, my AllRide tour and Allride Jr development got dropped. I was super bummed but wanted to stay on the brand so I got a frame from friends that worked there in hopes budget would come back. I sent out proposals but teams were filled and I was branded. It was really no prob because I have great sponsors like Sram, FOXMTB, Clif Bar, and Camelbak that stepped up and kept me...

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