Hmm, looks nice. Scott always get poor ratings from MBR mag though. They always say the angles are all wrong. Not having ridden one I can't comment. Is this true? Any Scott owners out there know different? Scott bikes always look the mutts nutts to me.
By the way, you all missed out yesterday: the Scugdale Loop was impressive. The weather cleared up and left us with a fine, beautiful day in which to grind and skid our way through the filth, mud and mire of the North Yorkshire Moors. Chillie-con-carne and jam roly-poly and custard at Chequers cafe were equally high quality.
Firstly the full Team name: FanyLion. This is Welsh and means 'detail' (I think so anyway - any Welsh bods that know different please tell me). It came about on a drunken night out (in Wales, surprisingly) when we saw a notice in the window of HSBC. The one word that stuck out in a board full of Welsh was Fanylion, which caused much hilarity due to it's insinuated reference to a 70's style muff (Imagine 2 Welsh blokes chatting in the pub, one having just pulled a new chick and bedded her: Daffyd: "Well? Did she have a hairy ****?" Ifan: "Hairy? It was a bloody FanyLion!!") Very sexist/childish/purile I know, but funny.
And the reason we are each called 'Team', I don't really know. You would obviously be Team Barton, though this would be amended if you did anything daft on a ride, hence we have Team Cliff Diver, Team Downhill Maniac, Team Voodoo, Team Ewok, etc.
Hope this answers your queries. Any further questions should be directed to the appropriate member via our website www.fanylionracing.com
We are indeed riding the Mighty Scugdale Loop on Sunday, come hell or high water (or rain, or snow, or hail...).
It is a loop of the highest quality, with big climbs, singletrack, woods, open moorland and two of the best descents in the North Yorks Moors. Total ride hopefully 33 miles, though this can be cut to 23 if conditions/lungs dictate.
I hope you can come. We are meeting at the Blue Bell Inn, Ingleby Cross at 10.30am. We will have the goatskin leggings, hamsters and vat of red hot tar ready for your induction.
Steve Hodgson
