Im a Dalby local, and like my dh as much as my xc, in fact have ridden a hell of a lot of dh in europe, and the uk, including fort william, well known for its technicality, and so mr svdhrider, i would invite you to come to dalby and try ride it, then say its 'sissy' And as someone else has said, all dh riders ride xc too, I was riding xc with lopes on the saturday and he was saying he rides more road bikes than anything when hes not racing. nuff said.

On the James Martin bit... He lives in my neck of the woods can i say, he is a complete c**k head, and if he should be more careful, because one day someones gonna bust that brown nose of his