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Sadly I'm racing South West Regional XCO championships that day.

Yea the artist was/is a machine. We did 4x 10hr sessions to do my arm.
I'm pretty good with the pain. Fell asleep when my elbow was being done.

I had some after about 8.5 hrs into one session on my arm.
The artist really wasn't keen to do it, but I couldn't hack the white without it.
After the numbing cream I literally couldn't feel a thing. Could see the needle going in, but zero pain.
Weirdly, I didn't like it... I think I like tattoo pain.
But meant I managed the full 10hr session.

Nice!
Very quick considering it's your whole back

Crikey that's HUGE! Love it
How long did it take?

My legs were done by Edgar Ivanov. Formerly in Kingston, but now off travelling Europe.

My arm by Jak Connelly in Bournemouth

I've also got 4 words on my ribs.
45mins of absolute hell.

I did 10hrs in one sitting on my sleeve. Fell asleep when my elbow was being done. But Jesus fucking christ. My ribs were so bad!

I have both legs from the knees down and a full sleeve. About 65hrs total.

Weirdly don't have photos of them all together, other than from races. So here's a few scattered photos from omthe years

Carbon frame?
And discs?

Two things that @fredtc is rare to be found on.

Don't like at high end MTB prices...

Select XC Races?

I'm going to race most of the National XCO series. Along with a few SouthernXC and other nearish races.

.... Don't extend the kitchen.

Jesus. Maybe take the rest of February off

Nicely done

Was watching your race as I warmed up. Looked like you were going well!

I believe so.

Put it all out there from the start and managed to gap my league rival.
He then lost a place on the last lap.

So that should almost definitely slingshot my out of 3rd and into 2nd.

Time for some rest

I'll be there for the women's race onwards. So probably will see me pre game face.
Will have my puppy with me, so probably chasing him trying to stop him eating shit he shouldn't

Yea, i'll be there all day.

Fighting for 2nd overall in the league.

If I win the race, i'd come 2nd with points to spare.
Otherwise it's literally down the 1 or 2 points.

I have a spare skin suit I was considering auctioning off for charity when the race team changes the kit design. I have had so so many people ask for one.

Got Milk?

lol...who's this

It's my best ever result at HHV. Not a course I traditionally go well on.

I got a flying start. Was 3rd and moving up to the front, 2nd place moved out to block me and we tangled bars.
I ate shit at quite a fast pace.
Went back to like 15th.
Somehow managed to get back on and going and move up quick before the race completely got away.
Inside the top 5 before the end of the first lap.
Then picked them off one by one.

But I feel like I had the pace to go with Alec. As I was catching him once I got to the front.

Oh well. That's racing and 2nd to Alec is fine with me

Have secured an overal league podium, and still on a battle for 2nd overall. So it's all down to the final round next week

I have 7 wheelsets set up tubeless over 5 bikes

Must have been 3 years since my last catastrophic failure (riding home on the rim)

Maybe I've been lucky, but done right tubeless is a dream.

Don't use Muc-off sealant. I mean don't use any muc off product. They're all shit.
I hate muc off

fucking tubeless tyres and rims.

I think fucking them is your issue.

Replying to this for Freddie and it doesn't look like he did.

Freddie and I teamed up.

He started, and got a flyer up to 3rd.
Rolled a tub and handed over to me in 8th.
I got us back to 5th, where we stayed.

Was a lot more fun than I had expected. Although for a fun race, it seemed very serious

If ever there is a more British thing than reserving the right to moan about queuing.