(Brett, 07-20-09, 03:27:47)
hooking up with Haggis in Edinburgh. Boys will ride south scotland - 7stanes, glentress , Peebles. Lovely. updates soon |
(Brett, 04-01-09, 04:53:16)
I'm missing Korea's mountains and the excellent freeriding trails we have there. I need places with mountains, trees, streams. Too much to ask? Must organise a return to Korea before this year is out. camp out on the mountain at our secret camp spot "shangrila". Go native. Spend a week or two living rough, but clean and simply and, more importantly, riding the mountains of Seoul every day. Reconnect to nature, earth, speed, trees, dirt.....Filthiness and all that it personifies. Core boys are still there and although I'm older and know I should move onward, I still pine for the simplicity of the Filth. kai bai bo (rock scissors paper) to suss who drives the next shuttle. The easy, cheeky competitiveness amongst the Boys, the laid back superficially nasty but never vindictive sarcasm the Filth throw back and forth. Humour is the essence of days on the mountain, speed and skill flying down trails we developed, ball clenching rock face drops we purposely included in trails, rock obstacles to keep you honest and on your toes, chasing a lad in front, staying in front of the boy behind you. Man, I need this....like a fish outa water, a Filthster washed too clean. missing his fix. thems good times been had, ten years of serious fun, but the future awaits, trails still to be run, lads with a Filthy core to fly with, zip zap with, hang with. I miss the speed, I miss that beautiful rush when you know you're on the very fine edge of control and the sublime flow versus the slam of a mistake or the outer edge of a tree that glances too close. A fine and honest balance. Away from the artificial, materialistic, troublesome struggles we call career and work. Kimchiland.... I will be back. Beester |
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(Brett, 03-02-09, 22:32:36)
Hi, just a note to say I'm still available to answer questions about Korea and mountainbiking. I've left Seoul (Now Abu Dhabi) but still in contact with the boys and their freeriding and XC toys in Kimchiland. Drop me a line on brett.bowie@gmail.com. Oi!! |
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(Brett, 02-20-09, 04:08:47)
best people to call or email on this website are Jerry or Kev Silverson. Look under Contact/members. There's a big biking scene in korea and this website serves as the springboard for the two main message baords. Good luck. Beest |
(Brett, 03-19-08, 18:18:59)
yes - Abu Dhabi is where I now reside and work. Its an Arabic and Islamic culture, very little biking. This site, albeit from another time and place that is most definitely not the UAE, is still fully functional. I don't update it that often but it still serves as the main link for MTB in Korea. Contact details for the guys are still the same, I think. Enjoy. B |
