Weapons of Choice | Random Bikes from the Tweed Valley EWS

As the media machines fire out endless streams of images of pro riders getting rad, it’s easy to forget that the EWS is not just for professionals. Most of the field is racing a bike that they use ‘day in day out’, for all-day epics and after work blasts. We like to celebrate the amateur racer for they are the foundations of the sport, so we stopped at the top of Stage 5 to check out some real rides.

Traharn Chidley was riding the first Bird Aeris I had seen in the wild

Claire Bennett brought some colour to the day on her Cube Stereo

David Conroy was fresh from Ireland on his Scott Genius

Local shredder and podium dweller Elena Melton was rocking a Banshee Spitfire

Rory Hitchens was looking pimped out on an ENVE'ed up Specialized Enduro — Ross Grimmett was looking pimped out on an ENVE’ed up Specialized Enduro

Tom Marvin was looking stoked with his new Canyon Spectral — Tom Wilson was looking stoked with his new Canyon Strive CF

Nigel Marvin was going hi-tech with his Ei-Shocked Lapierre Zesty — Nigel Jarvis was going hi-tech with his Ei-Shocked Lapierre Spicy

Moe Gooding was also going French with a Lapierre

Local PCC Racer Lucy Grant was rocking Gary Forrest old Ibis HD3 — Local PCC Racer Lucy Grant was rocking Gary Forrest’s old Ibis HDR

Hotlines Martin Astley was looking fast on a NSbikes SNABB

Local Ksawery Wymyslo was super excited to hit the new trails on his Cube Stereo

Scott Ramsay was trusting to the big wheels with an Intense Carbine

Stuart Wilson had also chosen a Banshee Spitfire

Andrew Macpherson thought his Trek Remedy Carbon was awesome — Mark West thought his Trek Remedy Carbon was awesome

Wild man Bjoern Roehricht was rocking a Creme Cycles hardtail, some lad!

Ronald Kiley was running the tried and tested Specialized Enduro

Katherine Crompton was looking fully 'North Shore' on her Knolly Warden — Katherine Crompton was looking fully ‘North Shore’ on her Knolly Warden

Jamie Mccuine was looking murdered out on his Evil Uprising

Chris Gaskell loves his long and low Santa Cruz Nomad

Jamie Vosper has also gone 'so Cal' with a Santa Cruz Bronson — Jamie Vosper has also gone ‘so Cal’ with a Santa Cruz Bronson

Words and photos: Trev Worsey

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Weapons of Choice | Random Bikes from the Tweed Valley EWS

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