Any views on the article in cycling weekly about tough courses?

Anyone remeber riding at the Eagles Nest near Huddersfield?

 

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David Gow said:

Not sure if this is same as above link. Cant get the above oe to play. this one has a geordie commentry and a tyneside vagabonds jersey.

About 4 mins in is a man with straight handlebars. Mountainbikes 40 years before the americans invented them!!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jonathan-Page/140977954875#!/pages/Jonathan-Page/140977954875?v=wall
Here are a few short films ive found from the 20s showing how it used to be, Even the roads were either mud or mud on cobbles
No jumping over boards no swapping bikes
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=15247
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=15846
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=24636
lots more on this site enjoy

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