Monster/Specialized team. On another bio you can find online he list things such as “motorbikes, sunshine, chain saws and getting wild at the right time” as things he likes. A fun-loving Brit, who no doubt keeps things light, is at home on a dirt bike as much he is on his mountain bike – and rides it all … flats, jumps – everything. “I can have as much fun on my jump bike and motocross bike as I can on a mountain really,” he says. “It’s all riding at the end of the day. I’ve always ridden with people as passionate about riding as me so we always have a good time whether it’s cross-country or dirt jumps.” More in tune with the high speed and technical DH courses, like Mt. Saint Anne (Canada), Ft. William (Scotland) and Schladming (Austria), Fairclough admits he doesn’t put a lot of time and effort into training – instead relying on raw nerve to up the fast times.