2020 has been a funny year but Harry has managed to get a lot of riding in. Thanks to all the sponsors that have helped with Harrys progression it would be a lot harder without your support. Some of Harrys sponsors include YT industries, Oneal, Box components and Muc off.
Photos @bigmacphotographydh
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Genuinely amazing riding. Props to YT too, must be expensive with bikes, races and travel to the alps. Young talent indeed.
Not throwing stones, just saying itās got to be a hard balance and it makes me a little uneasy to watch any young child send such huge features. At the same time the kid is just so amazing you donāt want to clip his wings.
Its not that Harry has no fear, He is confident and calculated and has the skill to back it all up. He won't just send something if he knows he can't do it yet.
That will be in next years video.
I say well done all round and good luck!
Seriously.
Guess I should probably stop complaining about how my bikes short wheelbase and chainstays make hard to weight the bike correctly in corners...
I just look at all these non-riding photos and cynically think his mom said "Harry give us a funny face for social media!" and that kind of upsets me.
Guess it is good to let him develop his talent, but keep him off social media and sites like this. If the kids keeps hearing he is really good etc. It will bite him in the arse when he is older. Because these comments will end at some point and he will start questioning himself if he is still good enough.
Heās also not asked to act a certain way like with the faces. Itās just his funny personality and heās 10. 10 year olds pull faces. Heck I know 30 year olds that pull faces. Heās certainly not pushed and deffo isnāt a child actor or diva. Heās actually one of the sweetest and polite 10 yr olds I know and just loves to ride. I was out in a session with him on the hottest day of the year. He did his thing but also helped his little bro, chilled with his mates and let other kids ride his bike (custom from YT)
Harryās a good kid enjoying what he loves and heās flipping amazing at what he does so obviously brands will be interested but heās never pushed to do anything and his dad will and does say no!
Itās easy to form a opinion and judge when you donāt know the circumstances but I can assure you, youāre way off base on this one ????
All I am questioning is if it is desireable to expose kids of his age on social media. Maybe Pinkbike or other platforms should have a policy about it. Because there is a chance that the all the attention will damage the kid in the long run. Don't get me wrong: I wish him all the best. No hate.
JP
Letās give him a few decades to see how he feels about young guns showing him up. Just imagine what theyāll be like!?..............
on a side note, future of MTB looks very bright!
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