{"id":16342,"date":"2022-09-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/mbuk\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=16342"},"modified":"2022-09-30T10:12:25","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T08:12:25","slug":"dirty-secrets-olly-wilkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/mbuk\/2022\/09\/29\/dirty-secrets-olly-wilkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirty secrets: Olly Wilkins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DIRTY SECRETS<\/h2>\n\n

Olly Wilkins <\/h4>\n\n
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What our favourite MTBers get up to when they\u2019re not messing about in the mud <\/p>\n\n

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Olly is well-known for his incredible riding talent \u2013 YouTube is full of videos of him schralping turns, dirt jumping and pulling massive nose-manuals. But away from messing about on bikes with friends Ben \u2018Deakinator\u2019 Deakin (a fellow member of Focus Bikes\u2019 off-road family) and Brendan \u2018Brendog\u2019 Fairclough, \u2018O-Dub\u2019 has a huge passion for classic cars. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved old vehicles,\u201d he tells us, \u201cand I\u2019ve had quite a collection in my time! My taste in motors came from a childhood playing with toy cars. I\u2019ve gradually worked through a lot of my favourite ones as an adult, although I\u2019m still working on a Porsche 964 and a Ferrari F40.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Cars made in the \u201980s and \u2019 90s are his favourite era. \u201cI like square shapes and I want everything to be mechanical and analogue,\u201d he tells us. \u201cIt\u2019s often a pain in the backside having old cars, but you know what you sign up for when you start. I enjoy the process of looking after them and taking on simpler jobs myself. Gradually you end up knowing loads about these old bangers!\u201d <\/p>\n\n

While he used to drive a modified Mazda B2000 pickup truck, Olly is now rocking a 1988 Mercedes G-Wagon. \u201cIt\u2019s a G-class W460 short-wheelbase with a 3l non-turbo diesel engine; basically the guts of a tractor! I can switch from two-wheel-drive to 4×4 for off-roading and select \u2018low\u2019 range, add in two independently-lockable differentials and it\u2019s actually very difficult to get stuck. Especially at the coffee shop! There\u2019s nothing better than taking the long (off-road) way home down the green lanes from the trails after a day of biking, and watching the sun set as I cruise.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

He admits: \u201cIt\u2019s slow, it\u2019s not fuel efficient, it\u2019s cold in the winter and hot in the summer, and there\u2019s no radio, but I love it! I\u2019ve added a Yakima rack to transport my bikes in style. At one point I toyed with the idea of an engine conversion, but decided against it. I can\u2019t imagine going fast in this thing! I love my G!\u201d <\/p>\n\n

“IT\u2019S A G-CLASS W460 WITH THE GUTS OF A TRACTOR! IT\u2019S ACTUALLY VERY DIFFICULT TO GET STUCK. ESPECIALLY AT THE COFFEE SHOP!”<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

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