THIS IS HOW IT ALL STARTED.

URBAN EXTREMIST WAS FORMED IN THE MID-NINETIES IN THE UNITED STATES BY TREVOR FRANCIS  PICTURED ON THE RIGHT AND KEVIN DILLARD

OUT OF WASHINGTON DC.  TWO WELL KNOWN BICYCLE MESSENGERS (COURIERS) WHO PREFERED TO DELIVER THEIR PACKAGES ON MOUNTAIN BIKES RATHER THAN ROAD BIKES.   AT THE TIME MOST COURIER RACES WERE ROAD BIKE ORIENTATED AND ALWAYS ON THE ROAD. AS MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDERS WE WANTED TO CHANGE THAT.   URBAN EXTERMIST WAS BORN AND AS A RESULT WE PUT ON OUR OWN RACES JUST FOR FUN,  WHICH WERE MAINLY OFF-ROAD.   AS THE RACING GOT MORE SERIOUS URBAN EXTREMIST MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING TEAM RECRUTED NON MESSENGERS AND RACED AT AMATURE RACES ALL OVER THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES.

URBAN EXTREMIST UK MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB WAS FORMED IN 2006 BY TREVOR FRANCIS AND STEVEN JOHNSON, WHO LIVE IN SHEFFIELD.   HOME TO STEVE PEAT,  2006 UCI WORLD CUP DOWNHILL WINNER,  AND SOME OF THE BEST TRAINING GROUNDS IN THE UK.  THE EMPHASIS OF THE CLUB THESE DAYS IS NOT THAT MUCH ON RACING BUT MORE ON ENJOYING YOUR TIME ON YOUR BIKE AND MEETING NEW AND OLD FRIENDS. WE ARE MORE INTO TRAIL RIDING,  CROSS COUNTRY AND CHARITY RIDING WHEN WE GET THE CHANCE.   A COUPLE OF MEMBERS ARE HOPEING TO DO A FEW RACES. WE ARE A FAMILY ORIENTATED CLUB AND WE ALWAYS PUT SAFETY FIRST.   ALL AGES AND RIDING SKILLS WELCOME .   SO WHY NOT COME ON AND JOIN THE FUN.