Patsy Quick Quizzed at The BikeShed

Patsy and the Desert Rose team were invited to the Members’ Christmas Party at The BikeShed in Shoreditch. The evening included a live hook up with Vikki and Dutch out in LA, giving members a glimpse into the opening plans for this next exciting chapter in BikeShed history. Having worked with the BSMC team throughout 2021 on running their ever popular scrambles, hosting them on one of our courses and planning future adventures further afield, it was great for the Desert Rose Team to have the chance to get to know a few more of the members and talk all things dirt bike and rallye.

We were able to share a showreel of Desert Rose which included some archive footage of Patsy’s Dakar adventures, along with more recent rally experiences, Red Bull Romaniacs, Africa Eco Race and some footage from recent courses at the Academy. With Charley Boorman as compere and both Billy Ward and Nathan Millward joining Patsy in a live QA session, the BikeShed members got a flavour of the incredible adventures these motorcyclists have enjoyed and endured. Desert Rose had 2 bikes on display, a brand spanking new Beta 480 4T as used at the Academy and a rally prepped bike, complete with road book and a slight dusting of sand from the Sahara. To find out about BikeShed membership benefits head across to their website

Paul King
15th December, 2021

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