Cycling Background:
A bike was the first independent experience I had as a child… it just grew from there. Spent past 14 years racing MTB as a hobby, from the old Colorado Point Series (CORPS), Mountain States Cup (MSC), several Nationals and stage races, to now focusing on endurance cycling. (12yr NORBA member)
Birthday/Hometown:
3/17/68 – Morton, Illinois
Height/Weight:
5’7”, 143 lbs.
Education:
2yr electronics degree with 3 years in engineering, but decided at the end of the 3rd year to play instead of finishing
Job Off the Bike:
IC layout designer for Advanced Micro Devices
Years Cycling:
38yrs (since I was 4yrs)
Cycling Disciplines:
Road/MTB/CX/fun – with focus on MTB XC/endurance
Bikes Owned:
Current bikes in the stable:
29” geared MTB: Specialized Stumpy Expert Carbon (luv it!)
26” MTB’s: 1 geared/1 single speed (DEAN)
Ti road bikes (1 Litespeed/1 Merlin)
CX (Redline with fenders used to commute on)
1 full-suspension MTB (ProFlex with fenders for winter commuting)
Gambles cruiser (1942)
Schwinn 2 speed cruiser (1958)
Schwinn Jaguar cruiser (1965 – work in progress)
Cannodale MTB tandem I share with my wife
Race Results – 2011
You may be surprised to know…
I rode bulls for a few years in my youth; loves F1/MotoGP racing and sport tour motorcycling