Nickname(s):
N/A
City where I live:
Zeeland, MI
Other Humans and/or Critters I live with:
Jessica (wife)
Maggie (Golden Retriever)
I originally hail from:
Kokomo, IN
I have called myself a cyclist for:
I've been a cyclist for 14 Years. There are 1 ½ in the family
These are the bikes that I own:
1. 1997 Trek 5200 (road)
2. 1995 Trek Y22 (mountain)
3. 2002 Trek 8500 (wife's bike)
Favorite bike:
The Trek 5200
Dream bike:
Trek 5500
Average number of miles riden a year:
1500
Favorite cycling memory/memories:
1. The satisfaction of finishing with the lead group on a hard ride.
2. Track races (spectator) at the Major Taylor Velodrome.
3. A fast rotating paceline at Purdue with 15 guys lasting for 5+ miles on a training ride.
4. Racing in college wearing Purdue colors and trying to help the school win.
Worst cycling memory:
1. Hitting a yellow lab in Allegan County and crashing hard.
2. Bonking in the heat on a 4th of July ride in Indiana and cutting the ride off early to go home.
3. Skipping class to go mountain biking in high school, face planting, and getting busted by my parents because I had to go to the doctor.
4. Indiana Rednecks making multiple passes throwing beer bottles at us.
All time favorite ride/route:
1. Hilly Hundred (both days) in Bloomington, IN
2. Hutchins Lake Loop
3. The hills of Madison, IN (Yes there are hills in Indiana)
4. The NITE Ride in Indianapolis
Cycling advice and tips:
1. Don't ride when it is below 400
2. There is always someone faster than you
3. If there is a flat in the group always wait to make sure they get going. You never know when you might need the same help.
4. Carry your own tools
Favorite cyclist and why:
Greg LeMond. He won when no one in the US cared about pro cycling
Average number of flat tires per season:
2
Favorite ice cream flavor:
New Orleans Praline Pecan (Kilwin's)
Preferences:
1. Shimano over Campy
2. All Carbon, All the time
3. Shorts over bibs
4. Grip Shift over Shimano shifters for Mountain Bikes
Riding fuel:
Water. Maybe a banana or granola bar.
Post ride snack:
Anything that I don't have to make myself
Favorite song to have stuck in my head during a ride:
Whatever I heard on the way to the ride. It doesn't matter I usually keep repeating the same two lines because that is all I can remember.
