Rider Bio - Jay Dodge

Jay is a self employed General Contractor.  He's been racing mountain bikes since 1995 and was the MASS Series age group Expert category champion in 2001, 2002, and 2003. He still does cross country races, but in the past few years, he's become more interested in the marathon-type mountain bike races where he's had several successes in longer distance events.

●       Racing Age in 2012

○       53

●       Height/Weight

○       6’ 160lbs

●       Hometown

○       Huntingdon Valley, Aa

●       Job

○       Carpenter - General Contractor

●       Favorite Trail

○       Tussey Ridge

●       Favorite Race  

○       Michaux Races

●       Best Race Result

○       1^st Place Vermont 50 Masters

○       2012 PA State Champion - Masters

○       3rd Place GC Tour of the Catskills (50+) 2010

●       Glasses:

○       Optic Nerve Eyeres

●       Other items you ride with:

○       Prestaratchet bike tool – it’s light and durable

Bike:

●       Frame/Size

○       SCOTT Spark 29 RC – Large

●       Fork

○       Rock Shox SID RLT3

●       Headset

○       Ritchey Pro

●       Front Derailleur

○       SRAM XX

●       Rear Derailleur

○       SRAM XX

●       Shifters

○       SRAM XX

●       Brakes

○       SRAM XX World Cup, 180mm F, 160mm R

●       Crankset and gearing

○       SRAM XX – 39x26 gearing

●       Handlebar

○       Ritchey WCS

●       Grips

○       ESI Chunky – They fit my hands well and keep my hands happy.

●       Stem

○       Ritchey WCS

●       Pedals

○       Shimano XT

●       Saddle

○       Ritchey WCS

●       Hubs

○       DT Swiss

●       Chain

○       KMC X10SL-CP

●       Cassette and gearing

○       SRAM XX – 12-36 cassette

●       Rims

○       DT Swiss

●       Tires

○       Continental X-King Protection

●       Total Bike Weight

○       22.5 lbs