Rider Bio - John Arias

John has great technical skills from his background in motocross and BMX.  After racing semi-pro for several years, he took some time off the bike, but came back strong three years ago and has picked up right where he left off, moving up into the pro ranks.

●        Racing Age in 2012

○        37

●        Height/Weight

○        5’10” – 165lbs

●        Hometown

○        Morganville NJ

●        Job

○        Police Officer

●        Favorite Trail

○        Wow, that’s a tough one. I like riding any new place or local Monmouth County NJ.

●        Favorite Race

○        Well there are a lot of them, but Campmor H2H Series Lewis Morris NJ

●        Best Race Result

○        Multi NJ State Champion & Campmor H2H Series Champion

●        Mountain Bike Advocacy (trail work, rider leader, etc)

○        Working on local trails with ATUG & JORBA groups

●        Helmet

○        Limar Carbon Ultralight – the lightest helmet in the world!  It fits great and just disappears on your head.

●        Glasses

○        Optic Nerve

●        Shoes

○        Scott MTB Team Carbon Shoe.

●        Other items you ride with

○        I always ride with my Prestaratchet mini-ratchet tool, & tire lever, Garmin hooked up to Strava, and Jaybird Bluetooth headphones.

Bike:

●        Frame/Size

○        Scott Spark 29er RC – Size Medium

●        Fork

○        X-Fusion Slide 29er 120

●        Headset

○        Ritchey Pro

●        Front Derailleur

○        Shimano XTR

●        Rear Derailleur

○        Shimano XTR

●        Shifters

○        Shimano XTR

●        Brakes

○        Shimano XTR

●        Crankset and gearing

○        Shimano XTR 38/26

●        Handlebar

○        Crank Brothers 11 Carbon Flat

●        Grips

○        ESI Chunky – The best grip out there and they help me keep away hand numbness

●        Stem

○        Ritchey WCS C260 100mm

●        Pedals

○        Crankbrothers Candy 11

●        Saddle

○        Ritchey WCS Marathon

●        Hubs

○        Stan’s 330

●        Chain

○        KMC X10SL – Gold

●        Cassette and gearing

○        Shimano XTR– 12-36 cassette

●        Rims

○        Stan’s Crest 29

●        Tires

○        Continental X-King Protection 29x2.2

●        Water Bottle Cages

○        King Ti

●        Extras

○        I use a Simple Strap from ByeKyle to attach my CO2 canisters and spare tube to my seatpost.  Tires are always filled with Stans’s Sealant - zero flats for 2012!

●        Total Bike Weight

○        22.5 lbs