Rider Bio - Mike Joos

The 2012 season was Mike's 7th year riding at the pro level. He raced most of his career on the rocky, technical terrain in New England.  In 2012, he had a number of great results, including a second in at the Virginia State Championships.

• Racing Age in 2012

○       32

• Height/Weight

○       6’ – 170 lbs

• Hometown

○       Reston, VA

• Job

○       Pond building &Cleaning/ Artist

• Favorite Trail

○       Fast and twisty

• Favorite Race

○       Nova Desert Classic, Fountain Hills, AZ

• Best Race Result

○       2nd Shootout on Angler's Ridge / Virginia Off Road Series 2012

○       3rd Greenbrier Challenge AMBC 2012

○       3rd French Creek On Rocks / MASS Series 2012

○       3rd Bike Line XC @ Fair Hill / MASS Series 2012

• Mountain Bike Advocacy

○       Trail work

• Glasses

○       I’ve been using the Optic Nerve Eyres for most of the 2012 season

• Shoes

○       Sidi Dominators for spring summer and fall and Lake winter riding shoes for cold messy winter days.

• Other items you ride with

○       iPhone, Polar water bottles with GU recovery drink and Gatorade mixed half and half, Prestaratchet multi tool, mini leatherman, Prestaratchet tire lever, extra tube, lights for front and rear, headband, ear buds, extra powerlink, glueless patches, glue patches, and glue.  I ride prepared for the worst!

Bike:

• Frame/Size

○       SCOTT Scale 29 Expert – Medium

• Fork

○       Rock Shox Reba 29

• Headset

○       Ritchey

• Front Derailleur

○       Shimano XT

• Rear Derailleur

○       Shimano XT

• Shifters

○       Shimano XT

• Brakes

○       Avid, 160mm F, 160mm R

• Crankset

○       Shimano XT – Covered with clear Crankskins tape

• Handlebar

○       Salsa Moto Ace Flat, 5 degree bend – widest bars I could find with a 25.4mm clamp diameter.

• Grips

○       ESI, I like the Chunky softer type. They seem to get softer (better) the more they wear in.

• Stem

○       Dimension Threadless Mountain Stem, 135mm, 125 degree. This was the only stem I could find with the correct length/ degree combo to get my hands where I want them.  It only comes with 25.4mm clamp diameter, which limited my options for XC handlebars.

• Pedals

○       Shimano XTR

• Saddle

○       Bontrager Race Lux

• Hubs

○       Stan’s 3.30

• Chain

○       KMC

• Cassette and gearing

○       Shimano XT – 11-36 cassette

• Rims

○       Stan’s NoTubes Crest 29

• Tires

○       Continental X-King 2.2 protection (front and rear) with Stan’s NoTubes sealant

• Total Bike Weight

○       22 lbs