Rider Bio - Nathaniel Williams

Nathaniel lives, eats, and breathes all things cycling.  Somewhere between school work, trail maintenance, and working at his local bike shop, he found enough time to excel at the collegiate level and ride for the US National Team at the Windham Mountain UCI World Cup event in both 2010 and 2011.  He's now ripping it up in the collegiate mountain bike circuit, racing for UMass-Amherst, and leading the team as its president.

●        Racing Age in 2012

○        19

●        Height/Weight

○        6’4” – 170lbs

●        Hometown

○        Lynnfield, Massachusetts

●        Current Location

○        Amherst, Massachusetts

●        Job

○        Full time student

●        Favorite Trail

○        Earl’s Trails in Hadley, MA. The most amazing flow you will find in Massachusetts!

●        Favorite Race

○        Lots of good ones, but probably the Millstone Grind in Barre, VT. Technical meets flow! And it is very well organized.

●        Best Race Result

○        5^th in Elite at EFTA’s 2012 Treasure Valley Rally, however I’m most proud of being able to race the Windham World Cup twice on Team USA.

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

○        President of the University of Massachusetts Bicycle Racing Club

●        Helmet

○        Limar Ultralight – The lightest helmet in the world with a bug screen, so no more wasps will get stuck in my helmet or hair!

●        Glasses

○        Optic Nerve White Ranch  

●        Shoes

○        Mavic Chasm

●        Other items you ride with

○        I like to stay hydrated with great tasting Nuun electrolyte tablets and make sure I don’t get stranded by making sure I always have a Genuine Innovations tire inflator.

Bike:

●        Frame/Size

○        Scott Scale 29er RC – Size Extra Large

●        Fork

○        Fox F29 RLC 15mm

●        Headset

○        Ritchey Pro

●        Front Derailleur

○        SRAM XX

●        Rear Derailleur

○        SRAM XO Type II

●        Shifters

○        SRAM XX

●        Brakes

○        SRAM XX World Cup

●        Crankset and gearing

○        SRAM XX – 39x26

●        Handlebar

○        Ritchey WCS flat bar

●        Grips

○        ESI Chunky

●        Stem

○        Thomson 120mm, -10degree

●        Pedals

○        Shimano XTR 985 Race

●        Saddle

○        Bontrager RL

●        Hubs

○        Industry Nine XC

 

●        Chain

○        KMC X10SL-Ti

●        Cassette and gearing

○        SRAM XX – 12-36 cassette

●        Rims

○        Stan’s ZTR 355 – Still going strong after three years of heavy use

●        Tires

○        Maxxis Ikon 29x2.2 EXO 3C – No other tire can match it in terms of durability and weight

●        Water Bottle Cages

○        Specialized

●        Total Bike Weight

○        22 lbs