Rider Bio - Ross Anderson

After years of being a competitive runner, all it took to get Ross on a mountain bike was spectating at the National Championship event in Mount Snow, Vermont in 2007.  He was hooked and landed on the top step of the podium, in his first race later that same year

●        Racing Age in 2012

○        35

●        Height/Weight

○        6’1” – 163 pounds

●        Hometown

○        Holland, Michigan

●        Current Location

○        Point Pleasant, New Jersey

●        Job

○        Consultant – Integrated Electronics Systems

●        Favorite Trail

○        Any trail / loop at Blue Mountain Reservation, Peekskill NY

●        Favorite Race

○        Something Wicked 6 Hours of Cathedral Pines in Middle Island, NY

●        Best Race Result

○        2011 New Jersey State Champion

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

○        Working on local trails in the New Jersey / New York area

●        Helmet

○                    Limar Carbon Ultralight

●        Glasses

○        For racing and training I ride with the Optic Nerve Neurotoxin or Quazeye.  Both are awesome for the trail.  Off the bike the Optic Nerve Exit Poll is my favorite.

●        Shoes

○        Scott MTB Team Carbon Shoe.

●        Other items you ride with

○        Medilast low compression socks and, when needed, Medilast armwarmers.  I carry a Prestaratchet multi tool, Presta tire lever, tube, Genuine Innovations Big Air with a Microflate nano and on the road a Genuine Innovations Mountain Pipe. 

Bike:

●        Frame/Size

○        Scott Spark 29er RC – Size XL

●        Fork

○        Fox 32 Float 29 with a 15mm Thru Axle

●        Headset

○        Ritchey Pro

●        Front Derailleur

○        SRAM XX Direct Mount

●        Rear Derailleur

○        SRAM XX

●        Shifters

○        SRAM XX

●        Brakes

○        SRAM XX World Cup

●        Crankset and gearing

○        SRAM XX – 39x26 gearing

●        Handlebar

○        Ritchey WCS Flat

●        Grips

○        ESI Chunky – RED or YELLOW

●        Stem

○        Ritchey WCS 110mm

●        Pedals

○        Shimano XTR – 2009 These pedals just keep on going.

●        Saddle

○        Ritchey Streem WCS

●        Hubs

○        Stan’s 330 – Stock hubs on Stan’s Crest wheelset

●        Chain

○        KMC X10SL – Gold – An awesome chain.  It looks great, shifts fast and is quiet.  Plus, with the master link, it’s easy to service (not that it needs any service).

●        Cassette and gearing

○        SRAM XX – 12-36 cassette

●        Rims

○        Stan’s Crest 29

●        Tires

○        Continental X-King Protection 29x2.2

●        Water Bottle Cages

○        Aluminum bottle cage.  As long as it holds the bottle it works for me.

●        Extras

○        I use a Simple Strap from ByeKyle to attach my spare tube under my saddle.

●        Total Bike Weight

○        Approx 21 lbs