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

Rider Bio - Cam Dodge

Cam has been an avid ski racer and mountain bike racer for the past several years.  In 2011, he moved up to the Elite category after racing one year as a junior in the senior category and had some great results, including winning several races and moving up to the Pro category.  In 2012, he one-upped his 2011 results, as he won multiple Elite category events, won the overall at the Mid-Atlantic Super Series Elite Series, was the Pennsylvania Elite Category State Champion and rode for the US National U23 Team at the UCI World Cup event at Windham Mountain.

●       Racing Age in 2012

○       21

●       Height/Weight

○       5’ 10”  140lbs

●       Hometown

○       Huntingdon Valley, PA

●       Job

○       Electrical Apprentice

●       Favorite Trail

○       All the Michaux State Forest trails

●       Favorite Race

○        Michaux Races

●       Best Race Result

○       2012 Mid Atlantic Elite Series Champion

○       2012 PA State Elite Champion

○       1^st Stoopid 50 2012

○       2^nd Michaux Dark Hollow 40 2012

●       Mountain Bike Advocacy

○       Trail work for a local race

●       Glasses

○       Optic Nerve

●       Other items you ride with

○       Bike: My iPhone with the LifeProof case – it’s bomb proof!

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 (perfect for a 29er) – Covered with clear Crankskins tape

●       Handlebar

○                   Ritchey WCS Carbon

●       Grips

○       ESI– By far the best grips available.

●       Stem

○       Ritchey WCS

●       Pedals

○       Shimano XT

●       Saddle

○       Ritchey WCS

●       Hubs

○       DT Swiss

●       Chain

○       KMC X10SL-CP

●       Cassette and gearing

○       SRAM XX – 12-36 cassette – Lightweight and durable

●       Rims

○       DT Swiss

●       Tires

○       Continental X-King

●       Total Bike Weight

○       22.5lbs

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

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