Biography

I have so many conversations about gear-inches, grain structure, glycogen levels, carbon fiber modulus, one-thousandth of an inch, and on, and on. All those conversations are worth having, and all that work is worth doing, so long as it leads to a rider with a smile.

Whatever a person's reasons for having a relationship with bikes—whether it's commuting, racing, riding in the woods, enjoying the scenery, being an anarchist, saving the world one bike at a time, or a hundred other reasons—they're all good, particularly if it's done with a smile.

So yes, for me, the bike industry is amazing – every part of the industry, including selling them, designing them, building them, riding them, or fixing them; it's all great.