DAVE NEAL - Owner
BIKING STYLE OF CHOICE: All Mountain/Enduro
FAVORITE RIDE: Porcupine Rim or American Fork Canyon
WHY DO YOU RIDE: When I ride it's pure instinct. I don't think about anything else at all. It's escape.
FUN FACT: You can wear your underpants twice as long if you turn it inside out.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RIDING: I cannot remember a moment in my life when I was not a cyclist.
FAVORITE POST RIDE ACTIVITY: Taking a shower and eating...possibly at the same time.
BUCKET LIST ADVENTURE/RIDE: Rotorua
MOST MEMORABLE RIDE: Virgin, I have two: 1) When I crashed on Porcupine Rim & shattered my left shoulder & had to grab a tree & pull it back together so I could finish the ride to get off the trail. 2) Riding the Flying Monkey trail with my buddy. It was the most terrifying trail I've ever been on, but we'd just been to the Red Bull Rampage & we were totally amped-up.
WHERE YOU'RE FROM (ORIGINALLY): Sudbury, Massachusetts/Provo, Utah
MOUNTAIN BIKES OWNED: Proflex Animal, Haro Extreme, Trek Y Frame, GT I-Drive, Cannondale Gemini, Transition Bottle Rocket, Eastern Slash, Canfield Brothers One, Scott Genius, Canfield Brothers Yelli Screamy (3 of them over the years), GT Force, KHS 7500, Transition Scout, Core Performance Cycle Bad Hair Day, Orbea Occam, Core Performance Cycle Buzz Cutt, Orbea Rallon, Jamis Hardline, Jamis Portal, Orbea Rallon 29 Carbon, Intense Tazer, Radio Fiend, Transition PBJ, Orbea Loki
SHAWNA MACAN - Manager
BIKING STYLE OF CHOICE: Don't make me choose...I enjoy road, cyclocross, gravel, and mountain
FAVORITE RIDE: any ride that involves friends and food
WHY DO YOU RIDE: I ride because it makes me feel like a kid again. I love the wind in my face and going fast downhill. I love the thrill of crossing the finish line of a race or a huge accomplishment of a long hard ride. I love the camaraderie and community that comes along with cycling. I enjoy slowing life down and riding to the coffee shop, grocery store, or farmers market. I ride because it keeps my mind and body healthy.
FUN FACT: I always have a Yo-Yo with me.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RIDING: 14 years
FAVORITE POST RIDE ACTIVITY: eating
BUCKET LIST ADVENTURE/RIDE: any new adventure I can take my bike on
MOST MEMORABLE RIDE: RAGBRAI 2009, Dirty Kanza Half Pint (109 grueling gravel miles) - finished twice, Cyclocross racing, any mountain bike ride
WHERE YOU'RE FROM (ORIGINALLY): Kansas City, KS
ED TREMMEL - Service Manager
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MAL SEBECK - Designer/Content Creator
BIKING STYLE OF CHOICE: commuting/greenway rides with Koopa
FAVORITE RIDE: Square 2 Square (and back again)
WHY DO YOU RIDE: adventure - to stay in shape & compensate for Charcot Marie Tooth Disease - for mental health - commuting
FUN FACT: I flew all over the world as a C-130 Crewmaster for nearly 5 years in the Marine Corps. It was in the Corps that I discovered long distance running (ran a half in Romania and Bahrain and 2 marathons as well in Bahrain) and picked-up my first DSLR.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RIDING: since a kid, getting mail & milk from the small town grocery store
FAVORITE POST RIDE ACTIVITY: shower
BUCKET LIST ADVENTURE/RIDE: As for biking, I'd like to tackle all the routes on the EuroVelo. As for adventure, I'd like to hike up Mt. Cameroon in honor of my Aunt Bee.
MOST MEMORABLE RIDE: NYC 5 Borrows (on a fixie)
WHERE YOU'RE FROM (ORIGINALLY): Milledgeville, IL
JOEY CRACCHIOLO - Rental Manager
BIKING STYLE OF CHOICE: Enuro
FAVORITE RIDE: Hand Cut Hallow or Huntley Gravity
WHY DO YOU RIDE: It's a way to get out & relax & enjoy my free time with friends or strangers I meet on the trails.
FUN FACT: My bike is worth more than my truck
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RIDING: 4 years
FAVORITE POST RIDE ACTIVITY: Ice cold showers
BUCKET LIST ADVENTURE/RIDE: Explore unique trails systems overseas.
MOST MEMORABLE RIDE: My first adventure exploring the Eureka Trail systems with my friends.
WHERE YOU'RE FROM (ORIGINALLY): Woodland, CA
DOUG CRISWELL - Inventory Specialist
BIKING STYLE OF CHOICE: All Mountain
FAVORITE RIDE: Anything in the Wasatch Mountains...I love Utah.
WHY DO YOU RIDE: To clear my head; not think about anything but riding.
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LUKE CRAMER - Mechanic
BIKING STYLE OF CHOICE: Dirt jump
FAVORITE RIDE: DH 5 - Eureka Springs or the Expert line at the Railyard
WHY DO YOU RIDE: pure fun
FUN FACT: Favorite tool is my completely useless Titanium Hammer
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RIDING: 5 years
FAVORITE POST RIDE ACTIVITY: Having an iced mocha and a bite to eat
BUCKET LIST ADVENTURE/RIDE: Whistler
MOST MEMORABLE RIDE: Southern Boundry in NM
WHERE YOU'RE FROM (ORIGINALLY): Gelana, KS
LOGAN LAWRENZ - Mechanic
BIKING STYLE OF CHOICE: All-mountain
FAVORITE RIDE: Trestle Bike Park & The Railyard
WHY DO YOU RIDE: To enjoy nature in a fun and exhilarating way
FUN FACT: I have hiked the base of the Himalayan Mountains
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RIDING: 4 years
FAVORITE POST RIDE ACTIVITY: weight lifting
BUCKET LIST ADVENTURE/RIDE: Whitler Bike Park
MOST MEMORABLE RIDE: The first time riding Trestle Bike Park in CO
WHERE YOU'RE FROM (ORIGINALLY): Springfield, MO
ERIC HALVORSEN - Sales
BIKING STYLE OF CHOICE: Technical single track & other rocky trails & gravel riding.
FAVORITE RIDE: Ride the Volcano, HI & all the trails in Bentonville, but enjoy most the ride from Bentonville Square to Lake Atalanta in Rogers
WHY DO YOU RIDE: I have always owned a bike & have ridden a bike my whole life for fun, commuting, exercise, & lifestyle.
FUN FACT: Classically trained chef - won't ever starve
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RIDING: I learned to ride a bike without training wheels when I was 4 years old.
FAVORITE POST RIDE ACTIVITY: afternoon nap
BUCKET LIST ADVENTURE/RIDE: Biking the Camino de Santiago
MOST MEMORABLE RIDE: Starts just outside the Haleakala National Park entrance at an elevation of 6500 ft. & coast downhill through the famous mid-mountain switchbacks, the upcountry Kula area, & through the town of Makawao
WHERE YOU'RE FROM (ORIGINALLY): Chicago, IL
MK SHAMBURGER- Sales
BIKING STYLE OF CHOICE: I prefer downhill, but anything fast and send-y is fine by me.
FAVORITE RIDE: It's a toss up between my Orbea Wild or my Radio Fiend DJ
WHY DO YOU RIDE: Anytime I'm stressed or having a tough time finding which way is up, hitting the trails has a way of getting me back in tune with nature. Biking has brought me some of the best memories, and introduced me to some of the most amazing people in my life. It's a way to slow down and bond with my wife when things get too busy.
FUN FACT: My dream is to live in a van with my wife and 3 dogs, traveling all over and experiencing everything this world has to offer.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RIDING: 4 years
FAVORITE POST RIDE ACTIVITY: Food and beer. Preferably Yeyo's street tacos
BUCKET LIST ADVENTURE/RIDE: Whistler
MOST MEMORABLE RIDE: Riding in Moab on my honeymoon with my wife.
WHERE YOU'RE FROM (ORIGINALLY): Central Arkansas
ZIM
Trail Dog, door alarm, antisocial but loyal friend
KOOPA
Master Cuddler, door greater, backpack rider
TWIX
Radar, shop dog in training.
