Meet our Redwood City staff!  (We'll have Los Altos up shortly)

Bruno Colchen, Service Manager
Favorite type of riding: Cross-country
Favorite ride: Long climbs, fast switchbacks, river crossings, lots of technical stuff, quiet times
Status: Married
Most memorable bicycling moment: Tantalus, HI.  Some guy with a machete chased a friend and I down the most technical trail- never rode so fast w/ such large drop offs!
Favorite foods: It's all good... except fast food- bad.
Favorite movies: Run Lola Run, Moulin Rouge (I hate this question- too many movies, how can anyone choose?)
Dick Kiser, Sales Manager
Nickname:
Dirk
Favorite type of riding:
Road (bicycle & motorcycle)
Favorite ride: Pacific Grade/Ebbetts Pass, also Mt. Shasta Summit Century
Most memorable bicycling moment: When I purchased my first Italian bike with Campy components
Favorite foods: If you ask the rest of the staff, they will probably say whatever is placed in front of me...
Favorite movies: Lots- although "Breaking Away" would have to be right up there.
Greg Houde, Sr. Mechanic
Favorite type of riding:
BMX (Freestyle)
Favorite ride: A nice set of trails (dirt jumps)
Status: Single
Most memorable bicycling moment: Learning a new trick that you had just about given up on!
Favorite foods: Sea food
Favorite movies: The Professional, Fight Club
Michael Hacke-Sedillo, Salesperson
Favorite type of riding:
Mountain Biking/Freeride
Favorite ride: Somewhere deep in the Redwoods, miles away from the nearest park trail, or trail of any sort. It includes drops, ladders, doubles, rhythms & many scary off cambers.
Most memorable bicycling moment: My first mountain bike rides at Butano Park.  Climbing the radio tower and riding my first secret single track.  Building my first trail.
Favorite foods: Burritos & Nachos
Favorite movies:  Sprung Four, New World Disorder, Kranked Two, Cheech & Chong & Monty Python movies, Crusty Demons of Dirt (all of them).
 
Roger Tagle, Sr. Mechanic
Favorite type of riding:
Road bike riding and learning to enjoy mountain biking
Favorite ride: Any Century ride
Most memorable bicycling moment: First time he raced. He almost got 3rd but was disqualified by a confused race official
Favorite foods: Balot
Favorite movies: Casa Blanca
Jason Jaynes
Favorite type of riding:
Testing out girly bikes (?)
Favorite ride:
Status: As single as you can get
Most memorable bicycling moment: Hitting a parking sign, which he's good at.  Just start to pedal, close your eyes and "wham."
Favorite foods: 90 wt oil & jelly sandwich w/goat milk and cottage cheese (??)
Favorite movies: Texas Oil Massacre
Misc: Should be taken very seriously or not seriously at all
Roxanne Robinson, Sales
 

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Billy Innes, Mechanic & Special Projects

Info coming soon!

Josh,  Sales Apprentice
Favorite type of riding:
Mtn Biking, Freeride, trying to go BIG
Favorite ride: Skeggs- likes the tough technical downhills, hard workout, and close location
Status: Single & available
Most memorable bicycling moment: Hit a pretty good run going downhill at Tahoe and went soaring over the bars, with me attached to the pedals.
Favorite foods: Chinese
Favorite movies: Teriferma 6, Crusty
Todd Norwood, Sales & Warehouse Apprentice
 

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Brian Quan, mechanic, enjoying the top of Mt. Hamilton on our 2001 New Years Day ride.
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Mike J, the web guy, near the top of King's Mtn road.
Favorite type of riding: Hilly road rides
Favorite ride: Sonora Pass
Status: Married
Most memorable bicycling moment: July 11, 2000 during my first trip to France.  I'll never forget traveling 6,000 miles to ride a stage of the Tour de France (not during the race!) and not be allowed up the final 3 miles of the 100+ mile ride due to the weather at the top.  Unfinished business that was on my mind for over a year!
Favorite foods: Oranges, chocolate, swordfish, catfish, California Casserole
Favorite movies: Casablanca, Robocop, Close Encounters, Sleepless in Seattle (it's a Meg Ryan thing), Breaking Away

Jarvis Opp, Sales
Favorite type of riding:
Cross country mountain biking
Favorite ride: China Camp State Park.  Lots of fast singletrack with lots of trees
Status: Available
Most memorable bicycling moment: Running into Ned Overend on some singletrack at China Camp in December 2001
Favorite foods: Burritos
Favorite movies: Tombstone, Howard Stern's Private Parts
Misc: "I'm tall and strong!"

 

Last updated 05/06/05

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