| Born (date, place) |
May 10, 1974, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Vital Stats |
5’11”, 155lbs, single and ready to "ride" |
| Place(s) You Call Home |
San Jose, CA, Watsonville, CA |
| Racing Category |
Expert
XC, CAT A CX |
| Bike(s) |
Marin Mt
Vision Pro Dualie, Ahrens Steel Hardtail,
Coverted Ahrens FHT SS, Rocklobster Team CX, Dekerf Team ST, On-One InBred SS. |
| Favorite Place(s) to Ride |
El Corte de Madera
(Skeggs), Santa Cruz – SDF, UCSC\Wilder\Poginip, Nisene.
Downieville. Road rides up in the Palo Alto hills: King’s Mtn, Old La Honda, Canada. |
| Best Mountain Biking Experience(s) |
Biking with old friends, busting jumps on my bike, night riding, meeting, riding & racing with TWW (2003), Podiuming(5th) at the Sea Otter as a beginner (2003), & winning my first Sport class race – Tahoe Hopper (2003).
8.5 hr epic Mr Toad's ride in 2004. Cyclocross racing! |
| Worst Mountain Biking Experience |
Got lost, dehydrated and ran out of food in Wilder Ranch on a really hot day, ugh! |
| Likes |
Fine
dining, cold arse mountain lakes, pugs, riding with friends, racing, epic rides, new bikes, new components, installing new shifter cables, jumps, log drops, WTB 2.4 mutanoraptor, Hope hydralic disc brakes, wine tasting, mirco-brews, nature, passing cars stuck in traffic while biking to work, ultra technical trails, singletrack |
| Dislikes |
Cramping, when work interferes with riding ;-) , the end of day light savings, rude people, |
| Favorite Food |
Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Italian, Thai – anything spicy really |
| Favorite Music |
Jazz (Armstrong, Miles, Bird,
Thelonius), Pink Floyd, Reggae, Electronica, Rap. |
| Someone you look up to |
My dad. He created his own empire with nothing more than a sixth grade education. |
| Something about you that we may not
know |
I’m of Mexican descent. |
| If you could invite three people from
history, who would they be? |
My dad’s mom and dad, cause I never meet them, and Albert Einstein. |
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