Scott Seery
| Full Name | Scott Owen Seery |
| Nickname | Gearhead |
| Date of Birth | 08/17/55 |
| Place(s) You Call home | Pleasanton, Santa Cruz, and any remote 4x4 campsite while on a long road trip |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Weight | 73 kg |
| Shoe Size (euro or US) | 43.5 cm |
| Bike(s) | Moots YBB SL, Ibis Alibi single-speed, Schwinn Factory HG, Bontrager Race, Ritchey Timbercomp, Proflex 957, Litespeed MTB, Vitus (road), Ducati 907 i.e. (Intense Tracer on the horizon?) |
| Years Mountain Biking/Racing | Biking: 13; Racing: on-and-off since 1996 |
| Racing Category | Sport Master |
| Favorite Trail/Race | Trails: UCSC/Gray Whale/Wilder loops; Rockville; ECdM Race: Lk. Sonoma 8-hour team race |
| Best Mountain Biking Experience | My very first cross country gold medal - 1999, Lk. Sonoma XC |
| Worst Mountain Biking Experience | No-hand face-plant (and commensurate 17 facial stitches) while pre-riding the XC course - Rocktoberfest, 1998 |
| Likes | Italian food (motorcycles and women!), long road trips, camping in remote areas that few others can access, German touring cars, drinking in the sun's warmth in a sheltered rest spot while XC skiing, scarlet leaves and brisk air of a Fall ride, simple, hearty food after an MTB epic |
| Dislikes | Radar traps in the middle of friggen nowhere while motoring to new and distant riding areas; people who know of no topics of conversation other than those that involve them |
| Favorite fud | Italian (see above), Tai, BBQ, home-made soup |
| Toe-may-toe or toe-mah-toe? | May |
| Wool, cotton, silk, or polyester? | All of the above from time-to-time |
| Boxers, briefs, G-string? | Me: selections "A" and "B"; Her: take a wild guess! |
| Favorite CD | Equinox |
| Why You Mountain Bike | Challenge, thrills, fitness, stress release, and, of course, FUN! |
| If You Didn't Mountain Bike, You'd... | Go crazy!! |
| Goals in Life | Long, healthy life, good lovin', financial freedom, and great memories to chew on when old and senile |
| In High School, Were You a Straight A Student, Nerd, Jock, Geek (check all that apply) | Jock (track, baseball), nerd (band), hippie (long hair, patched jeans, wild associates, etc.) |
| Someone you look up to | My 97 year old grandmother |
| Quote | "It is not what a man gets but what a man is that he should think of. He should think first of his character, and then of his condition, for if he have the former, he need have no fear about the latter. Character will draw condition after it. Circumstances obey principles." - Henry Ward Beecher |
| Something about you that we may not know | played Ultimate Frisbee in the early 1980s on the national collegiate circuit |
| If you could invite three people from history, who would they be? |
The first European explorer to set eyes on the S.F. Bay area, to
learn first hand of the tremendous natural beauty and resources that would,
in time, be lost as a consequence of increased human habitation and their
inherent "improvements" My great, great grandparents, to relive their pains and experiences traveling to California overland and in sailing ship during the 19th century, leading to their eventual homesteading in Sunol and Mission San Jose Henry David Thoreau, to experience the man's immense personal character and his depth of commitment to the preservation of wilderness and personal freedom |