location: Grand Rapids, Michigan

years young: 23

favorite product: Granola - Peak Protein

how he eats it: In the morning before hitting the bike for a training session

why mt. biking: The feeling of hammering you favorite local singletrack in the early morning with no one around is truly unbeatable!

How else do you live Bear Naked? Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and of course a good helping of self-inflicted abuse on the bike and in the weight room.

cannondale he rides: Scalpel Team

years in the saddle: 15

trail of choice: Mammoth Mountain, California

greatest race: 1999 Seven Springs, PA NCS

playing on his ipod: Jackson Brown, Lenoard Cohen, Bruce Cockburn

spinning in his DVD: Crash

favorite read: To Your Scattered Bodies Go - Philip Jose Farmer