Thomas Anderson
The bicycle is one of the greatest inventions of all time. I love the way it is so efficient that a little effort is converted into a lot of forward motion. Riding bikes is fun and riding them fast is more fun.
My goal for 2010 is to enter a lot more races (road, cross, and mountain bike), put in more effort, and go faster!
Jesse Bolling
I am a slow lazy slob that is scared to go downhill
fast. I like to wear my lycra bibs under my work clothes. I aspire to
be like Sean Kelsey and secretly shave my underarms.
John Divelbiss a suffering C racer who pretended to be a B for awhile, whoknows theimportant victories happen during the race, and thinks the Crusades have reached Chernobyl proportions. One wife and two kids with dog means my priorities are straight. Living in West Salem means I am near everything but at not-much. My goals are to meet my teammates and have some howl-at-the-moon moments. Buy Local is a fantastic way to blend my love of bicycles, pushing limitations, and supporting my neighbors and their endeavors.
Ross Brody
I live by bread and bicycles; time on a bike is good time. I'll pedal to new places, old familiar places, via new routes on old roads, trails, and paths, in a race, before a race, even after a race. To work, to play, to the store, to the lake, in snow, in autumn, tomorrow.
Sean Garvin
I am recovering obsessed Cat. III roadie, semi-pro mtber, and Cat A crosser that relocated to Bend, Oregon from Portland in 2005, followed shortly by Jesse Bolling...is he stalking me?. Began seriously tapering my riding with the arrival of a baby boy in 2008 (may 18th to be exact...he's gorgeous of course). More recently I've found myself in a local pop-punk band...how did this occur?...early mid life crisis? My goals for this season are to support local businesses as much as possible, start shaving my legs again, ride myself into some sort of fitness without consciously thinking about training and participate in some SS races.
Matt Haughey
I ride for fun, doing mostly just Short Track and Cyclocross racing in the lower classes. When I'm not on my bike I can be found behind the lens, shooting photos at all the races. And I'm not just a member of the team, I'm also the main sponsor, having created MetaFilter over ten years ago.
Patrick Jackson
Cycling is a life long passion of mine. Not many things can compare withriding with some good friends out in the woods (or even on the road). Racing seems to bring us all together for a common goal of riding hard and having a good time. My 2010 goals are to: try to ride my training rides with a little (not too much) more purpose so that come race day I can finish with a little more consistency, a2.5 mile wheelie would be good,andI would love to crack the top 21% in the Across field. Also, I am still looking for the magic tubular glue that never comes loose under "normal cyclocross riding".
Kristi Kelsey
After two seasons off I'm looking forward to getting back into some mountain bike racing this spring and summer and cyclocross next fall. I've been racing forabout 10 years mostly cyclocross and mountain biking.
Sean Kelsey
I've been bike racing since 1998 primarily on the mountain bike and cyclocross end of things. I met team co-founder Jeff McNamee when we both rode for a team in Portland. I remember Jeff talking about putting together a team with the idea of a "buy local" focus. Now with the help of all of our sponsors and team riders we have had a successful first year and it was fun to be a part of it. For 2010 I will be racing a bit of MTB and a lot of cross again. My goals are to have some fun, meet new people and represent our sponsors. Cheers.
Suzanne Marcoe
Road, cross, mountain bike, touring, I love it all. However, in my opinion no road ride will ever be as much fun as Surveyor’s Ridge, or Porcupine Rim, or epic BC singletrack. You get the idea. That’s why I will be spending the first half of 2010 training for the world’s longest off-road bike race, the 2,745 mile unsupported Tour Divide. Then when I come back to Oregon it will be time for what might be an even bigger challenge – racing cross in the Women’s B’s!
Jeff McNamee
Over a cycling lifetime I have learned two truths; bikes are good and bikey people are great. My goal for 2010 is to support this team and maybe even enter a race or two. I am way excited to be sandwiched between Suzanne and Maren. Maybe I'll become faster through osmosis?
Maren Nelson
Riding bikes is cool and I really want to be cool. My goals for 2010 include participating in some mountain bike races for the first time, doing some crits and shorter road races with my main race focus being on cyclocross. I would also really like to get to know my Buy Local teammates!
Carol Peterson
Originally from Montana, I have always loved the outdoors. After moving to Oregon, the feeling only grew. Initially involved with running, I had to take up cycling due to chronic injuries. Once my husband and I started cycling, there was no going back. We started with basic road bikes then got a tandem and started racing together. After two years of road riding, we heard about cyclo-cross racing and decided to give it a try. Again, we were hooked. My goals for the 2010 cycling season are to continue to improve my cycling skills both on road and off. Additional goals are: to win the category B Co-Motion Tandem stage race, try a couple mountain bike races and to have solid finishes in the Masters B category in cyclo-cross. For me, the most important personal goal this year is to be able to reflect back on each race and find at least one aspect I improved upon. If I can find that one item, I will definitely feel like I have met my goal!
Mike Peterson
I grew up in Montana and started mountain biking in the 80's on a fully rigid Specialized Rock Hopper. I absolutely loved that bike. Carol and I moved out to Oregon in the early 90's for me to go to school and I did not have time to ride. Instead, we got into distance running--doing a couple marathons and a handfull of half-marathons. Then, Carol decided that we should get into cycling. I was convinced that we would get hit by a car and die. However, after the first test ride on road bikes I was completely hooked. The rest is history. My primary goals this year are to win the mixed B Co-Motion Classic Tandem Stage Race; participate in a couple cross-country MTB races; and to consistently get top 20 finishes for cross in the Masters B field. I'm stoked to be part of the Buy Local team!!
Aaron Schmidt
I live in Portland and like it a lot, except for the fact that I have to drive to get to good mountain biking. In addition to spending too much time in front of my MacBook Pro doing my work as a librarian, I work out and train people at Crossfit Portland.
Lindsey Smith
I am a beginning racer out to get more experience on a new DeSalvo frame and looking forward to the road, short track and cross seasons in 2010.
Jenny Vannoy
Health, fitness, and food are a few of my favorite things. I ride because I love to move, am very fond of the outdoors, crave challenges to my mind and body, and enjoy spending time with like-minded people. My lofty cycling goals for 2010 include: the ability to honestly say "that was fun!" at the end of 97% of my rides/races, improve my strength, speed, and skill on the bike, and discover the perfect, homemade fuel for long rides. Currently, banana pancake with nutella sandwich is at the top of the list.
Eric Vickers
I have been racing bikes of some form since age 9 and did my first Mt Bike race in 1987, The Resort to Resort mt. bike race in Bend, OR… I had only discovered mt. biking a couple of months before that. The hook was set! After a brief time trying to become a professional mt. bike racer, (not fast enough) had to get a job that paid the bills. I spent 14 yrs working and managing Hutch's Bicycles West side in Bend. In 2002 I moved from Bend to Salem and went to work at The Bike Peddler in downtown Salem, a great shop! I have been racing on and off for a long time and love'n it! Especially cross! It's like being a kid again, great atmosphere!