Moots Profiles
Slow, steady steps… Ka-Pow! And Sam is in a fine samurai stance at the top of the stairs. Outlined by the doorway, he reminds me of an extra from ‘Harry-Karry’. From karate chop position, he walks through the door and often we find ourselves saying, ‘Good Morning!’ with an overly extended wave that uses the whole arm. Naturally we’ve gone from ancient Asia to synchronized swimming moves without a flinch…
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Matt has one big leg. What makes his big leg bigger than his regular leg is a titanium rod in his shin. You wouldn’t notice unless he pointed it out to you, but his right leg is a bit bigger than his left.
Even bigger than Matt’s right leg is his heart. A strong, honest soul, he’s one of those people that can disagree without hurting anyone’s feelings.
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Every morning I sit at my desk picking at the emails that have sprouted overnight. My desk faces the open door of the sales floor, leading to the stairwell. Reliably, the third person to come upstairs every day is Caleb Franklin, lead finisher turned welder. Caleb is putting away his lunch for the day- which almost always includes cheese and crackers, and he’s followed by his ‘Short Tailed African Cougar Hound’ Luther –my favorite shop dog.
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A BIG weekend for bikes…come and get some….
This coming weekend in Boulder Colorado will see a couple of events bring together talent of two kinds in the bicycle industry. First, skilled craftsman will be showing off their finest at the ROCKY MOUNTIAN BICYCLE SHOW held on the campus of The University of Colorado. Many of the states finest frame and component makers will be gathering to exhibit beautiful examples of their craft. Moots of course will be there decked to the nines, showing the Comooter our newest member of the family, an urban high-performance commuting bike, along with our Gristle mountain bike that combines the benefits of two wheel sizes 29/26 in one tasty package and finally our pro level Psychlo -X cross bike that features our newly redesigned chain stays. The two Matts will be on hand to guide you through our creations with deep Colorado flavor.The other type of talent has to do with the best cross racers in the country gathering for the 5th & 6th stop for the North American Cyclocross Trophy (Boulder Cup). Day one will see the racers do battle on the sands of the Boulder Reservoir. Last week gave the locals a warm up and time to hone their best sand riding techniques and perfect the art of puncture proof tubulars...an advantage the out of towners won't have. Day two (Sunday) the racing will move to Harlow Platts Park in south Boulder for the best racing on grass we have in our great state by far.
Plan you weekend now, bring the family, bring the cowbells, bring a picnic and get ready for a great weekend of cycling of all sorts. The weather looks to be chamber of commerce perfect (sunny and 60-70 degrees). Moots will be on hand at both events. Bikes, racing and good times!
See you there!
29 October 2008
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