Moots Profiles
Dave and I share milk. He typically beats me to work by at least a couple of minutes, and is on his way to the coffee pot with a bag of Big Gear Grind by the time I lug my yawning self up the stairs.
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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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Closing in on the east end of I-70
After a wicked night of thunderstorms around Indianapolis, the morning brought cooler temps and a refreshing feel. I loaded up on coffee and headed towards Mootsboys home. We had exchanged phone numbers before I left and after not getting to meet him in Chicago this spring due to his family being ill, we finally hooked up on this trip. Mootsboy invited me to his house and really how can one refuse to meet a Moots loyal brother? After making a couple wrong turns and phoning Mootsboy I zeroed in on his house. I was greeted by him and his 3 year old daughter at the door. He invited me in and had the tour on!!! How sweet. I felt at home and missed my family just a little less. I have a couple young ones at home and a wife that does a most impressive job of dealing with them while I’m gone all on her own. Anytime I run into a fellow cyclist with a family I feel just a bit better while on the road. It all sounds great to travel and see new places but really it can tear at your soul from time to time. Anyway, Gabby, Max (yellow dog) and Mootsboy shared their home and stories with me while watching today’s stage. We looked through the Moots van and talked about bikes, ridding and places to live...great stuff. I wish I had time to go for a ride while there.....but I-70 could not wait.....Thanks to Mootsboy and family for their hospitality!!Next stop brought me to Columbus Ohio and the Trek Store of Columbus…they’ve been a solid Moots dealer for about 3 years and were very excited to see the Moots van roll into the parking lot. I have to say I was happy to finally set foot in the shop. Sometimes when dealing with a bike shop from long distances it’s tuff to really know what the setting is like….once you visit I find it easier to relate to them….knowing the terrain and the layout of the shop really helps. Once my visit was over I found my favorite burrito shop (Chipotle’) for Le Burrito and also snagged a roll of Garmin/Chipotle’ stickers for the promo they are doing during the tour….fun.
I ended up tonight in Clairsville Ohio, on the east boarder…rolling hills and beautiful weather. My local hotel even has Versus!...now that’s livin’
So far the odometer readers 1700 miles since Saturday and 7 bikes shops visited. I tooled around town tonight before the sun went down….cool narrow roads in every direction….need to visit this place again….
That’s it for now.
Happy Trails
22 July 2008
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