Mr. Miller's previous post has got me thinking that it would be nice to see CHUNK team member's bikes featured here from time to time, accompanied with a little back story about both the rider and the bike. I think everyone locally knows this rider and his story, but if not, here's an excerpt from his website--
The Bike
There has been a lot of mention about my bikes and the fact that I want them hanging in our office. On October the 31st 2004 when I went over the handle bars in the Eastern Virginia Mountain Bike Challenge, my life as I knew it stopped. It wasn’t the bikes fault.
The previous five years that I was mountain biking I can honestly say that I don’t know of anything that I enjoyed more. I was in the best physical shape of my life. Riding on beautiful trails and enjoying nature was therapeutic as well as great physical exercise. I think its only fitting that I bring my bikes inside and restore them to a great working condition. And given the opportunity, I would throw my leg over my saddle, clip into my pedals and take off down a trail. Do I miss it, damn right! So at least I can think about it more positively. As in the “glass remains half full.”
