NICKNAME: Plower

AGE:21

HOMETOWN: San Jose, CA

YEARS IN MTB:6

YEARS AS A PRO:3

FAVORITE FOOD: Mexican and Sushi

FAVORITE DRINK: Jager or chevelas!

HEROS: Angry D, Kyle Busch

CROSSOVER SPORTS: Golf, BMX, hella team sports when I was younger! Over that!

HOBBIES: Watching Nascar, golfing with mates, going to the club, and building trails

FAVORITE RIDING SPOT: Near my home in the south bay! and whistler of course

FAVORITE RACE OR CONTEST:  I love the vibe of sea otter and because its right outside my home town, but most of the racing out on the east coast I really enjoy.

BEST PLACE RIDING HAS TAKEN YOU: Too many places to choose!

GOALS FOR 2009: Have fun riding and traveling with my best friends.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Hella junior national podiums, 3rd 24 hour solo world champs 2007expert men under 25, 7th overall in for ds/4x in 2008 nationally.


DESCRIBE THE PERFECT DAY OF RIDING FOR YOU…
Wake up in whistler at about 10 or 11. Wake up all my hung over friends. Then ride the mountain until the place shuts down and get to handling business at night.

HOW DID YOU GET INTO MOUNTAINBIKING…
Just started to become popular at the local dirtjumps when I was about 13-14 and decided to pick one up and try to jump and race it. Once I started it just took off.


HOW HAS THE MTB INDUSTRY CHANGED YOUR LIFE…
The MTB industry is my life and has introduced me to some of my best friends. Its created some amazing times and even better stories and I would hate to not have my life revolve around it.


MOST WILD, CRAZY OR EMBARRASING MOMENT OF YOUR MTB CAREER…
I think John Valera and Sean Estes could better explain this story….


WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10-20 YEARS FROM NOW…
Making a very large impact on the cycling industry.


WHAT HAVE YOU GAINED THE MOST OUT OF RIDING YOUR BIKE…
Friendship, work ethic and a couple sweet scars.


SHOUTOUTS, THANKS AND ANYBODY ELSE YOU WANT TO HOLLA AT…
Alex Wheeler for making it all happen, Angry D for constant motivation. Everybody at the X-Fusion factory. Thanks to all my teammates, Mike D and Theo for the awesome times. Thanks to my parents for letting me choose a direction in life that isn’t the most stable or mainstream, but sure has made my life sweet.