My experience with bicycles started when I was four and I came down with a case of bike envy when my oldest brother got a blue Schwinn Stingray with a banana seat. The next year, my other brother got a Sears Gremlin with a yellow to green fade paint job and a banana seat to match.  I used to look at those bikes and dream of the day when I would be able to ride them. When my oldest brother got a blue Schwinn Varsity 10 speed, my dream came true.  I still remember riding around town and through the nearby fields on those bikes. 

When I was 11 I took my first bike trip with my sixth grade class from Sun Prairie, WI to Token Creek Park, around 20 miles round trip.  When I was 12 I took a longer trip with my family from Sun Prairie to Rio, WI. 

As a teenager I got my first new bicycle, a red Schwinn Traveller and did my first unsupported and overnight trip to Token Creek Park with friends.

When I was 18 I did a 500 mile unsupported tour from the Milwaukee area to Door County and then to Madison. 

When I was 25, I did a coast to coast tour with a friend from Anacortez, Washington to Bar Harbor, Maine, a distance of about 4150 miles in just under two months. 

Since then, I have been doing shorter tours, most recently completing RAGBRAI. 

As a bicyclist with touring experience, I understand what riders want and need and work to provide the comfort and care our clients deserve.