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Mayors' Ride Bios - Doug Huskey
1. Which Relay link do you want to ride?
Santa Cruz to San Jose
2. How you found us
NBG-News elist
3. Why you want to do
this ride
I love riding, and this is a chance to contribute to history by doing
something I love. I believe we need to have more bicycle
awareness and safe bike ways across the country, and am thrilled to
have the opportunity to help achieve this.
4. Tell us about your touring experience-
if
little or none, indicate
many miles have you ridden over the last year:
I lived in Singapore for two years until last December, and rode with the
Australian New Zealand Association (ANZA) Cycle team. We would do a metric
century every Saturday morning and shorter rides during the week and
occasionally a longer ride in Malaysia. I rode the 100K ride at last weeks
Strawberry Fields century and am signed up for the Sequoia Century (Palo
Alto to Soquel and back) on June 6th. Over the last year I have ridden 4869
Km. I commute by bike from my home near UCSC in Westside Santa Cruz to my
job at Seagate in Scotts valley, 4 days a week (the 5th day I drive to
Milpitas).
5. Tell us about your bike
I ride a Moots 2001 VaMoots with an Ultegra triple on it now (I just
put the triple on to be able to keep my spin up on
these Santa Cruz mountain roads.) I have a Campy Vento wheelset (yeah
with a shimano cogset... might be some agnst there).
6. Describe your training
regimen
In addition to the commute I do longer weekend rides around the Santa Cruz
area. I recently had my lactate threshold tested and have been
concentrating on riding around my LT.
7. How are you making time for this
I work a flexible time requirement, and noticed that the ride to San
Jose is suppose to arrive at 9AM... so I can leave early
at dawn that morning. My wife can give me a ride back over the hill and
I can still go to work in the afternoon.
8. What are your fears about doing this ride
Would like to have at least another rider to keep company with...
9. Do you have any special skills that you feel
would benefit the Mayors' Ride?
I really am just a local rider ... who wants to help raise public
awareness of bicycle riding and create a safer riding environment.
I am glad to share my experience with others and do what I can to that
end.
10. If you are involved with other non-profit
organizations, please tell us about them
I am a member of the Santa Cruz County Cycling Club (SCCCC). I have been
riding locally with SCCCC members, and sometimes commute to Scotts Valley
with Gary Milburn who has been helping with the bike to work week
organization here. I also ride sometimes with Jim Langley who is my
neighbor, just down the street. I am the volunteer webmaster for NAMI
Santa Cruz County (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
http://www.namiscc.org).
11. Anything else you'd like to share with us?
I was not previously aware of all that NBG is doing and am glad to get
acquainted with it. Although I have lived in Santa Cruz since high school
(went to Santa Cruz High), living in Singapore for the last two years has
left me somewhat disconnected. I started learning about NBG in March when
I went down to support the Santa Cruz County Rail Trail at the Santa Cruz
County Regional Transportation Commission public hearing (
http://santacruztrail.org/). Now, I am excited to help foster greater
public awareness of NBG and bicyclists in our community.
E-mail: dhuskey@seagate.com
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