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Mayors' Ride Bios - Bryon Wright
1. Which Relay link do you want to ride?
I heard that you need a rider for Steamboat Springs, CO to Salt Lake
City, UT. I'd like to do that leg.
2. How you found us
A double-forwarded email from Lisa Romney in Rocky Anderson's office
originally sent to the MBAC's distribution list.
3. Why you want to do this ride
Quite honestly, I've been itchin' to get out for a long ride this
summer. It doesn't hurt that you all have an interesting cause attached.
4. Your touring experience
I've ridden several unsupported short tours around UT and AZ. I joined a
friend going unsupported across the country on a bike for a leg from
Eugene, OR to Salt Lake City two summer ago. I also bike quite a few
supported MTB tours throughout the year.
5. Tell us about your bike
Which one? (I'm not sure yet which bike to take... They are all quite
nice!)
6. Describe your training regimen
I ride with friends, slight acquaintances, total strangers when I can.
This amounts to about 200 miles a week on the road and off. Riding =
training = riding some more. I occasionally get in a race.
7. How many miles do you ride a year
I'd estimate about 5000 miles per year.
8. Are you car free or Interested
I have one car for my family - we carpool, bike commute (usually with
the kid in the trailer part of the way), walk, take the excellent mass
transit options around SLC, and sometimes just drive. I'll probably
never go car free but I reduce my use where I can.
9. How are you making time for this
My boss is both a nice guy and in Europe - hopefully a good combination
for not getting in trouble at work. My wife is just plain supportive. My
kid gives me winks and certainly understands.
10. How many miles do you plan to ride in 2002
As many as I can enjoy, plus a few more.
11. What are your fears about doing this ride
I try not to fear these sort of things.
12. Do you have any special skills
I can't play the ukulele, nor juggle 4 items for more than a few
seconds. I can, however, old-home repair like a crazy-fool, carry on
biomedical research, and make a pleasing pizza - often simultaneously.
13. Do you have any helpful friends for us
They'd surely hear about you through this and contact you if necessary.
14. What other activities do you do
I like to ski-tour in the winter, have chats with friends, fool-around
with my kid and wife. Reading is awfully nice! I photograph things a
bit.
15. Your age
28 years old
17. Your occupation
Graduate student at the University of Utah
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