Specialized Trail Crew Application

Hello boys and girls and judges all alike at Specialized. This is my application to be a part of the Specialized Trail Crew – an opportunity for myself and Specialized. By choosing me Specialized will add a Canadian to the team, which means in the winter time I’ll be throwing on my parka along with some studded tires and doing some snow riding. And obviously this is an opportunity for me because I’ll be able to parade around in front of my friends on a 2010 Stumpjumper…oh I will parade.

Even though I’ve only been mountain biking for four years now, it has truly taken over my life and I’ve loved every second of it…except for maybe my four year streak of getting poison ivy or the countless nights of sleep-walking thinking I am racing my bike. I try to get on the trails 3 or 4 times a week, but I wish it could be more and my girlfriend probably wishes it was less. The more and more I ride, the more and more I come out of my mountain biking shell so to speak. I’ve been in a few 24 hr and weekly races, I ride with the Caledon Cycling Club (one of the largest cycling clubs in Canada), and I’ve volunteered to be an Algonquin Park Mountain Bike Ranger to maintain the trails, inform other riders on proper mountain biking etiquette as well as safety and park rules.

Along with the countless miles of single track within easy driving distance from my house, I plan on lugging my mountain bike with me for a few fantastic road trips to the Canadian Rockies and the Swiss Alps next year. It is unfortunate that two of my best friends and fellow riders have moved away to these places, but it is also provides me with an excellent opportunity to do some mountain biking in some pretty amazing destinations.

So that explains a fraction of my passion towards mountain biking - how can my love be expressed in words? From the social networking point of view, I am a bit new; however I am an electrical and computer engineer, so I doubt it will take me long to catch on – after all I’ve already started twittering and blogging, which led me to this contest. Plus, my girlfriend’s job is to represent her company on Facebook, Twitter and to start blog discussions, so I think I am covered.

So the only question that remains – does Specialized offer parkas?


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Specialized Rider Club Membership

Andrew Nause