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Kyle Bawden
Rob Brooks
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Jamie Burton
Nicole Burton
Aaron Caden
Simon Drew
Matt Hubber
P'An-Tau Jiricek-Scott
Matthias Kerkmann
Frank Klesnik
Andrew McGuiness
Bill Murphy
Jon Presswell
Eckhard Schultze
Peter Svara
Rebecca Thyne
David Wells
Kevin Wells
Emma Winterflood
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| Pete Svara | |
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 Bachelor 2005 |
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| Nickname: | Sphincter - prob not what you're thinking! Just a corruption of my surname- svara, sahara, safari, etc... |
| Age: | 39 |
| Day Job: | Respected member of the community, almost a minor deity actually and all round nice guy! (Fire Fighter). |
| Years Riding MTB: | 20 years off and on with more off than on... |
| Current Bike: | Ventana 'El Rey (The King)' 29er with full '07 XTR bling. Way more than my ablility or wallet can justify. |
| Dream Bike: | An XC racer / downhiller with 8" travel made from 'Unobtainium' and weighing about 8kg's. Of course it'll have all the lastest and greatest speed weaponary too! |
| Worst Bike Ridden: | Hmm - soo many over the years! But definitely have to agree with others here that Mark's Huffydale has been the worst! |
| States/Countries Ridden: | NT (Darwin & Alice Springs), SA (Eagle Park & Fox Creek/Cuddley Creek), NSW (Blue Mountains) and ACT (Sparrow Hill, Majura Pines & Cowan Forest). |
| Favourite MTB Ride: (NT/Interstate/OS) |
Prob the '06 Road Trip - Kyle, Aaron , Ty and myself did the Scott 24hr and then another week of trails in the ACT / NSW coast and Blue Mtns. Great riding with mates although a week in a motorhome was a bit 'close'(4 guys & 3 beds). |
| Favourite MTB Event: (NT/Interstate/OS) |
CABC (Central Aust Bike Challenge 05&06) in the NT. The Mont/Scott 24hr(05&06) in ACT was great fun too. Especially when Aaron Caden comes in whinging about the mud. What a sook - was only 3am, 2 degrees and raining... Tim Ellison's 'short course racing' is also a winner! |
| Favourite MTB Track: (NT/Interstate/OS) |
Almost any of the tracks in the Canberra/ACT area. If you get the chance to ride them GO FOR IT!!! Charles Darwin and Pine Forest locally - different styles of riding but both fun. Eagle Park(SA)for hilly technical track - like CD but hills 10x bigger. |
| Hardest Ride: | Usually they are all hard at some point as i have the lung capacity of a dead frog and the endurance of a sloth. Prob rate the big day (95k's)in the CABC'05 as hardest - 40+ temp, not enough water supplies and starting to get dizzy spells, cramps, rash, etc... |
| Worst MTB Injury: (When,Where,How,Excuse) |
Some nice gravel rash from a fast downhill get off near Charles Darwin a few years ago but my superior ablities (or lack of speed more likely) have prevented worse. Anyway "broken bones heal and chicks dig scars" - off the Simpsons... |
| Favourite MTB Accessory: (Anything that makes MTB easier) |
Suspension! Too old/too soft for the hardtails. |
