Yeti Factory Race Team
Michael West
Pro Bike
Vitals
- First Bike :
- I think it was a chromed out Ross
- Favorite Track :
- Any SD over 45 m in length
- Current Fav Motivational Song:
- Some DUB songs on Pandora… to lazy to look for music these days.
- Favorite Food:
- Mexican
- Hometown :
- Durango
- Current City:
- Boulder
- iPhone or Droid :
- iPhone
- Weight:
- 170
- Height:
- 5’11’’
- Birth Date:
- 6/27/74
- Turned Pro:
- 98
- Started Riding:
- When I could walk
- Hidden Talent:
- Love to dance
- Current Bike:
- SB66c
- Nickname:
- Lightning ( was hit by a bolt once)
- SX or MX:
- MX
- Favorite number:
- 27
- Favorite Race Ever:
- So many; Ones like Ashland and Downievile, and I can’t wait for the Whole Enchilada in Moab! Any SD over 45 min in length has my vote!
Q&A
- QUESTION
- 3 words to describe yourself
- ANSWER
- a. Spontaneous b. Passionate c. Old School
- QUESTION
- Ever been arrested? How many times?
- ANSWER
- Once, for riding my bike on an old trail
- QUESTION
- Almost been arrested? How many times?
- ANSWER
- Got close for speeding some speeding tickets that I forgot to pay when I was younger...kids what are you going to do.
- QUESTION
- Favorite thing my parent/spouse/significant other makes
- ANSWER
- Both my parents and my wife make great food; all kinds of great food. They make it tough to want to go out to dinner, because 9/10 times they do it better
- QUESTION
- Greatest memory in my MTB History
- ANSWER
- It easily has to be the amazing places MTB has taken me. At the top of that list has to be a trip to Peru, awesome mountains for bike riding.
- QUESTION
- Totally freaked out by
- ANSWER
- Surgeries
- QUESTION
- Should be freaked out by, but I am not
- ANSWER
- Speed
- QUESTION
- First thing I do when I get home from traveling
- ANSWER
- Plop down on the couch and zone out in front of the TV. Catch up won other races along with a little WRC action on the PVR.
- QUESTION
- Worst Habit
- ANSWER
- Eating boxes of cookies
- QUESTION
- If this person only knew I did this, they would more than likely kill me!
- ANSWER
- my dog, left her at home for rides
- QUESTION
- 3 things you can’t live without
- ANSWER
- a. Bikes b. Bikes c. Bikes
- QUESTION
- Favorite teammate
- ANSWER
- All of them; they all have their own little quirks that keep you laughing
- QUESTION
- Most embarrassing story about my teammate
- ANSWER
- They all like to drink light beer
