Pro Bikes Team Bios

Evan "Soupie" Robinson, CX, Road

2009-11-24T17:34:00.000-08:00

2010 Racing Age: 25

Residence: 4 Mile Run

Racing Discipline(s) & Category(s): Road Category 4, Cyclocross Category 4 B racer

Bike(s) of Choice: Cannondale CX 9

Number of Years Racing: 3....I guess

Best Results And/Or Accomplishments: C Races are Results But Not Accomplishments

Favorite Race Course: Granogue Cyclocross

Favorite Pittsburgh Area Trail: The Iron Gate

Favorite Pre-Ride/Race Meal: Shot of Espresso, Banana, and some type of Carbs

Favorite Post-Ride/Race Meal: Anything that I can get near my mouth. Sometimes something Malty

Non Cycling Interests/Hobbies: Punk Rock, Playing Music, Being Snobbish about Beer and Coffee

2010 Goals: Be a Competitive B cyclocross racer and Not consider all other times of the year "the off season". RIde all of the Rides in Oscar Swans Book

Additional Sponsors or Must Have Equipment: America Runs on Dunkin?

Lee-Ann Beatty (Expert MTB, Road)

2009-10-07T06:04:00.000-07:00

2009 Racing Age: 29

Residence: da 'burgh

Racing Discipline(s) & Category(s): CAT 2 Road, Expert MTB

Bike(s) of Choice: Cannondale baby!!!!

Number of Years Racing: 3

Best Results And/Or Accomplishments: 1st Michaux Curse of the Dark Hollow, 1st Dillion Creek OMBC, 1st West Branch OMBC, 1st Big Bear Women's Expert Team, 1st 7 Springs Women's Expert Team, 1st Riverview Grand Prix, 1st Aliquippa Crit, 2nd Race around the Lake, 4th GC Tour of the Valley

Favorite Race Course: Anything in Michaux State Forest

Favorite Pittsburgh Area Trail: North Park

Favorite Pre-Ride/Race Meal: Oatmeal

Favorite Post-Ride/Race Meal: A tall glass of Endurox

Non Cycling Interests/Hobbies: Travel

2010 Goals: To win a race in WV (solo attempt)

Additional Sponsors or Must Have Equipment: GPOA, Cannondale, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Oakley, Underarmor

Justin Pokrivka (Pro XC, Road, CX)

2009-06-02T07:49:00.000-07:00

2009 Racing Age: does it matter? do you want to know my favorite color too?

Residence: Tarentum, PA

Racing Discipline(s) & Category(s): MTB PRO Cross Country and Ultra, Road CAT 3, Cyclo Cross 3

Bike(s) of Choice: Depends on what I'm doing, but the more the better. Off road I think a 29er hard tail is the way to go if your over 5'5". I love aluminium and scandium, TI sounds nice but carbon scares me, and steel doesn't seem worth the extra weight to me. On the road I really like carbon smooth, fast, and stiff, aluminium is nice never had a steel or TI so not sure. For cyclo cross I think it would be TI, steel, scandium, then aluminum, in that order. But everyone needs to ride a fixed gear or single speed at least once so you can enjoy how simple bikes could be.

Number of Years Racing: 10 plus

Best results and/or Accomplishments:

2008-3rd Mount Snow Nationals, 1st Massanutten HOO HA, 3rd Greenbiar, 3rd Mountaineer Stage race, over 60 races with 40 top fives and only 2 DNF's

2007-2nd Mountwood, 1st Big Bear, 2nd Henry Clay, climbed Mt Everest, captured Bigfoot (just checking to see if your reading everything)

2006-3rd in NUE Series in 06, 7th W101, 4th Mohican 100

Favorite Race Course: Not many bad ones and it's to hard to pick just one so here's a few. The Wilderness 101, Massanutten HOO HA, the Shenandoah 100, Michaux Series, Revenge of the Rattlesnake, Big Bear, Henry Clay, Mohican Wilderness and 100, 7-Springs 24 hour, Tour of Tucker County, Dash for Cash, Brady's Run, Moraine, Roaring Run off road and road races. What makes any course a "BAD ONE" is bad marking.

Favorite Pittsburgh Area Trail: Deer Lakes for two reasons first I always ride to there (because cars suck) and it's never crowded.

Favorite Pre-Ride/Race Meal: Good coffee, cereal, oatmeal, bagels, pancakes, home fries, bananas, peanut butter sandwiches, fig newtons, nutter butters, apples, but no EGGS

Favorite Post-Ride/Race Meal: A can of COKE is a good start, after that almost anything that needs to be cooked, but still no EGGS

Non Cycling Interests/Hobbies: When I'm not leaping tall buildings in a single bound and ridding the world of do-gooders, I'm busy finding ways to live cheaper, playing Madden on Playstation, following the Steelers and NFL, working out gym rat stuff like lifting weights, and sleeping.

2009 Goals: It's still early but the La Ruta, top 10 in some of the NUE races, and in the money at the rest.

Additional Sponsors or Must Have Equipment: Cohen & Associates chiropractic care, Attitude because you'll never get anywhere without that, a comfortable seat I like WTB's shadow V, good shorts, a bike that fits. Some of my favorites are AVID brakes, SRAM XO drive train, Thompson seat post and stems, Easton bars and posts, XTR anything, American Classic hubs, Stan's rims, Cannondale Lefty, Specialized Fast Track tires, Garmin 305 edge because it's cool to see where you were.

Justin Jackson (DH)

2009-04-14T09:17:00.000-07:00

2009 Racing Age: 24

Residence: McMurray, PA

Racing Discipline(s) & Category(s): Downhill(Cat 1) mainly, I might dabble in Dual Slalom(Cat 2) too.

Bike(s) of Choice: 2008 Cannondale Judge

Number of Years Racing: 5 years, this is the first year I've actually trained for though.

Best results and/or Accomplishments: The Best have yet to come...aka I haven't had awesome results in the past 2 years, ha! 2005 1st @ Maryland State Championship, 2006 2nd @ Capitol Cup...

Favorite Race Course: Snowshoe's Pro DH course

Favorite Pittsburgh Area Trail: Downhill in Pittsburgh...I wish.

Favorite Pre-Ride/Race Meal: Night before usually a boat load of pasta mmmmmm. Day of races usually just eat 1-2 light meals before race.

Favorite Post-Ride/Race Meal: Mexican with lots of non Mexican beer, preferably Guinness.

Non Cycling Interests/Hobbies: Snowboarding, Flying, Skydiving, White Water Kayaking, Wakeboarding, Rock Climbing, Camping, Beer...

2009 Goals: At least 2 podiums in Cat 1-3 races so I can upgrade to Pro. First or Second in the overall for Snowshoe's race series. Get at least 10 races in this season without getting hurt haha.

Additional Sponsors or Must Have Equipment: Extra Tires, Rear Derailleur and sometimes rims for races.

John McClurg (Cat 2 MTB & Endurance)

2009-02-12T13:52:00.000-08:00

Racing age: 31

Residence: Harrison City, PA

Racing disciplines/categories: Cat 2 MTB and Endurance

Bikes: ’08 Salsa Mamasita, ’08 Titus Racer-X 29’er, Surly Karate Monkey SS

Years Racing: 5

Decent Results:

2006 -
3rd Place, Expert Class, National Championships, Sonoma, CA
3rd Place, Men’s Solo, 12 Hrs. of Big Bear, WV
8th Place, Pro/Expert Class, WV State Championships, Davis, WV

2007
4th place Pro/Expert Class M. O. M. race, Moraine State Park, PA
4th Place overall series (Pro/Expert Class) Month of Mud, PA

2008: not much worth mentioning, an but excellent 24 hr. experience!

Favorite race course:
A. WV State Championship course in Canaan outside Davis, WV
B. Maryland State Champ. Course (aka Greenbrier Challenge) outside Boonsboro, MD

Favorite Pittsburgh Area trail: Apollo trails (though a bit far from the Burgh)

Favorite Pre-race Meal: Oatmeal with half-and-half, dried cranberries, cherries, and blueberries, walnuts; followed later by 2 eggs over medium with fried salami. Also 8 oz. milk and OJ

Pre-ride Meal: Chinese food! Lots of rice and meat.

Favorite Post-Ride/Race Meal: A large frothed hot chocolate with half-and-half; Spaghetti with meatballs

Non-Cycling Interests: Philosophy, poetry, religion, and, like the monks of old,…beer brewing!

2009 Goals: The podium at the Greenbrier Challenge Marathon, 24 hrs. of Big Bear and Seven Springs, and top five overall in the WV Ultra Series.

Jake Grantham (Expert MTB, Road, CX)

2009-01-14T19:30:00.000-08:00

2009 Racing Age: 33

Residence: Shadyside

Racing Discipline(s) & Category(s): Expert Endurance Mountainbike, Road Racing, Cyclocross

Bike(s) of Choice: 2009 Specialized S-Works Epic, S-Works Stumpjumper, S-Works Tarmac SL2, Cannondale CX9 Cyclocross, Cannondale 29'er 1

Number of Years Racing: 5 years racing mountain bikes

Best results and/or Accomplishments:
3rd Place 24 hours In The Old Pueblo 4 man elite
1st Place 24 hours of Mohican 4 man elite course record 26 laps
2nd Place 24 hours of Big Bear
4th Place Bakers Dozen 12 hour duo (Leesburg VA)
2nd Place 12 Hours of Lodi Farms Duo (Fredericksburg VA)
1st Place Mingo Creek Road Race #1 CAT IV
3rd Place Mingo Creek Road Race Overall Series Points CAT IV
1st 24 Hours of Seven Springs 5 Person Open

Favorite Race Course: Old Pueblo AZ, McDowell Mountain AZ, Big Bear WV, Snowshoe WV

Favorite Pittsburgh Area Trail: Frick Park, North Park, Hartwood Acres

Favorite Pre-Ride/Race Meal: Buckwheat pancakes, eggs, bacon, OJ, and lots of Java

Favorite Post-Ride/Race Meal: Steak

Non Cycling Interests/Hobbies: I'm a movie buff

2009 Goals: To podium in all 24 hour race events, Place Top 10 in the NUE ultra endurance series

Additional Sponsors or Must Have Equipment: Pro Bikes, Endura Clothing, Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park, Kenda Tires

Todd Schoeni- Just call me "Hoss" (MTB)

2008-12-26T17:35:00.000-08:00

2009 Racing Age: 31

Residence: Pro Bikes, Squirrel Hill

Racing Discipline(s) & Category(s): I'm a MTN. BIKER!!! Also dabble in Road and 'cross

Bike(s) of Choice: Mtn.- Seven Sola Ti SS, Cannondale Caffeine 29er. Road- Specialized S Works Tarmac SL2, Fort Fixie. Cross- Cannondale CX9, all Sram'd up.

Number of Years Racing: 7 yrs riding/racing. 1 yr actually working at it.

Best Results And/Or Accomplishments: 2008: 1st, Coopers Rock, Clydesdale. 24hrs Big Bear, 1st, Rigid SS class. 24hrs 7 Springs, 1st, 5 Person Open. And many, many other races where I didn't fare so well.....

Favorite Race Course: Big Bear 24 hr course. Revenge of The Rattlesnake course, Davis, WV.. Seven Springs 24hr Race Course

Favorite Pittsburgh Area Trail: FRICK PARK BABY!!!! Bavington too!

Favorite Pre-Ride/Race Meal: PB & J, Bananas, Oatmeal

Favorite Post-Ride/Race Meal: Put it in front of me and I'll eat it, or at least attempt to.....

Non Cycling Interests/Hobbies: Knitting, darning socks, cross stitch on a Friday night, Ponies, long walks on the beach listening to Anne Murray or John Denver, Snipe Hunting (Only in Ohio, PA snipes are no fun), Teasing Craig, and knarfuling the garthog.... (Edit- Todd also listens to a the wost selections of 80s/90s hair band heavy metal that I've ever heard)

2009 Goals: Keep Carson in my sights and Feazell in the rear-view..... Oh, and staying drug-free in 2009!!!

Additional Sponsors or Must Have Equipment: Cannondale, Endura, Specialized, Jake, Chuck, and the loving hugs of Jason Butler.

Aaron Shelmire (MTB/Cross/Road)

2008-12-19T05:57:00.000-08:00

09 Racing Age: 29

Residence: Pittsburgh, PA

Racing Discipline(s) & Category(s): cross(As, Bs), cobble stones, hill climbing, burrito eating(PRO), criterium MAR thief(cat 4), becoming friendly with trees(Expert)

Bike(s) of Choice: two wheeled ones of the 700c/29er variety

Number of Years Racing: mtn and cross 2 yrs, road 1yr

Best results and/or Accomplishments:
undefeated Chipotle burrito eating champ

Favorite Race Course: Big Bear 24 hr, Rothrock

Favorite Pittsburgh Area Trail: uh...south side trail...heh

Favorite Pre-Ride/Race Meal: Milkshakes and cookies

Favorite Post-Ride/Race Meal: Milkshakes with Burritos

Non Cycling Interests/Hobbies: security geek, painting, snowboarding, riddles/puzzles, writing

2009 Goals: survive a hundred miles of singletrack (mohican), dominate 24 hour relay racing, upgrade to a cat-3 road license, good placings(top-5) in the MABRA cross, MAC, and UCI B races.

Additional Sponsors or Must Have Equipment: Eggbeaters, Ergon grips

Tim Carson (Pro MTB)

2008-12-17T17:10:00.000-08:00

2009 Racing Age: 33

Residence: Regent Square

Racing Discipline(s) & Category(s): Pro XC

Bike(s) of Choice: Cannondale Caffine 29er 1, Specialized Centrum commuter bike!!!!!!

Number of Years Racing: 5 years racing mountain bikes, 4 years racing BMX

Best results and/or Accomplishments:
1st Place Expert Iceman Cometh
1st Place Expert Sugar Mtn. Norba National
4th Place Expert Mt. Snow National Championships
3rd Place 24 hours In The Old Pueblo 4 man elite
1st Place 24 hours of Mohican 4 man elite course record 26 laps
1st Place Expert/Pro Mt. Wood
2nd Place 24 hours of Big Bear
2nd Place Expert/Pro Ohio State Championships
1st Place Murrysville CX B's (on a mountain bike no sandbagging aloud!)
2nd Place Expert Chicasaw trace classic
1st Place 12 hour duo open pro Dirt,Sweat,and Gears
5th Place Pro Snake Creek Gap Time Trial

Favorite Race Course: Snake Creek Gap, Dalton Ga, Mohican State Forest, Ohio

Favorite Pittsburgh Area Trail: Frick Park, North Park, Boyce Park

Favorite Pre-Ride/Race Meal: Night before steak and potato, morning of oatmeal

Favorite Post-Ride/Race Meal: Pasta and a monster

Non Cycling Interests/Hobbies: Hot chicks on bikes! An occasional beer and anything fast!

2009 Goals: To pull consistent top 20 finishes in National Pro races.

Additional Sponsors or Must Have Equipment: Cannondale, Endura Clothing, Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park, Kenda Tires

Holly Forsyth (Endurance MTB)

2008-12-17T14:32:00.000-08:00

Name: Holly Forsyth

Racing Discipline(s) & Category(s): Endurance Mountain Biking


Bike(s) of Choice: Cannondale Rush, Specialized Epic Marathon

Number of Years Racing: 5 for Pro Bikes (Pittsburgh Pro Bikes) & 8 total

Best Results And/Or Accomplishments: Granny Gear 24 Hour Solo National Champion 2007, WVVUS Series Champion 2008 (most recent 2 titles) -many podium finishes in past 8 years in solo 24 hour racing.Ê

Favorite Race Courses: Seven Springs, PA & Big Bear, WV

Favorite Pittsburgh Area Trail: Laurel Mountain & Apollo Roaring Run

Favorite Pre-Ride/Race Meal: Pasta with Clam Sauce

Favorite Post-Ride/Race Meal: Sushi

Non Cycling Interests/Hobbies: Skiing (Cross Country, Downhill, & Water), Tennis, Live Music, Reading in Spanish

2009 Goals: I'm having a baby! My first! Due July 1st. Then my goal will be to lose the extra pounds  :) 

Additional Sponsors or Must Have Equipment: Superfeet (orthodics) sponsors me, must haves include: Night Rider HID lights (at least 3 batteries), & lots of Hammer Gels & Perpetuam & Heed (drink mixes).

Josh Feazell (CX, MTB, Road)

2008-12-17T14:24:00.000-08:00

2009 Racing Age: 33

Residence: 25840

Racing Discipline(s) & Category(s): Cyclocross, Mountain, Road

Bike(s) of Choice: Cannondale super six, Salsa Chilli Con Crosso, Niner Air one, Cannondale single speed mountain Tandem

Number of Years Racing: 18

Best Results And/Or Accomplishments: Winner 24 of snowshoe, 24 of Big bear, and can make the return trip from the bar on a fixie

Favorite Race Course: Revenge of the Rattlesnake

Favorite Pittsburgh Area Trail: Anything Todd or Chuck takes me on

Favorite Pre-Ride/Race Meal: PB and J with the crusts cut off

Favorite Post-Ride/Race Meal: Beer

Non Cycling Interests/Hobbies: What else is there?

2009 Goals: Wreck Todd

Additional Sponsors or Must Have Equipment: All Endura Products

Donald Powers (Expert MTB)

2008-12-15T17:15:00.000-08:00

2009 Racing Age: 34

Residence: Plum, PA

Racing Discipline(s) & Category(s): Men's Expert

Bike(s) of Choice: Salsa Mamasita

Number of Years Racing: 2

Best results and/or Accomplishments:
1st 2008 WVMBA#4 Henry Clay 30K - Men's Sport
1st 2008 WVMBA#5 Tour de Lake - Men's Sport
1st 2008 Peanut Butter Festival - Men's 30-39
2nd 2008 WVMBA Series Standings - Men's Sport

Favorite Race Course: PA- The Seven Springs 24 Hour course W - Black Bear Race at Kanawha St Forest.

Favorite Pittsburgh Area Trail: Boyce Park

Favorite Pre-Ride/Race Meal: Powerbar & Redbull.

Favorite Post-Ride/Race Meal: It is usually just junk food that I grab at a gas station on the drive home from the race.

Non Cycling Interests/Hobbies: Watching Football - Go Steelers! Spending time with my wife, music, & trying to get better at Mt biking.

2009 Goals: To consistantly finish in the top 10 of the Expert class & squeak out a couple top 5's

Additional Sponsors or Must Have Equipment: Hoping Twin Six, & my wife Jenn, she allows me to spend a ridiculous amount of money & time on mountain biking.

Jason D. Mahokey (Endurance MTB)

2008-12-11T19:08:00.000-08:00

2010 Racing Age: 38 (at least for awhile)

Residence: White Oak, PA

Racing Discipline(s) & Category(s): Endurance and general long ass riding when I can.

Bike(s) of Choice: Salsa Dos Niner, Salsa Mamasita, and Salsa Campeon road bike.

Number of Years Racing: a few poor, a few OK, a few not bad and one or two suck filled ones.

Best Results and/or Accomplishments: 2nd Overall in the 2006 Mid Atlantic Super Series, some top 5 12 & 24 Hour Solos, bunch of T-Shirts and some killer saddle sores. Anymore just finishing is a bonus.

Favorite Race Course: Shenandoah 100 course. Epic and fun. Mohican is cool too.

Favorite Pittsburgh Area Trail: Boyce Park

Favorite Pre-Ride/Race Meal: PB&J Bagel and STRONG coffee.

Favorite Post-Ride/Race Meal: Beer and Mexican food.

Non Cycling Interests/Hobbies: Cooking, listening to music, good beer, getting my blog on- TheSoiledChamois.com, and hanging out with my wife JoErin and son Brennan. As well as thinking, dreaming, reading and obsessing about bikes and bike racing. Did I mention I like beer? I am now also publishing an eMag called XXC.

2010 Goals: Race a couple hundies, a solo here or there, and keep pursuing the perfect epic ride.

Additional Sponsors or Must Have Equipment: XXC Magazine. Must haves: a bikes that works and good mechanic to work on it, because I know sh*t about wrenching.