PEORIA'S ORIGINAL OUTDOOR STORE. SINCE 1971.

A member of the team since:
Spring of 2009.

What outdoor sports do you enjoy?
Cycling, Running

What's your favorite product or brand in the store and why?
Trek Bicycles, I worked for them 12 years as a pro mechanic, so I bleed Trek Kool Aid

What outdoor competitions have you participated in?
I don't compete, takes the fun out of riding and running for me.

What's your greatest achievement?
Making my father proud, Making it as a pro mechanic, But most of all marrying my wife Beverly

What's your nickname and what's the story behind it?
Mitts-I have XXL hands

What's a sport/outdoor lesson you learned the hard way?
Stay Hydrated.

What's the strangest request you ever got from a customer?
Can I have your baby - A very long story

Tell us how you went out of your way to help a customer.
Drove 70 miles out of my way to deliver a bike

Name the next item you're planning to buy from the store and why?
Most likely a kayak, my wife has one- and we could go together

What's your most useful advice for someone who's buying a piece of equipment for the first time?
Read the owners manual or Refer to Dirk DeDecker

What music do you chill to?
Jazz

What music do you race to?
Hard Rock n Roll

What's the best advice anyone ever gave you?
When I drove a truck for Trek/VW a Over the Road driver told me to never take the loop road to get through a big city… Go Straight through.

What new sport would you like to try and why?
Archery - Takes a good amount of concentration and a good eye.

Favorite outdoor spot?
Is there beer there?