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JUST A DUDE

I’m just your average dude — but with a cool middle name. Cannon. I spend my days making the web a more human place as a Happiness Engineer at Automattic.

Midwest raised, outdoor obsessed. I ride gravel and mountain bikes, bikepack when I can, and drag my wonderful family on adventures they didn’t fully agree to.

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Three bikes. Every terrain.

THE FLEET

Specialized SL6 Sport

Go-to road machine, set up for comfort and speed. Lightweight carbon frame, endurance geometry.

Road

Specialized Epic EVO Expert

Full-suspension XC bike for singletrack, dirt miles, and rough detours. Light, quick, and happier off pavement.

MTB

Specialized Crux Expert

Reignited the cycling addiction. Golden yellow accent color. My desert island bike.

Cyclocross

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Ice Cream Endurance

RIDE WITH US

A midwest cycling team powered by friendship, gravel, and ice cream.

Latest Writing

FROM THE JOURNAL

  • November Backpacking ’19

    November Backpacking ’19

    Some of my favorite dudes put together a two night backpacking trip down the Knobstone Trail in southern Indiana. I’d never been on this trail, but it was a perfect time for fall foliage. The temps were a bit chilly at night, but given a camp fire and our high spirits, things were perfect. The…

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