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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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Ryan and partner, black and white portrait

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

Hardtail rowdiness. Loaded up for overnights. 27.5 or 29 – rowdy or fully loaded.

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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