Rider Profiles

 Jody Stange, a.k.a. Home Slice, a.k.a. The King, a.k.a. Ten-Time Ironman

Age: 36
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Weight: 155 lbs (70.5 kg)
Residence: Los Angeles, a.k.a. "SoCal, Baby"
Biking Quote: "I bike, therefore I am."
Ride: Motobecane "Le Champion," 10-speed
Components: SRAM Force Full Gruppo
Riding on: Continental Gatorskins, 700x25 (zero flats!)
Longest Ride(s) Prior to EPIC: X-Country JJ (Pacific Ocean - Gulf of Mexico - Atlantic Ocean, 22 days, together with Joe, February, 2006)






Jeremy Berg, a.k.a. Yama, a.k.a. White Bread, a.k.a White Rice

Age: 44 (but 29 at heart!)
Height: 6'1.5" (187 cm)
Weight: 176 lbs (80 kg)
Residence: Gokase, Japan (a.k.a. G-Town)
Biking Quote: "What do you say we go for a ride?"
Ride: Panasonic DX4000, steel frame, 8-speed
Components: Shimano 105
Riding On: Bontrager Race Lights, 700x23, followed by Bontrager Race Lights Hardcase, 700x23, after 950 miles.
Longest Ride(s) Prior to EPIC: Tour of Taiwan (800 km in 8 days, including two off-days, with a maximum one-day ride of 185 km, from Taipei to Kaohsiung, with Joe, December 24-31, 2009)



Joseph Reinhart, a.k.a. Joe

Age: 53
Height:5'10" (178 cm)
Weight:175 lbs. (79 kg)
Residence: Oita, Japan
Biking Quote: "A man can't say he has seen a country until he has experienced it from the seat of a bicycle." - Samuel Clemens.
Ride: Raleigh Clubman, steel frame, 10-speed
Components: Shimano Dura-Ace and Ultegra
Tires: Vittoria (23,981 flats), Michelin (much better tires!)
Longest Ride(s) Prior to EPIC: Same as Jody

Tom Helner, a.k.a. John, a.k.a. Jeff, a.k.a. J-Anything

Age: 36
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Weight: 145 lbs (66 kg)
Residence: Dearborn, Michigan
Biking Quote: "If the bike you speak of has foot pegs, then yes, I wanna go for a ride. If it has pedals, then no."
Ride: LeMond Buenos Aires, steel frame, 9-speed
Components: Shimano 105
Tires: Continental Gatorskins, 700x23
Longest Ride(s) Prior to EPIC: 105 miles (Day 3 of DALMAC 2008 in Michigan); 415 miles in 7 days, Oita to Kagoshima, Japan, with Joe, 2008