Born in Washington DC Ben started riding lift serve at whitetail resort on a fully rigid spalding Mtn. Bike from Sears. It wasn't until he moved to Colorado in 1996 that he learned that people rode uphill as opposed to taking a lift. Rather than be a pants wetting panic bunny and sticking to lifts he faced this new aspect with a lot of wheezing and coughing. He eventually got rid of the Spalding and got a bike with front suspension. This satisfied him for many years until recently he upgraded to full suspension. His new bike rides more like a pimped out Cadillac than a Mtn. Bike, but hey, sometimes you got to go for the sweetness. Ben is returning for his second year at 24 Hours of Moab and figures he has no where to go but up after his performance last year with the "Don't You Hate Pants (DYHP) Racing Team".