
Shawn Tevendale
Owner
Opened Blue Ridge Cyclery in 2010.
Favorite kind of riding: Long mountain rides in the woods
Fun facts: Lifelong fisherman; hates kangaroos

Jaruchan "Jip" Palakawongs
General Manager
Years at BRC: 8
Favorite kind of riding: Bike park and cross country
Fun fact: Climbed Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Australia.

John Stott
Store Manager, Downtown
Years in the Industry: 25+
Favorite kind of riding: Singletrack
Technical certifications: Master Technician, DT Swiss certified wheel builder, RockShox certified suspension/brake technician
Fun Fact: Once fell down a well. (He made it out.)

Chris Philips
store manager, warrenton
Favorite kind of riding: Gravel
Fun Fact: Visited and toured all of Rome in 36 hours

Matt Taylor
Sales, hollymead & downtown
Years at BRC: 6
Favorite type of riding: Group road rides
Fun Facts: Will eat anything pickled, is mildly addicted to audio books, and once beat Lance Armstrong in a time trial

Matt Dalton
Bike Fitter, Sales, Downtown
Years at BRC: 7
Favorite kind of riding: Bikes
Technical certifications: Trek Precision Fit Certified
Fun Fact: Is a shameless nerd

Meredith McCreight
Marketing & Outreach Manager
Favorite kind of riding: Road... but slowly being converted to MTB
Fun Facts: Melts at the sight of a really cute dog (so... a dog); owns a small design business

Rob Whittaker
Service manager, hollymead
Years working in bike shops: Since he was 12
Favorite kind of riding: Anything 30 miles or less, though historically commits to grueling endurance rides
Technical Certifications: Trek Certified Technician
Fun Facts: At age 16 he toured CO on bike for a week with his dad; was a bouncer at a night club for one whole night

B.O.B. Leftwich
Mechanic, Warrenton
Technical certifications: If it's bike related tecnhology, he's either been trained in it or helped develop it
Fun Facts: Regular Ironman event pit crew volunteer; owned and operated Bike Stop Warrenton for 38 years!

Justin Matijasic A.K.A. "Kreegee"
Mechanic, Downtown
Years wrenching: 12
Favorite kind of riding: Cyclocross
Technical Certifications: Certified Spin Doctor
Fun Facts: Is the son of a preacher man, practices siddha yoga

Tim Chambers
Mechanic, Downtown
Years wrenching: 19
Favorite kind of riding: Urban/Mountain
Technical Certifications: UBI suspension, wheel building, master technician
Fun Fact: can tell you the horse power of any car ever

Kristin ("KK") Kesecker
SALES, DOWNTOWN & HOLLYMEAD
Favorite kind of riding: Fun riding. If it's fun, she's in! Mostly mountain and gravel.
Fun Fact: Her bikes are named Princess Unicorn and Mountain Unicorn

Jules Reid
Sales, Warrenton
Favorite kind of riding: Leisure
Fun Facts: Has over 30 pairs of sunglasses; loves roller coasters

Will Tilman
Sales, hollymead
Favorite kind of riding: Enduro, park, backcountry
Fun Fact: Owns 5 pairs of Vans

Steve Wells
Mechanic, hollymead
Favorite kind of riding: The kind of trail riding that makes the inside of a car smell like a horse
Fun Facts: Hates neighborhood yard sales; used to be on an inline skating team

Mitch Slaymaker
mechanic, downtown
Technical Certifications: A lifetime of bikes
Fun Fact: Used to be a hardcore road racer in the 70s

Teri Glennon
Mechanic, hollymead & downtown
Favorite kind of riding: A toss-up between hardcore big mountain riding and any ride with a friend.
Fun fact: Recently rode her bike from Richmond, VA to Bar Harbor, ME and hopes to ride the Pacific coast next year

Shaina Rhodes
sales, hollymead
Favorite kind of riding: Trail
Fun Fact: Did a K9 biathlon with her dog, Gypsy

Victor Hengarter
PRODUCTION TECH, HOLLYMEAD
Favorite kind of riding: Trails
Technical certifications: Robot builder (that counts, right?)
Fun fact: Built a robot that participated in an international tournament

Carl Turner
MECHANIC, WARRENTON
Favorite type of riding: Mountain
Fun fact: He was born 1500 feet from our Warrenton store

Dale Walker
Mechanic, hollymead
Favorite kind of riding: Shenandoah National Park on a road bike
Technical certifications: Nope. Years of experience
Fun fact: Speaks German

Nate Paolella
Check-in tech & sales, downtown
Favorite kind of riding: Road
Fun Fact: LOVES Wawa

Matt Ralph
SALES, WARRENTON
Favorite kind of riding: Backcountry MTB
Fun fact: Scared of bees... which makes the backcountry riding interesting

Nathan Masters
SALES, HOLLYMEAD
Favorite kind of riding: Downhill
Fun facts: Dislocated his shoulder 6 times in one year and earned the nickname "LEGO"; completed the One Chip Challenge (look it up)

Shaine Smith
Web Consultant
Years with BRC: 3
Favorite kind of riding: Rocky, techy singletrack in the desert
Fun Fact: Terrified of roller coasters

Reese
Head of puplick relations
Full name: Reese Witherspoon Plott
Favorite kind of riding: Cross Country
Fun Fact: Loves chasing bears, remote controlled cars; will do anything for crab meat
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