OldMan (OM) got his name from being older, balder and slower than the young Absolutees. He, along with Doc and Lardo are the original founding members of TeamAbsolut. He currently works as a Software Manager in some big European company. If he didn’t have this job, OM thinks that he would be a car mechanic (who would trust him with their car?) or a dog trainer (since he has a car and no dog probably the former is more likely).

OM has been riding for 26 years and true to TA form has owned a full range of bikes. Here is the list :

                1. Raleigh Chopper (first bike)
                2. Raleigh Twenty,
                3. Schauff,
                4. Oyama MTB,
                5. Schwinn Cimmaron,
                6. GT Avalanche,
                7. Merlin Taiga,
                8. Litespeed Obed,
                9. Cannondale CAAD 3 Road Bike.

If you think that list was impressive, here’s what he rides now :
1. '00 Trek 5-7, 
2. '99 Litespeed Owl Hollow, 
3. '97 Miyata 'Yellow Banana' Slalom Bike, 
4. '90 Paramount Series 90 MTB

The person that most influenced him to ride is Mother Superior (his super supportive wife) And with his car mechanic dreams, his dream bikes are a Jordan Carbon Fiber for the road and a Senna MTB. (I don’t think the latter will ever hit the store so keep dreaming OM) In his many years of riding and crashing, OM has been given lots of advice but the one piece that sticks in his mind was in 1990 along some unknown trail in California: "stay on the center, lots of poison ivy ahead!" Being one of the original members of TeamAbsolut, his best advice is to 'come and join TeamAbsolut'

Through the years OM has had many an interesting cycling encounter but his best cycling moment was ploughing thru a flash flood with Mother Superior and his 2 kids. Crashing is usually not a  good thing and it is no surprise that his worst cycling moment was going down on concrete covered with green moss as his front wheel washed out.

Like the rest of us, OM works hard for his money and his best bike related purchases are his Oakley M-Frames and Shimano Carbon-Fiber shoes. His worst bike related purchase are his late Time Mountain Bike Shoes that delaminated after 1 ride in the rain!