Dave Schindehette
Campbell, CA
Cat 3/Master 35+ B Aliases: Shindig, dshindig, Sopo
Year of Birth: 1968
Marital Status: Married
Known Children: 1
Occupation: Designer
Race Disciplines: Cross, sometimes track, road and mountain

  Cycling Highlights:

Race Highlights: 2nd overall - Pilarcitos Cross Series, 3rd overall - CCCX series with 1 win and top 5 in every race (7 total)

Riding Machines: Road: Sworks Tarmac SL2, CX: Sworks Tricross Carbon (1 geared, 1 single speed), Track: Sworks Langster Mountain: Sworks Carbon Epic… did I mention I work for Specialized?

Favorite Race: Old Sausalito Crit for road, Prunedale Cross

Favorite Training Rides: Lunch ride

Favorite Pre-Race Meal: Slim Jims

Favorite Book: Long Way Around or What if I Never Tried

Five-tunes Playlist (artist/song): Snow Patrol/How to be Dead, Angels and Airwaves/Rite of Spring, Gorillaz/Fire Coming out of a Monkey's Head, Johnny Cash/Boy Named Sue, Ministry/Psalm 69

Hero/Heroes: Myself

Talents, Hobbies, Tidbits: When not riding with Boonen or designing bikes for Bettini, I like hanging out with Cipo and pretend that he is actually listening to me

If you could ask a dead person one question, who would the person be and what would be the question?: Greg Lemond - why is he so bitter about Lance winning the Tour, oh wait he's still alive

Mary Ann or Ginger?: Both

If you were a character in a movie, who would you be? Samuel Jackson in Shaft

What, if anything, do you have left in life to accomplish? Win the Sausalito Crit

If you were a fruit, what would you be and why? I don't eat anything that is not heavily processed; in fact I can't remember the last time I actually had fruit. Does chocolate count?