Andrew grew up riding all types of bikes on Vancouver Island. After spending some time figuring out what he REALLY wanted to be doing and getting bored of being a carpet-layer he moved to Vancouver to work for Rocky Mountain Bicycles. After 3 1/2 years there he moved to West Point Cycles where he spent another 3 years working retail. With the taste of manufacturing still lingering he started working at RaceFace. Brodie Bikes enticed him away with the golden opportunity of rep'ing. Now he's part of the B-Team, manufacturing, promoting and selling some of the best bikes in the world! In his spare time he's all about friends, food, wine and travel. Kinda "Bon Apetit" but he's not going to apologize for that;) Bike: '06 Brodie Gigolo. Favourite Trail: The ones that go down. Favourite Riding Partner: Andrew M and Chris W, one for the up-hills and one for the down. Favourite Food: Anything, but force him to pick and he'd say Sushi. Favourite Movie: Fists of Legend (Jet Li)

1. How long have you been working for Brodie
Work?  (5 years)

2. What are you daily duties?  
Call dealers, visit dealers, ride with dealers, email dealers, make/drink coffee, heckle Phil.

3. Favourite Brodie moment?
The day the seagulls used Bonnie's car for target practice!

4. Do you remember your first bike?
Hell yes!  Raleigh Module-5, see it here, ½ way down: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~hadland/nzbikes.html

5. Is there one bike in the current lineup you have a particular fondness for?
The Section8, for all my grocery-gettin', commuting, Seawall skidding, DUI needs!

6. If you could eat something every day, what would it be? (fave meal/style)
Food, any kind, any place, anywhere!

7. Cook at home or dine out?
Both!  Love to dine out and cook.

8. Where were you Tuesday, July 30, 1996?
At a bar watching Canadian cycling history!

9. How would you describe your wardrobe?
Weekdays: Dirtbag-chic / Weekends: Jeans and a T

10.Did you have a hero to look up to when you were growing up? If so, who was it? ?
Of course!  Two actually, (is that allowed) Bob and Doug!

11. Were you born in Vancouver? If not, where did the glorious moment take place?
Yes, actually!

12. Do you have a favourite kind of music you listen to?
Love it all!  From Radiohead and Phish on the way up Fromme to AC/DC and Incubus on the way down Garbanzo to  Air, Zero7, Mishka, Elliott Brood, Alex Cuba and pretty much anything from Blue Note and Ninja Tunes on the weekends!

13. Do you Tweet?
No.  I also do not chirp, squawk or quack.

14. Mac or PC?
Neither if I had my choice but since I like taking and sharing photos, MAC. (  http://www.flickr.com/photos/shimaceo/  )

15. Derailleur, single speed or fixed gear?
Love'em all because they're bikes.  I have two SS's and of course a bike w/ gears as well.

16. Road ride or trail ride?
Mtn Hwy (paved) to Mtn Hwy (dirt) to Bookwuis to Executioner to Dreamweaver to Dempsey Rd, so BOTH!

17. Coffee or tea?
Pffft, you spelled that wrong, don't you mean «coffee or T»?  But what I don't get is, why would anyone try drinking a letter of the alphabet?

18. Cell, iPhone or Blackberry?
Cell.  I downgraded from an über-cool Sony to a very, very basic phone, I wasn't even charged for doing it, and this one has lasted longer than any phone I've ever owned.

19. Starbuck's or Indie?
ANYTHING but the evil, vile, burnt, lemmings over a cliff 6Bucks.

20. Slipons, laces or Velcro?
Depends on the sheets.

21. Black lace or red?
I only use white in my Marzocchi shoes.  Oh!  You mean «that», commando doesn't come in colors does it?