Brad Benedict
1.Air or coil shocks? I’ll run either
2.Hot dogs or hamburgers? Corn dogs
3.If you could only have one bike? I’m pretty sure its impossible to only have one bike, but if you came to my house tomorrow and took all but one, leave that enduro
4.Favorite motorcross racer? Hanny lites, Stewart for the big boys!
5.Last thing How did you get into DH? Next step from bmx
6.that goes through mind at the start gate? Uhm, did he say leave after the sixth beep?
7.Favorite DH track? Val di sol
8.Favorite XC loop? Anywhere near home when the sun is out
9.How many pull-ups can you do? More than Brendan
10.How big are your quads? Pushing 25 inches
11.Describe your riding style… I feel in control, apparently it may not look that way
12.Biggest race for you? Getting up for work in the morning, oh and probably worlds aside from that
13.Who has helped you along the way? my family more than anything, Brandon Sloan, Jon Cancellier, Dawson, Juan and Mateo, Scott Sharples, Z from Bravo, the list goes on. I’ve been blessed with so much help and support
14.Carbon or aluminum? Whichever looks better
15.Flats or clips? Flats, except on the roadie
16.Pump track or slalom? Pumptrack, I don’t have to pedal
17.Who would win in a fight, Joe Buckley or Brandon Sloan? I’m not at liberty to answer that to the fullest extent, I would however watch
18.What’s more important, geometry or travel? Geo, to an extent.
19.What sort of hair products do you use? i wash it, the rest was a gift
20.Favorite breakfast? Bacon and eggs, chocolate milk
21.Best thing about DH racing? Worst? Best thing is getting to race all over the world, I’m not sure there’s too much bad about it, except paying for it
Sea Otter Classic
April 18, 2011
It seems every year Sea Otter gets a little more fun, whether it’s all the people that go or just hanging out with everyone.
For me, I like to always do something fun with whichever bike I’ll be racing. Last year I built up a S-works Enduro that had everything carbon imaginable, strictly because it’s different and the dh track doesn’t have the usual demands. This year we had some fun on my Demo 8. With help from all the guys here at Specialized and the boys at SRAM we built up a 32.8lb dh bike. Why you might ask, because we can. It’s fun and different to have something out of the ordinary.
There was a lot of prototype parts I was just testing, but in all reality it wasn’t too much different than my normal race bike. I had some light, full size tires and xc tubes, but that’s all I will change out going into my next race. We have been testing out a new rearend which is a little narrower, runs 7 spd and it worked out perfect. All together, I came out with a light, fun, attention getting bike. Isn’t that the “SEE” Otter goal? I like to show off the new parts from all my sponsors that always help me so much.
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Sea Otter Classic
April 18, 2011