Last Updated: February 11th, 2000
Name: Ben Schmidt
City: Newark
State: Delaware
Country: United States
Age: 26
Category: Sport
Team: I wish
Sponsors: again, I wish
XC or DH Race Bike: Sugar 2
Tires: WTB Nanoraptors
Shoes: Northwave Compact
Clipless Pedals: Time ATB
Email: Ben Schmidt
- What year did you start racing mountain bikes?
1999
- What is your best result so far? (example: 3rd Place Senior Expert Men - Mt. Snow, VT - 2000)
1999 Fair Hill Classic XC - Beginner first time, junior men, 6th place (after breaking my chain with 2.5 mi. to go and running it in)
- What is the most and least number of hours that you train in
a week? (Not zero but the least number of hours you actually train)
I can't train, except on weekends, stupid having to go to school
- Name your favorite XC and/or DOWNHILL race course?
Fair Hill, Md
- Name your favorite place to ride:
Jim Thorpe or up near Seven Springs in Ligonier
- What is the longest distance or number of hours that you have
ridden XC in one day on a mountain bike? (EXCLUDING A 24 OR 12 HOUR RACE
unless SOLO!)
4 or 5 hours
- How much of your training is on the road?
I wish, I don't have any money left after paying for the Sugar.
- Do you cross train or use weights?
I run track and XC for school
- Do you use supplements or sport drinks?
Cytomax
- Do you do anything special (besides the whole training
lifestyle) to prepare for an important race?
Sleep, eat, sleep somemore
- Do you use a heart rate monitor?
Nope
- Do you keep a training log?
Nope
- What do you consider your strong points on a race course,
hills, technical sections, downhills?
Either downhill or technical
- What aspect of mountain biking is the most fun for you?
The high you get from riding
- What is your greatest moment (biggest rush) that you have
experienced on your MOUNTAIN BIKE?
- Do you have any suggestions for Beginner racers?
Well, since I am one, I think it'd be a little hypocritical to be handing out advice
