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Meet My Bike

We like bikes. A lot.

Foundry Staff

May 27, 2021

We likes bikes. A lot. From folks getting into ebikes to casual riders to a former pro-BMXer (can you guess who?), Foundry is filled to the brim with bike enthusiasts. And a few of us are just nerdy enough to share a bit about our steeds.

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Andrew's Bike

I’m new to cycling, and I bought my first road bike a year ago; a Vilano Tuono 2.0.
It’s been a decent entry-level bike as I gradually acquire my sea, I mean, bike legs.

- Andrew Norell, Software Developer

Andy's Fleet

The Fleet | Rad Power Radrunner

These bikes will never claim to be subtle. We are quite the spectacle when we take off.

- Andy Stone, Software Developer

Carolyn's Bike

April Ludgate | Surly Packrat

Adopted from Angry Catfish summer 2018.

- Carolyn Jensen, Director of Communications

Heather's Bike

Originally owned by our parents in college. They would often be seen riding around the U of M campus in the late 80's. In the mid 2010's they rode around the U of W campuses. Then in the late 2010's they rode through Purdues campus. Now they like to ride through Northwestern University and along Lake Michigan. We like to keep these bikes educated.

- Heather Ostertag, Product Designer

Jason's First Bike

Summer Bike | Salsa Vaya

Bought this bike just before starting Prime Academy in 2015. Proceeded to ride it one-ish hours each way, every day, from South Minneapolis to Prime's original HQ in Bloomington. Still going strong.

- Jason Spidle, Director of Product Design

Jason's Second Bike

Winter Bike | Cannondale F300

Aluminum frame, single gear, custom milled rear dropouts, and basically as light as a BMX bike. Invariably, I can't resist ramping any ramp-like shapes I encounter. Invariably, I crash each winter. Should probably get a less tempting bike for the winter.

- Jason Spidle, Director of Product Design

Jimmy's First Bike

Specialized Epic

- Jimmy Brannon, Software Developer

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Jimmy's Tandem

Bonus: My Huffy tandem

- Jimmy Brannon, Software Developer

Jonathan's Bike

This is my second old Raleigh frame, finished off with spare parts. On the first one, I sandblasted off the paint and clear-coated it for what I thought would be a cool chrome look. My second-rate finish job immediately chipped off, and gradually became a patina of rust over 15 years of use. I’m leaving this one black and white (the best colors for anything.)

- Jonathan Kaiser, Product Designer

Leana's First Bike

Specialized Dolce

As my first road bike, Dolce taught me the joys of urban commuting, boosted my confidence in my ability to get further distances faster and allowed me to get creative with my routes.

- Leana Stone, Product Designer

Lyric's Bike

Starter Trek | Trek Multitrack 700

I finally bought a (recycled) real bike!

- Lyric Hupp, Software Developer

Nils' Bike

Hanging by the creek with my bike.

- Nils Hansen, CEO, Founding Partner

Per's Bike

"I can finally afford not a garage sale bicycle” bike | Trek Domane AL 2

When you pedal around a steel frame from the 70's longer than it was ever meant to be ridden so you finally upgrade to something that weighs as much as your previous bike’s seat. I’ve only had it for a year so its been used primarily for tooling around.

- Per Kvanbeck, Product Designer

Robert's Bike

Spacehorse

- Robert Nelson, CTO, Founding Partner

Tyson's First Bike

Ol' Betsy | 2004 Surly 1x1

This bike has worn a lot of hats: off-road scalpel; traffic surfer; daily driver; ice-racing sled. And invariably has been a sturdy companion (and has the scars to prove it).

- Tyson Acker, Software Developer

Tyson's Second Bike

Untitled #8 | Waterford custom single-speed hardtail

This beauty is the Saturday Morning of bikes: every ride is like waking up with a ton of free time ahead of you; the nexus of potential and realization.