Patrick Quilter

Hometown
Baton Rouge, LA

Relationship with Bikes
Bikes and me...yeah, we're pretty good buds. I rode my first mountain bike, a specialized hardrock, on the local singletrack and caught the bug. Started riding as much as a I could. Got a job at a bike shop...been living the life ever since.

Favorite Ride
One of the main aspects of my job is traveling around riding the best single track and roads in the world so it's hard to pick a favorite. So I'll give you my favorite local trails from back home. First off is Clear Springs in the Homochitto national forest in southern Mississippi , sweet remote singletrack, great camping as well. As far as road riding goes, you can't go wrong with pretty much anywhere in St. Francisville, LA, nice rolling hills, beautiful dense forests, quiet roads. Check out the Rouge Roubaix course if you really want a tough route.

Funniest Story On The Road
Life is a constant adventure for me. It's sort of like vacation every day, I'm always in a new place meeting new people and doing crazy stuff. I have a ton of stories...its hard to narrow it down to just one pinnacle of humor that I could dub "funniest story on the road," so if you see me sit down with your beverage of choice and ask me, I'll be more than happy to give you an earful.

Words To Live By In the immortal words of Douglas Adams, "Don't Panic." I also like to say, 'Keep the rubber side down.' That's a good one too.