20ish Questions with Brian Dallas

Rider: Name Brian Dallas

Team: WD-40 BIKE

Category: 4 CX, 4 RD. 3 MTB

Occupation: Field Operations Manager – WD-40 BIKE

Age: 49

Years in: Loveland 5

Hometown: Westlake Village, California

Family: Wife Carolyn, Son Charlie.

YGR: How/where/when did you get started wrenching?

: In 1989, I started my mechanics career as a bike builder for Bob’s Cycling Center in Sacramento.

YGR: What teams/riders have you worked with?

YGR: What brought you to Colorado?

YGR: What do you miss about working with pro teams?

: Honestly, not a lot aside from working with some awesome people and getting to see fantastic places. But I miss traveling to Europe.

YGR: How is working for WD40 BIke better?

: My job with BIKE is great. We get to meet some pretty incredible people in our journeys. My team and I really enjoy what we do week in and week out. Sharing and teaching people the art of the bicycle has always been a passion.

YGR: Favorite WD40 Bike product?

: I have to say the Foaming Bike Wash. You can use it in so many instances. But the real one is something we are working on now and you are gonna love it (them).

YGR: I know you were integral to the design on the interior of the the WD4B Sprinter? What’s your favorite part?

: The work bench. I took a standard Kobalt work bench and modified to fit into the Sprinter. It is the hub of our camp. It has lights, magnetic tool strips, shelves, power strip, iPhone charging station and an expresso machine. The newest member is becoming my favorite and that is our new trailer.

YGR: Current bikes in the stable?

: I have 5 right now. 1. Rapha-Continental Ira Ryan, Moots Psycho X RSL, Moots Vamoots RSL, Moots MX Divide & 9:ZERO:7 Alloy Fat Bike

YGR: Current favorite?

YGR: Most miles logged behind the wheel in one year?

YGR: Craziest thing you’ve seen on the road (non cycling related).

: 2 years ago I was driving the Rapha-FOCUS Sprinter to California for the first CXLA race. It was 4am and I was about 20 miles from the MOAB exit. i70 in this area is separated by a very large median. A tractor trailer had gotten on to my side of the freeway by mistake and was traveling straight for me with his lights off. As luck would have it he woke up enough to stay in the fast lane as I passed him in the slow lane. It was the scariest and craziest thing I have ever seen on the road.

YGR: Favorite race to work?

YGR: I saw you just bought a trailer. Whatcha putting in it?

: We put everything we were carrying in the Sprinter. I installed some wood shelves for product, 4 10×10 tents, 2 Huskavarna power washers, 1000 ft of hose, buckets, Honda generator, propane tanks, heaters, clear walls and the list goes on and on.

YGR: Favorite domestic cross racer to watch?