ERIC MILLER   CYCLIST

Eric Miller has been an athlete all of his life. When he was eight years old, Eric got his first set of wheels. It was a Schwinn Apple crate Stingray. If you were an eight -year-old like Eric was back in 1975, you might have been envious of his full suspension, banana seat, small tire in the front with a slick back tire- bike. Eric reflects back on the Schwinn, it must have weighed 40 pounds which would be about 2 ½ road bikes today. 

When Eric lived in the northern mid-west he fell in love with downhill mountain biking. 
He loved the thrill of jumping off boulders and bunny hopping over rocks and exposed tree roots. One of his favorite downhill trails was on the north shore of Lake Superior. Lutsen mountain has since closed to mountain bikers, but for a while it was a mecca for mid-westerners and overseas adrenaline junkies alike. 

Moving to the desert Eric got involved in the road cycling community. Roadie’s, are a different breed of cyclists. Often times this type of rider is thought to be snobby. It could be that road cyclists have to dodge traffic on expensive carbon fiber bikes. But roadies are a great group of people once you get to know them.

There are a few things that gets his blood pumping. One of those things was competing as a USA licensed Master’s cyclist. The thrill of competition earned him his share of broken bones and road rashes. After 25 years of riding off and on road and all the hazards that come with it, Eric can’t see when he would ever want to stop riding. 

Eric has an attitude of being unstoppable whether that means jumping off a boulder or escaping a near miss with a motorist. Having the sports mindset, it carries over to everything that he engages in.