Team Bacchetta
Team Bacchetta Member Bio - Michael Wolfe
Name: Michael Wolfe
Sex: Male
Age: 31
Location: Portland, OR
e-mail: cyclotouriste@gmail.com
Phone number: (503) 233-0352
Riding Background:
I’ve been riding bikes non-stop since I learned to ride. I ride a bike for transportation, recreation, competition, vacation – everything. When I want to go somewhere, be it the store or Seattle, I go by bike.
How did you get into Recumbents?
I rode a hybrid for ten years and did occasional organized centuries. I thought I could do them faster and have more fun on a legitimate road bike. Before I got around to shopping for one, though, around the age of 25 I saw a picture of a steel M5 Lowracer. I realized that would be faster and more fun yet. That lit the spark, and I’ve been buying and selling bikes (and not just recumbents!) to try to find the perfect ones for my needs ever since. My Aero is a keeper, and recumbents have turned me into the rider I am today – without them, there is absolutely no way I would ride as much or be as strong.
How did you get asked to be a TEAM BACCHETTA team mate?
I owned a highracer from another manufacturer, which busted in half after I pedaled it over New Zealand’s Southern Alps. I needed a new, fast, reliable bike for real world riding and road racing. John Schlitter knew me from having raced against me at Wasco the previous two years, and had noted my contribution to the winning Race Across Oregon team. At John Climaldi’s recommendation, he signed me up, and it’s been a match made in heaven.
What Bacchetta do you ride?
I ride a customized Ti Aero with a compact double crank and HED Alps wheels.
Race results or Personal Best Rides.
HPV:
HPV Challenge 2002: 1st place – Road Race, Time Trial, 200m
HPV Challenge 2003: 1st place – Road Race, 200m, 2nd place – Time Trial
HPV Challenge 2004: 1st place – Time Trial, 200m, 2nd place – Road Race
HPV Challenge 2005: 1st place – Road Race, Time Trial, 2nd place – 200m
HPV Challenge 2006: 1st place – Time Trial, 2nd place – 200m
HPV Challenge 2007: 1st place – 200m, 2nd place – Road Race, Time Trial
Ultras:
Race Across Oregon 2005: 1st place Open 4 Man Relay
Race Across Oregon 2006: 1st place Recumbent 4 Man Relay, 2nd place overall
Furnace Creek 508 2006: 1st place Stock Recumbent, course record
Road Races:
Wasco Wild West 75 2004: 3rd place
Wasco Wild West 75 2005: 4th place
Wasco Wild West 75 2006: 1st place, course record
Wasco Wild West 75 2007: 3rd place
Brevets:
Oregon Randonneurs 2006: Super Randonneur
Oregon Randonneurs 2007: Super Randonneur
Time Trials:
Vancouver Time Trial, 10 miles: Personal Best, 22:12
Events planned to attend for the rest of 2007:
Race Across Oregon 2007 (solo), Barlow Trail Century, Oregon Randonneurs 1000k, Paris-Brest-Paris, Furnace Creek 508 (2-man relay)