Pedal Room: What's your name, where do you live, and what do you do?
Matthew Divita from San Jose, CA. I'm a full time student, part time sales rep, part time bike shop employee at iMiNUSD.
Pedal Room: How long have you been riding, and how often do you ride?
Matthew: I've been riding maybe 4 years now. I ride a few times a week, not as much as I use to ride, but I'm trying to get back on the saddle as much as possible.
Pedal Room: What's your favorite thing about riding a bike?
Matthew: I enjoy riding alone at times...it's nice to hop on your bike to just clear your mind. Plus it's an easy way to get around downtown, parking here is a bitch.
Pedal Room: We love your Cannondale...how'd you manage to find a stock green Cannondale Track?
Matthew: Well you see... I was at the Encino Velodrome for a swap meet when I was walking around with my blue Cannondale. An older guy started talking to me about it, how we both loved the frames. He asked if I wanted another. Sure I said. We exchanged info, and a few days later on my way back to San Jose I met up with him to pick up the frameset. It was pure luck having him offer me the frame that he said he would never sell. It just so happened to be my size and in perfect condition. That was a great day.
Pedal Room: We've always been curious on this - do you happen to know how many Cannondale Tracks came stock with the non-blue paint? They seem very rare.
Matthew: Honestly I have no idea. I know the blue are more common, but I have don't know about the actual numbers.
Pedal Room: What do you love/hate about your current bike setup?
Matthew: I love my around town bike, 2006 Pista Concept with risers. Super light and fast still. Sealed everything so I don't have to worry about the rainy days. I like the Cannondale because I got it pretty close to being 100% original but it fits perfect and rides like a dream. It's super stiff like you would expect from an aluminum frame.
Pedal Room: Why do you have your current bikes, and what made you get rid of your past ones, like your old GTB and the Makino?
Matthew: I have a love/hate relationship with GT track bikes. I think I've owned about 5 GTBs and 1 Pulse. They ride nice, but I find a deal on something else, or just need the money and end up selling them off. I actually sold the Makino to buy a Pulse. It was a dope frame, being web lugged and all, but it just didn't do it for me.
Pedal Room: Anything else you'd like to say?
Matthew: I want to give a shout out to San Jose Fixed, iMiNUSD, Azuki, and TAS. If you are on the blog tip, you can find mine at www.matthewdivita.blogspot.com and be sure to check out www.iminusd.com for your track bike needs. Thanks!