Mountain Turtle is my spirit animal

Tl;Dr: Kent Peterson is one of my bicycle heros, maybe the primary hero

Sometime back in 2010 or so I first heard about the Tour Divide. It wasn’t long after that I learned about a rider from Seattle: Kent Peterson. Kent not only rode the Tour Divide, he did it twice – once on a single speed. He also designed and publicized bike fender creations out of coroplast – a seriously nerdy pursuit.

Kent worked at Microsoft once upon a time, as a tech writer I think. He bailed out of that and entered a more cycle specific life style.

I have a friend who knows Kent – he would ride up to Snoqualmie pass to go mountian biking. He used to cruise around Seattle on a kick scooter for a while. And, I think I may have his paper GMDBR route.

Anyway – Kent’s a hero. I hear he’s working at an adaptive cycle manufacturer (MAP bikes I think).

What I love about Kent is how nerdy he is, combined with his love of bikes and determination. Maybe I’ll say more some other day.

Kent, if your still out there: here’s to you. You were a major inspiration for my TD rides.