| Name | Dave West |
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| Origin | Born in Mt Gambier, Mannum till I was 8 |
| Birth Date | 3rd December 1982 |
| Resides | Stirling, Adelaide Hills |
| Year started riding | |
| Late ’97, was taken to first Downhill race, had found an old school specialised rockhopper in a friends rubbish heap, mate made me race it, crashed twice, came last in novice | |
| Current bikes | |
2010 Giant Glory DH00 (DH) 2008 Giant STP (Dirtjump) 2006 Giant OCR1 (Road) Fit Aitken Series 2 (BMX) Pursuit 10speed from last century with old school handlebars (Pub/Uni ) |
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| Discipline | Downhill MTB |
| Music | Everything, mostly alternative rock, also blues n roots, hip hop, trance, bit a Dean Martin |
| Heroes | Jason Bourne, anyone with style who isn’t a dick, my girlfriend Jules, my parents |
| Favorite movies | Bourne Trilogy, the Hurricane, Good Will Hunting |
| Favorite food | Everything, cauliflower cheese, curries, biscuits and coffee (I know that’s a drink but its soooo good) |
| Favorite local trails | Probably Horsnells for DH, Eagle quarry for XC cos it’s right near my house, any dirtjumps that are running well, definitely anything new |
| Top 3 activities besides riding | |
| Travelling, cooking, eating, movies, photography, hangin with friends and family, drinking wine, learning new stuff, swingin weights, anything outdoors (was that 3 things?) | |
| Best thing about riding | New spots; trails, dirtjumps, skatepark, street |
| Worst thing about riding | Getting hurt (hasn’t happened lately, touch wood) |
| Best place to ride | Whistler |
| Worst place to ride | Anywhere you have ridden way too much |
| Words of wisdom | Ride for fun, appreciate every second cos we got it good, don’t be a wanker |
| Thanks to | |
| My Parents, my brother Matt, my girfriend Jules, all my mates that I ride with, and all my sponsors over the last few years (currently Mitcham Cycles and Giant Bikes) |