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Ross ”Rosco”
McNamara
The man behind the men. When not cracking the whip on the employees Ross can be found partaking in one of the dozens of sports he is into. Whether it be road riding, mountain biking, xc skiing or golf. With all these sports it amazing that Ross can find the time to work. Or is it? Give us a call in the morning and see if he is here (he isn’t). The self proclaimed “hardest working man in the industry”. Rosco “COFFEE”.
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Charles Arnold
Position: Manager/problem solver
Number of years employed: Forever
Many years of racing/riding bicycles have taught Charles one thing: He loves to ride bikes. Lately his rad bike riding time has been substituted by an I-Bert kid seat on the front of his Karate Monkey. His daughter Sofia is bound to be one of the greatest female cyclist/skier the Kootenays have ever seen, but, only if she wants to. With 32 years of XC ski experience he can get you the right ski package faster than Sandy Mitchell skis Clearwater. If it's waxing your into he can get your skis slippin' faster than Travis will clean up after you. And, if you are simply lookin' to chase someone down the mountain look out for the orange pumpkin.
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Mark Weigeldt
Position:Mechanic/Service Manager
Number of years employed: 6
Mediocre nordic skier, standard road rider, average
downhill skier and so-so mountain biker Mark aka the Pig does it all.
Whether it's a 5am ski tour before work, a Tuesday night group ride or
a casual Sunday skate ski; the Pig is there...sometimes. Mark learned
how to fix bikes and skis at an early age from his Dad who was also a
bike mechanic. After a couple relocations and slight career deviations
the notorious P.I.G. has returned to Nelson and Gericks for life. His
favorite shop tasks are finding strange noises and creaks in bikes,
talking to park kids about were to mount there skis and re-gluing skins.
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Blair Altman
Position: Bike Mechanic
Number of years employed: 4
Blair loves rebuilding suspension of all sort, electronic music and lemonade. When not at work Blair can be found riding the triple crown, 7 summits or any other epic mountain bike excursion. In the winter Blair loves 'skiing' the same trails he rides in the summer on his light backcountry skis. Blair aka Blairicks (get it) doesn't like coffee or beer which is a very odd combination for a bike/ski shop employee but what he lacks in taste he makes up by drinking copious amounts of smoothies and fixing things others won’t touch lickity-split. Blair is also head of security at Gericks, he is an imposing figure at 5’8 and 117lbs. if you have any questions or concerns you need to go though him. He lives upstairs.
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Travis Hauck
Position: Sales / Recycling and everything else
Number of years employed: I lost track, but 10 sounds close enough.
My passion in life is to give the the best customer service in the world and to find the "Cinderella fit" for every cross country ski boot I sell.
I also really like to ride my bike.
Gericks is a great place to work because we listen to great music all day on Radio Paradise.
My nick name is Mr.T, because I really like the A team show and I really wanted to be Mr.T when I grew up. My name starts with a T so it works I guess.
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