Nate Zukas: The Bicycle da Vinci

Nate Zukas, resident of Augusta, Georgia can turn any bicycle in to a work of art. Even if it is already a bad ass bike, Nate can make it better; faster, lighter, prettier....

Flawless painting meets meticulous engineering. Simplicity the ultimate sophistication. 

Nate specializes in fixies. Nate sold me my first fixie that I LOVED. I base trained on it and it was so much fun. Unfortunately, it never looked this cool. 

Check out Nate's engineering

So as much as I don't want to divulge the best known secret of the South, I feel that I must share Nate's brilliance with others. I know I look down at my "Nate painted" bike every time I ride, and think, "damn that looks cool". 

It Must Have Been Fate: DCMTB

I joined a rad team. It all started one lonely day while I was riding cross out at Ft. Reno all by myself. I have not been in DC long and surgeries have sidelined me from really being able to get out and meet people at races and rides. So I had become accustomed to being by myself. Suddenly I saw cross riders!!! Real cross riders with real cross bikes actually practicing !! Now, I stayed reserved because my once bright eyed smile to have someone to play bikes with was crushed by the upturned noses of Rock Creek Park roadies. Why? I would ask myself. Why can't I find nice cool people to play bikes with? Now, I have met some really nice people a few times, but road was always the focus. 

I had almost lost hope. I did not want to bear the heart breaking devastation that would occur if I asked the gentlemen if I could play bikes with them and they said no. So I continued my unfocused random pattern at Ft Reno.  It was then that I heard a voice say, "you wanna ride with us". I thought maybe he was talking to someone on his team. Except when I looked up he was looking at me and of course I was like, "sure". So then they rode me into the ground for awhile (but at least I learned a loop) and then we all started talking during a break. The rest is history. 

I went to my first team party and lemme just say this is exactly what my life has been missing up here in DC. Yeap, it's like South Harden-DC. Chill down to Earth folk that love riding their bikes and drinking beers. What more can a girl looking for a team ask for? So thank you Marc Gwadz for recruiting me. I shall promise to make DCMTB proud!!!