5ive Points: Barry Wicks

Now that CX Worlds has passed and everybody’s starting to forget how to dismount and run across stuff (except for people riding in central park, ahem…), we thought we’d run a 5ive Points interview with our leggy friend Barry Wicks (aka WicknastyB).

As we sat down to put together our interview with Barry, we did a little background work… only to find out that there are a number great interviews with the curlier half of the Twin Towers out there. So…we’ll say that Barry is a top notch bike racer who covers the disciplines that are near and dear to our hearts (CX and MTB). He answered our questions graciously, and is a helluva guy.

For more in-depth WicknastyB info, check out his blog and some interviews (here, here, and here). Or you can read his answers to our 5ive Points below (how efficient)!

NYC Velo: What bike do you ride?

Barry Wicks: Hei Hei 29, Zing, Major Jake, and my favorite, the Honkey Tonk

NYCV: What’s your favorite ride?

BW: There is a ride out of Santa Cruz we called the Giant Flamingo. My friend Brian Vernor first showed it to me when I moved there. It involves 7000 ft of climbing,124 miles, giant redwoods, deserted single lane paved roads, staggering vistas, a little dirt to keep you honest. It finishes with a 25 mile, tail wind aided rip back into town on Hwy 1. It is
spectacular.

NYCV: What’s your favorite post-ride food?

BW: 2 double bacon cheese burgers and a vanilla milkshake

NYCV: What is one thing you always carry on a ride?

BW: $10,000 in crisp $100 dollar bills

NYCV: What’s next?

BW: MTB season kicks off in March and I am planning some awesome multiday stage races like BCBR, Transrockies and the Transylvania epic. After all that and a bit more it will be another fun cross season.