Thomas Paatz of Mtb-News.de at Sea Otter 2010.
Uber cool guy Thomas, see previous post on Thomas from Sea Otter 2008, had flown in from Germany and was set to rent a mid-sized car. But when we saw him in the parking lot at Sea Otter, he & Jenz (sp? I apologize if I am spelling it wrong) were rocking a full size black Dodge pick-up.
Despite their protests, the rental car company insisted on upgrading them due to a lack of available mid-size cars and they were stuck with a truck that was way too big for their needs. They had a really tough time parking the truck because: 1. in Germany, their cars are generally smaller and 2. their hotel had really tight underground parking.
By the way, Jenz got a chance to ride his first 29er: my Niner Air 9. The big guy looked like a perfect for for 29 inch wheels.
I HEART Thomas Paatz!!!!