Seller of the Week: Michael Blackshaw

Welcome back to another edition of Seller of the Week: the blog series where we ask our favorite sellers five easy questions!

This week’s seller of the week is Michael Blackshaw (AKA ace_metric). Michael is a former bike shop owner in Orlando, Florida who has listed some super cool stuff with us, including this polished silver build kit!

How did you get into bikes?

Born in ‘81 and it probably started with Big Wheels--aka fixed gear trikes! ;) I’d hit the hills and skid holes through the plastic front wheel!

What is your favorite bike ride?

BMX was the theme of childhood, growing up on Long Island, where the older teenagers dug pretty amazing dirt jumps in the woods between my house and elementary school as well as a couple other wooded areas around town. As long as I was home by dark, it was full on open shredding and exploration.

What bike do you ride the most?

I just finished a Soma Valhallen 27+ hard tail so that’s getting the most love at the moment, although my Bombtrack Hook ETC is getting jealous.

Campy or Shimano?

C A M P Y !

Any big plans for the next year?

Possibly before the end of the year I’ll be renting my house in Florida to travel nurses and looking for an industry job that’s fully remote or on the West coast.