ERIC CONFER (EC)

Hometown? Bridgeport, MI

Years in the cycling industry? 36 years!

If you were a dog, what breed would you be? I’d be a cat. 

Fixies? Yeah, nah, or meh? Nah.

Tacos or burritos? Burritos. When asked what’s in his favorite burrito, EC says a grilled cheese sandwich. 

Favorite Tool? Hmmm, do I have a favorite tool? I think I’d have to say bearing press. I think it’s satisfying pressing bearings in. 

Do you want to share your favorite ride around Durango or just say Twin Buttes? Is everyone saying Twin Buttes? I’ll say back-to-back Meadow Loops, backwards. 

Give us a pro tip (does not need to be bike related.) Just relax. Would you care to elaborate on that? No. Just relax.

What’s your story? EC got his start as a lifelong cyclist riding BMX and building dirt jumps as a kid. He later started racing crits as a teen in Michigan where he also began his career as a mechanic back in 1988. He came to his senses and started mountain biking when he was living in Tucson and quickly fell in love- just getting to ride and be in nature, exploring the Sonoran desert- sunsets and rattlesnakes. EC came to Durango in 2000, after a stint in Moab, in order to explore more single track. He knew he had landed in the right place when he saw all of these folks with mountain bikes on their racks that were worth more than their P.O.S. cars, and got to experience the tight knit bike community. Here at the shop we all recognize EC as a wheelie master with the biggest heart and the best mechanic in town. He’s very thorough and detail-oriented and knows how a bike needs to function to ride its best.