Ty Burns
Ty, comes from Arizona where he was born in Phoenix and attended the University of Arizona in Tucson. Ty is married to Cathy, his soulmate! They were married in 2010 on Bald Head Island. Ty and Cathy live in Davidson. He has 2 sons Troy and John T. that live in Arizona, a daughter Brittany who is a senior at Clemson University and two step daughters Alexis and Maia, they attend Community School of Davidson. Ty, Alexis and Maia plan to ride their bikes to school from the Davidson shop this fall!
Ty has always had a passion for cycling, he worked in corporate America before opening the first bike shop in 2006. He rides 4 to 5 days a week, and he rides a Pinarello Dogma, he also has a LOOK 596 tt bike and Cannondale CAAD 10.
Jay Dailey
Jay grew up in Burnt Hills, New York. He attended St Bonaventure University and graduated with a BBA in Finance. Jay moved to Huntersville in March 07 from CT, where he was a Marketing Director for Weekly Reader Corp, a children’s publishing company. Jay Started riding in 2003 and raced competitively for three years. He currently rides a Cannondale Super Six. He is a father of a two sons, Holden and Carter.
Matthew “Slider” Cross (Huntersville Shop)
Slider has worked at the Spirited Cyclist for nearly 4 years. He grew up in Upstate New York and moved to North Carolina 7 years ago and is currently living in the town of Davidson. He fell in love with the sport of cycling when he moved down here and now is training for this year’s racing season. He used to race mountain bikes, but the second he got on a road bike it was all over from there! He started riding the Saturday morning ride through the shop at 280 lbs and his commitment to a healthy lifestyle has him under 210 lbs in 2 years. He now leads the 30 mile rides out of Huntersville and is racing competitively at the Cat 4 level. He rides a LOOK 595 built with Sram Red, a Giant TCR Comp built with Sram Force, and a Cannondale Slice TT bike. “I am excited for the years to come, and eager to perform and excel in the sport of cycling!”
Matt Magloughlin
Growing up in Southern California set me in one of the centers of the Mountain Bike industry. Racing from the time I was 13-22, I was riding before suspension hit the market. Transplanting to North Carolina, I am very pleased to see the cycling industry growing and a community of Road, Mountain and, Tri-Athletes flourishing.
After having Professional Careers for 13 years as an Independent Contractor, I am now able to come back to my passion of bicycles and can’t think of a better place to be than Spirited Cyclist.
Currently Riding a Cannondale Six13, (With Bontrager Wheels LOL Ty delete this parenthesised section), and waiting patiently on the all new 2012 Giant Composite XTC 29ers to be available.
Thomas Klinkman
I started road biking in 1984. I was 14 years old then and lived in Michigan. My Aunt had given me a Trek road bike so that I could ride with her. Within a couple years I got my drivers license and quit riding for awhile. Then in 1994 I had a roommate that left a Schwinn High Plains. I decided to take it to Pontiac Lake Recreation Area for my first mountain bike ride ever and my first time back on a bike in 8 years. I thought I was going to die! I haven’t looked back since.
I began working in bike shops in 1988. When I wasn’t in a bike shop I was honing my skills as a metal fabricator. Now I’m married to my wonderful wife Jessica, with our young son Torin and we enjoy riding bicycles as a family.
John Delaney
John Delaney originally from Springfield, Ohio. Fiance-Jessie Daughter- Ariana Graduated from Northern Arizona University BS Zoology. Moved to NC Sept. ’10. Started mountain biking in Flagstaff in 1990. managed Christy Sports(ski, snowboard and bike shop) in Keystone CO from 2002-2010 during that time co-managed mountain bike team that raced throughout Colorado. currently riding Gary Fisher HIFi carbon, Trek Fuel ex 9.8, Trek District 2 as a single speed cross bike, Lemond Zurich. I prefer to ride on dirt but since that isn’t as accessible as pavement I’ve been putting more miles on my road bike.
Charles Robinson
I am Charles Robinson and have been riding mountain bikes for 20 years. I grew up in northern NJ, where there were plenty of places to ride some nice singletrack (believe it or not). I transferred to UNC Charlotte back in 1996 to finish my degree in Mechanical Engineering. I currently am employed at the Spirited Cyclist on a part time basis and enjoy wrenching on all kinds of things in my shop at my house as well. The feeling of personal achievement and health keeps me motivated to ride at least three times a week. I look forward to helping you out in the near future!
Ron Reding
I have been enjoying road cycling for the past 25 years. I recently semi-retired after working 40 years primarily in sales and marketing. I decided that during the 4th quarter of my life it was time to do something fun, fulfilling and all about bicycles. So in short order I ….
- landed a part-time job at the new Davidson Spirited Cyclist Shop
- began teaching studio cycling at the Lake Norman YMCA
- and spend more quality time with my wife/soulmate L.A. riding our tandem or Trikkes together
We moved to Davidson 7 years ago and chose this location because of its reputation of being a walking and bicycling friendly community. I have two adult children and five grandchildren who live in Alpharetta, GA and Carbondale, CO. I could tell you volumes more about me, but I can assure you it would be more exciting if we were out riding our bikes. I love this quote from Albert Einstein, “Life is like riding a bicycle to keep your balance you must keep moving.” I invite you to come and join me for a spirited bike ride sometime soon.
Mathew Marsico
Matt grew up in Roswell, GA, and moved to Charlotte a year ago with his wife and one year old son, Carter. He works full time as a high school Calculus teacher, but has developed a passion for cycling and also competes in a few triathlons a year. He rides a Look 595 road bike and Cannondale Slice tri bike.
