He may only be 20 years old, but Carlo Dieckmann has certainly earned the
respect of both his peers and his elders during the last few years. And as he
reflects back on his first weapon of choice from years ago (his red Cannondale
team issue Killer V) he looks forward with great anticipation to droppin' in,
and droppin' jaws on his new love; A custom painted, red Chase created
especially for him. This is one very lust worthy machine!
Carlo began his career riding trials at shows in Germany, and like a lot of us
here at Cannondale, he fell in love with his Killer V, became a lifelong
Cannondale fan and continued to feed the addiction though continual riding.
"I still have that bike," says Carlo. "I remember watchin' former Cannondale
Athletes like Rockwell, Lopes, Martin Ashton." When asked where he gets his
influence from, Carlo says he loves skateboarding and watching NBA Basketball.
"Both of these sports have so much style to draw inspiration from. It's fun to
take that creative energy to riding"
Carlo recently brought the house (our perhaps we should say castle) to its
knees, throwing down one of the best runs at the Red Bull District Ride in
Nuremburg. "He came away with a 5th place result, not quite the podium, but the
show he put on certainly got our attention," said Rory Mason, Global Sports
Marketing Manager at Cannondale.
This coming season, Carlo will be riding both a Cannondale Prophet and a
Cannondale Chase tuned to his specifications, while teaming up with fellow
Cannondale rider Aaron Chase to dazzle fans around the world.
Both the award winning Cannondale Prophet, with its 140mm of balanced travel
and a welded hollow-core pivot that boosts rear end stiffness for flex-free
performance, and the Chase's CNC machined, 6061-TX aluminum "bomb-proof"
construction will certainly keep Carlo fully clicked from the first pedal
stroke.
"I just got my new custom Chase bike from Cannondale with my own special paint.
I've already been able to do some things on it that I haven't been able to do
before!" "Signing with Cannondale is like a dream come true for me," says
Carlo. "It's amazing to have such a strong and innovative sponsor behind me.
The Chase is proof that they really listen to their riders."
Needless to say, we're very happy that Carlo made "the cut," and look very
forward to his contribution to the upcoming season.
Date:
15/12/2005