In 1996 I moved to the cycling Mecca of Southern California to bring my concept to fruition. My new partner, Jim Finlayson, a BCI (Weekend Events of Irvine) member, and I, began to arrange Thursday evening concentrate-team "soirees" in our…

Ambel actually likens his bike to a "travelogue," because "this crank came from Portland, this saddle I received in Nashville," and so on around the globe. His conversion to cycling, he notes, was crucial. Seattle is searching forward to a…