Leif Kruse

Leif has been lured into bike shops and the cycling lifestyle since early 2000. Fresh out of Flagler College with a Fine Art degree; he knew he needed to pay the bills with something else he was passionate about, cycling. After an atypical childhood, involving family travels, many moves from FL to Fiji, home school, and living aboard a sailboat in the Caribbean; he traded the tropical humidity, beaches, and oceans of Maui for the dry mountains. Even before moving to Boulder in 2009, Leif was involved in road riding, and adventure and endurance mtb racing, amongst many other sports over the years. At a previous workplace known for fitting, he got to see the results from the service area. Slowly this led to a need to have a more in depth understanding of the biomechanics of cycling and why certain people needed to be set up certain ways. After 10 years wrenching in various shops, he found a home in the UBikes service dept; and soon expanded his knowledge further by attending Specialized BG Fit School (SBCU). Leif is still an avid and mildly successful artist (www.leifkruse.com), though a love of the outdoors leaves limited time to focus on one thing. With extensive tech and product knowledge, Leif will be helping smooth the transition between Fit and Service by getting his hands dirty in both.