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Show Page B1 2 D Thursday, September 21, 1995 The Park Record O Section B Lifestyle's the thing for Park City's brewer and bike racer, Dan Graves mPm IJUWSS nil lit r J J Oft' . fe- ( f I'M W4 ' ' 1 .., i i 2 I'sL . i ; photo by Luke Smith Dan Graves the brewer sees another shipment of his creation off to market while... by LUKE SMITH Record staff writer Whether it's brewing beer or racing rac-ing mountain bikes, for Parkite Dan Graves, lifestyle is more important than anything else. Graves moved to Park City "seven years ago, whenever that was; '88, '89, '87...I don't know." He had been living in Bear Valley, Calif., though he's "from the Bay Area originally." Like most other transplanted trans-planted Parkites, it was the skiing that drew Graves to town. "Skiing," he said when asked why he moved to Park City. "Mogul skiing. ski-ing. And I wanted to live in a cool town." In his early years in Park City, Graves was living in town and practically commuting to Little Cottonwood Canyon for the mogul skiing. And while skiing remains a major focus in Graves' life, it is mountain biking for which he's become known around town. Graves started mountain bike racing rac-ing "five years ago. I really loved it," he explained. "And this is a great area to train." He races at the highest levels on the trails and has enjoyed an astonishing aston-ishing level of success. "I race pro. Last season I had my best season ' "' ever." Among his accomplishments last year, Graves won the Utah state championship as based on the Cannondale Cup Fat Tire Series. He says he also, "did well at the World Cup at Mammoth. "I was riding in the top 25 but then I flatted twice. It was my best race ever till I double flatted." The twin blowouts were not the first time Graves had experienced such a fate. "Once before, in Moab, about six years ago." This year, Graves says his riding has "tapered off. I only did, like, six races, five races." Regardless of how few races he entered, the results continued con-tinued to be top-notch. In a race in Price, he was the first professional rider to finish and the "fourth or fifth overall." He won this season's race at Wolf Mountain and was second in the Utah state championships Labor Day at Deer Valley. And this past weekend he won the individual men's title in The Utah Nordic Alliance's Mountain Challenge duathlon, consisting of a 20-kilometer bike ride and a 10-kilometer mountain run. "It was kind of a fun event," said the winner. The running wasn't as much of a new twist as some might have expected from a die-hard mountain biker. "I used to run in high school. Track and field and cross country." For his efforts in the Mountain Challenge, Graves won a pair of cross-country skis. It has also helped earn him the sarcastic sar-castic nickname of "Chubby." Given to him by Kendall Butts, the name is a reference to exactly what Graves is not. "Yeah, Kendall just started calling call-ing me that name," says Graves smiling. One of Chubby's sternest challenges chal-lenges will be coming up this weekend. week-end. Graves and a group of friends will attempt to tackle the Logan-to-Jackson (Wyo.) race, a 203-mile road race. "You start in Logan at 6:30 in the morning and go until whenever you finish in Jackson. It's a one-day deal." "I've never done k. I don't know how I'll do," said Graves. "One-hundred and fifty miles is the farthest I've ridden." Despite entering the realm of the unknown, Graves is still shooting for the upper echelon. "I hope it will take eight-and-a-half to nine hours. But that's open. The record is 8:06. If you break it, you win $500." Admitting the $500 bonus might be out of reach, especially in his first attempt. Graves does say, "I'd like to win my class Category 3." He admits,' ''I don't know if I can." - Why is Graves diving into such a grueling event? "Just for fun. All my friends are doing it." Those friends include Todd Henneman, Steve Boyd and Bob Radke. Henneman and Graves will ride together in Category 3 while Boyd and Radke, in Category 1, will start five minutes ahead of the pair. 'Todd and I will start together. We'll catch the others along the way," affirms Graves. He calls his division a "middle-of-the-road category. I have enough points to go to Category 2 but I don't want to. It's too serious." Asked to explain, Graves says, "I've actually actu-ally been punched by a guy in a criterion in Salt Lake once before." He makes a sideways side-ways chopping motion with his right hand and says, "Uhh...just like that. Right in the gut. "It seems like 'roadies' are a little more serious." So when asked to choose his preference, pref-erence, mountain biking or road biking, bik-ing, it's no surprise Graves doesn't hesitate to say, "Oh, mountain biking, bik-ing, by far." As for being a 'roadie,' Graves says, "Nah...I can do it, but. . ." He then shakes his head and smiles to explain. After the Logan-to-Jackson race, Graves has still another major-league challenge coming up. He Boyd, Henneman and Thane Hall will race as a four-man team in a 24-hour race in Moab. "It should be a pretty good team. We're doing it as a pro team, so it should be a lot of fun. All the guys are pretty fit riders. We're trying try-ing to get sponsors right now." The 24-hour ride takes place on a 12-mile loop with the riders taking turns. The team that goes the farthest wins. Park City Profile j - Graves gets the time to enjoy all this competition thanks to' his job at the Wasatch Brewery. He is the manager man-ager of the Park City brewery, located locat-ed at the Brew Pub on Main Street. He didn't bring a lot of qualifications to his first day at the job "I just drank a lot of beer in college" but his hard work and patience have paid off. Along the way, Graves learned the arttrade of brewing beer. Unlike many brewers, he didn't simply pay some money and go to brewing school. Instead, he paid some dues, although he admits, "I took science in college so that helps. That's all' this is, really, is chemistry." "I came by one day," explains , Graves. "Chris Erickson was the ! brewmaster, and I said I wanted to make some extra money washing out kegs. I've kind of worked myiway up." 1 ' Now, as the guy who runs the " Park City brewery, Graves oversees the creation of every type of Wasatch brand beer, including "Most of the beer you drink out of kegs," and "all of the stuff at the brew pub. . . ., Dan Graves enjoys his life as a1 brewer and bike racer. It suits him and he sees himself continuing in those roles for Some time to come. "You'll never be a millionaire. 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