Full Name : Jared Rando
Hometown : Canberra, Australia
Town you live in now: Huntington Beach CA during the race season
Age :24
Married / Single : I have a girlfriend, her name is Shawna.
Years on the circuit :6
Sponsors : Giant bikes, Michelin tires, Fox suspension, Fox clothing, Easton, Smith optics, Mavic, ACT academy of Sport.
Discipline : DH, 4X
Nickname: Randofolus, Randosaurus, Dego.

1.What bikes do you own?
A prototype Giant DH bike, a Faith 4X bike, a Faith XC bike, a STP dirt jumper and a couple of old Giant BMXs.

2.Favorite DH course? Why?
Mt St Anne- it’s a classic, has a bit of everything in it and is really demanding.

3.If you didn’t ride and travel the circuit what would you be doing?
I don’t know… maybe snowboarding or fishing and working some kind of job or maybe be at school learning something useful. I’d still be riding and racing bikes though.

4. How many siblings do you have? (Names and Ages)
A brother (Zac, 15) and two sisters (Serena, 22 and Francesca, 10)

5.Hobbies other than riding?
Fishing for sure and I used to snowboard a lot before I started racing.

6.Who has the worst gas on the team?
The XC boys are constantly battling for the title but Adam tends have the upper hand.

7.I’ve heard that you and your friends back home like to take bets on doing stupid things. Give me the best story out of all of them.
Definitely Patching dipping his nuts in a bowl of chilli paste for $30. It was hilarious. He honesty thought it wouldn’t hurt. Thirty minutes later he was standing there with his nuts in a glass of milk saying he has never been in so much pain.

8.How would you describe yourself?
I guess I’m pretty mellow. I try not to worry about things too much and just try to make sure that myself and everyone around me is having a good time.

9.Favorite alcoholic drink?
Depends, sometimes it’s a shot of good Tequila, sometimes it’s a Tecate or sometimes it’s a Canadian Club with Ginger Ale.

10.What part of your bike has to be just right?
All of it! I think that for a Downhill bike though, frame geometry and suspension setup is most important.

11.Favorite music?
I listen to a pretty wide variety of music and really enjoy it all. I can’t really narrow it down to one type though

12.Who do you mostly hang out with on the circuit?
A bunch of people I guess but all the Aussie boys tend to stick together.

13.Of all the Aussies who is the funniest?
Graves with his jumps at the start of every race and his bird noises. I think he has too much time on his hands.

14.How many times a week do you wash your hair?
Probably about 0.2 if you were to average it out.

15.Who do you mostly hang out with at home in Ozz?
All the Canberra boys- Dogg, Patching, Jado , Glenro, Dossy, Corey, Macca and the list goes on.

16.What kind of car do you drive? How many miles are on it?
It’s a Toyota Lexcen wagon and it has about 100000 miles on it. One day I am going to burn it because I hate it.

17.What do you miss most about home?
I miss everything but more than anything I miss my family.

18.What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught and where?
Up in Cairns last year I caught a shovelnose shark that was 5 or six feet long. It was pretty sweet.

19.Favorite Simpsons episode?
I can’t think of one in particular but even the worst one is better than any other TV show.

20.If you could meet anyone in the world who would it be?
I’d like to meet George Bush.