We love bikes.
Our Story
Founded in 2012, The Polka Dot Jersey has a focus on group rides, craft builds, local PNW brands, and fostering community through cycling.
We are stoked on ANY bike that you have! Our crew is extremely well versed in a myriad of genres! We can handle anything from rebuilding your Fox 38 to spec’ing and building custom tandems and everything in between.
Stop in, call, fax, page us, send us a MySpace message, email, or write us a letter anytime. We love to talk about anything bike related and hear about what your next adventure is!
Our Team
Matt
Name: Matt
Alias: Boss
What is it that you do here? Oof, who could say for sure, but I know I can't be fired!
On your days off, what do you enjoy doing? Riding bikes (duh), bouldering and doing art with my twin girls (Ella and Harper), and furniture making. (And riding trials)
Name one piece of gear you can't live without: Vans Sk8 Hi's
Favorite place(s) to ride: Tokul, 27, Roslyn, and any jibby parking lot/driveway
Worst wreck on a bike, tell us about it: Waaaay too many to count. It's kind of my specialty.....
What is your zodiac sign and does it play an important role in your daily life (it probably should...): Sagittarius. Yes, usually it does play an important role in my life, unless Mercury is in Gatorade, then shits all fucked up.
Generally speaking, how are your chakras? If they aren't so aligned, how do you align them?: Aligned Chakras? weird, I don't know her.
Give us your six-word mantra: Keep It In The Green Zone
Romain
Alias: Baguette
What is it that you do here? Pro bicycle fixer and casual jibs sender
On your days off, what do you enjoy doing? Ride bikes (obviously), run, ski, have a good time with friends and family
Name one piece of gear you can't live without: Lezyne mini multitool (I sleep with it)
Favorite place(s) to ride: So many!! But mostly, Darrington, Blue Steel (Galbraith), Exit 27, Tokul and some secret spots too!
Worst wreck on a bike, tell us about it: Snapped the crown on a 2006 PIKE RC trying a flat spin 360. I was too short and front wheel impacted the top of the landing and exploded :o
What is your zodiac sign and does it play an important role in your daily life (it probably should...): What is that?? (just kidding, not a strong believer of zodiac signs and their meaning)
Generally speaking, how are your chakras? If they aren't so aligned, how do you align them?: All over the place! I need to use the truing stand to fix them all up!
Give us your six-word memoir: Get high, stay light, and ride!
Zac
Alias: DJ Cool
What is it that you do here? The Intern, asking Romain questions, Curating the daily tracklist, dismantling front derailleurs, Identify how changing bike standards never make any logical sense.
On your days off, what do you enjoy doing? Ride bikes with PDJ crew, time with my family, generally living an active positive lifestyle, jah feel?
Name one piece of gear you can't live without: Sour Patch Kids, microfiber cloth for the specs.
Favorite place(s) to ride: Anywhere in a 200 mile radius.... Loamers
Worst wreck on a bike, tell us about it: Baja, MX. Dirtbiking, completely missed a turn at 30 mph and ended up gapping a 6 ft deep sink hole, caught the swingarm on the other side, compressed the suspension, almost OTB'd turned into a superman, slammed on the seat, exploded my knee. Near death moment
What is your zodiac sign and does it play an important role in your daily life (it probably should...): Libra..... Its all about the balance, symmetry, equilibrium in the universe. I want everyone around me to be happy:)
Generally speaking, how are your chakras? If they aren't so aligned, how do you align them? Minor aberrancies, life is life, however the 12 step smooth jazz lines recalibration program has got me right. Find the Green Zone Yo!
Give us your six-word memoir: A PERSISTENT UNPREDICTABLE JOURNEY THROUGH TIME.
Jon
Name: Jonathan Pfundstein
Alias: P-fun, or simple JonPfun (the P is silent!) I've had people not know my real name and only know me as P-fun ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
What is it that you do here? Team Media Stoke Coordinator and Seasonal Mechanic
On your days off, what do you enjoy doing? Exploring Seattle's city parks via gravel cuts, Splitboarding and all the adventures our wonderful mountains have to offer.
Name one piece of gear you can't live without: Ooh tough one. Probably My Route Werks Front bag. It's totally changed the game with my camera carrying abilities on the bike.
Favorite place(s) to ride: Exit 27 is the go to local gem, Darrington is quite a treat for being so close to Seattle, and Angels Staircase was def one of the more epic rides I've been on.
Worst wreck on a bike, tell us about it: Broken Collar Bone riding the DJ's at Valmont bike park. A classic injury according to the medics at Boulder Community Hospital, I'd have to agree.
What is your zodiac sign and does it play an important role in your daily life (it probably should...): Taurus! I'm not reading my Chani Nicholas daily, but a lot of that stuff holds up.
Generally speaking, how are your chakras? If they aren't so aligned, how do you align them?: The last few years have been a bit rough on everyone eyy? Myself certainly included. Moving to a new City durring a pandemic and trying to establish yourself as a freelancer is rough! My suggestion? Get out on that bici and connect with the fantastic Seattle cycling community. @Everydayridescom (Everyday rides Seattle) is a great resource for community meetups and rides!
Give us your six-word memoir: More type2 fun than everyone else!
Jaime
Name: Jaime
Alias: JaGA
What is it that you do here? I fix bikes sometimes, bring candies, learn english, speak french, ohhh yeah I ride, think and eat bikes all the time.
On your days off, what do you enjoy doing? Road trips to ride bikes in new places, having a nice lunch with beers, taking photos, a lot of bla bla bla and very hard laughs.
Name one piece of gear you can't live without: A good helmet, make the whole trip better.
Favorite place(s) to ride: Every single place has its own magic, but on top is Guanajuato-Mexico, Pacifica California, La Chingada, Squamish Alice Lake, TokuTiger27 and Colima Volcano - Mexico.
Worst wreck on a bike, tell us about it: I was riding super fast like the hell on a Blue Line in Whistler, you know Bruni is just a toddler on a stroller, when something got stuck on my rear wheel and well I ended up breaking my elbow.
What is your zodiac sign and does it play an important role in your daily life (it probably should...): I'm Geminis, this didn't play an important role in my daily life, but some characteristics are very accurate. No, I'm not bi-polar well only on Tuesdays.
Generally speaking, how are your chakras? If they aren't so aligned, how do you align them?: My 7 chakras are My Body, Mind, Family, Friends, Bikes, Nature and my Dog.
Give us your six-word memoir: It isn't true that you live only once. You only die once. You live a lot of times every single day. (I know it’s more than six, my bad, but this one is GOLD)
Ethan
Name: Ethan
Alias: Never really had one, still waiting for it.
What is it that you do here? Wrenching on bikes mainly, but keeping the stoke on bikes going too.
On your days off, what do you enjoy doing? Biking, camping, climbing, hiking, just anything to get me into the great outdoors!
Name one piece of gear you can't live without: A two-wheeled shred machine! Definitely needed to stay sane.
Favorite place(s) to ride: Any loamy forest with some sweet jumps and berms.
Worst wreck on a bike, tell us about it: I've had a few gnarly ones, but I think tearing the AC joint in my shoulder was the worst. Still recovering from it years on, that mobility isn't the same!
What is your zodiac sign and does it play an important role in your daily life (it probably should...): I'm an aquarium. No, that doesn't sound right. Aqueous? Something like that. I've never paid attention to any of that, but I imagine some stuff in there is true.
Generally speaking, how are your chakras? If they aren't so aligned, how do you align them?: Wide open! I use a rotor truing tool to align them too
Give us your six-word memoir: Go fast, don't die
