New Bike

I just got back from picking up my new bike in Philadelphia from Elite Bicycles. If anyone is keeping track, this is my third bike from Elite in the last year. Fortunately I haven't had to pay for one of them. The owner of Elite is Dave Greenfield. Dave is the "The Man". He has the best customer service in the bike business. He pours his heart and soul into his business and goes to the extreme to make sure his customers are happy and satisfied.

My first bike was great but it developed a crack in the top tube in the Easton tubing where a cable hole was drilled out. No questions asked, Dave replaced the frame. The second new bike was great too and I raced it at Ironman Florida. I have had some problems in the past with a high speed wobble and was mentioning this to Dave. He wasn't happy that I was experiencing this with his bike. He had to make it right. He offered to make me a full custom frame to meet my needs. The changes included a beefier downtube, a beefier top tube near the head tube tapering towards the seat tube, a taller head tube, flat/aero seat stays, and a change in geometry to give me longer wheelbase. Hopefully, this machine will be rock solid. Unfortunately, its too darn cold to get outside and test it out so it will have to wait until the weather improves.

In addition, I have been chosen to be one of a few select athletes to be on the Elite Bicycles triathlon team. There will be some nice perks to go along with it so I'm excited to wear my new Elite tri kit in 2009.

Here are a few pictures: