Monica had me tune up her Specialized S-Works (and her husband's Stumpjumper). She was referred to me from another customer of mine. Her bike was bought used which seems to be fairly typical for my customers, and had been pieced together with quite an array of parts. Rolf front wheel, Mavic Askium in the back, and a mishmash of Shimano drivetrain components. Beautiful S-Works frame from before the carbon boom of the last 7 years. The Rolf wheel had to go however due to a broken spoke (my fault) and loose bearings (typical of these wheels). It was replaced with a nice Reliable Shimano 500 front wheel with all normal parts and spokes with it. Anyway, real nice ride for her triathlon aspirations.
Monica started doing Triathlons this year. Her first was supposed to be at Shawnee Mission Park, but it was rained out. Next chance she had was at Lonestar Lake (7/19) where she placed 15/70 in the women's short course (58/207 overall short course men and women).
The next race she let me know about was again at Longview Lake where halfway through her 12 mile bike ride, she slid and wrecked. From her email to me:
"I was in another tri on Aug19 at Longview Lake that I ended up totally wiping out on my bike about 1/2 way through the 12m bike course. I ended up w/severe road rash on my left hip, elbow, left fingers, and left wrist. Also got 1 stitch in my left wrist. I was out of training for 2w so I was a little rusty (and terrified once I got back on my bike on 9/12!) for my last race."
The pictures she sent me are from her most recent race on September 12th were she placed 42/302 overall (7/45 in her age division). Pretty tough person I would say, especially doing so well just under a month later from a nasty case of road rash.
I just wanted to wish her continued luck in the triathlons and showcase her success here.
If any other past customers want to share any stories please just send me an email and let me know how it is going.
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