After a couple of months of uncertainty, I can now look forward to joining Dr Hamilton in Colorado in just under 4 weeks time. I finally sold my flat last week and to celebrate ordered my very own Tricross :) After seeing Kelv's before he left for Florida I knew there was no other steed for this trip! Initially I was going to get the Sport and just upgrade a few bits, but the kit list somehow got out of control very quickly into a dream spec Tricross Comp.
Kelv put me onto the Specialized Concept store at Fort Dunlop in Birmingham and I fired them over a rough custom spec. With helpful advice from Hannah and Danny at the store, the baby you see in the pick came to life. I picked it up today from Brum and haven't let it out my sight since!!! Here's some more snaps of the beauty: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=105043&l=b9372&id=836440719
Next job is to sort flights and the slight issue of fitness. I've done 200 miles so far this year and have 4 weeks till I join Iron Man Hamilton in the high Rockies. Would be fairly ok if I didn't have to move house and attend a 3 day Techno festival in the middle :D My only hope will be that Kelv's 'heart muscle' legs will have deterioated from the immense amount of burgers and other trash he seems to be funnelling into his face.Tomorrow the Tricross gets its first outing, back road to Llanidloes, back road to Llangurig, back road to Rhayader and home through Pant-y-Dwr and St Harmon. Can't wait!!!
2 comments:
Having seen the steed "in the flesh" as it were, I can confirm the beauty of the beast.
The only tip I have for you Al, is when you are checking in at the airport, whenever the clerk mentions the large cardboard box with you have, you have to turn and pat it as if it was your child. It seem to have helped daddy Kelv on his departure :)
Is that blood on the spokes?
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