In with the New

I just picked up my new P3C from Colorado Multisport! A lighter, aerodynamic and comfortable beauty my old Tachyon could never compare. Whether it will help regain speeds from younger days or not will be played out in future competitions. My old grey ghost is now relegated to the trainer.

The Litespeed Tachyon was my first real tri bike. I picked it up in 1994 after its predecessor was destroyed in a nasty collision with a car. I was fortunate to walk out of the hospital with all limbs and head intact but decided to get back on the horse. I put the bike replacement money towards a top of the line titanium cycling beast which I had no business owning. On my first ride I rolled right into a ditch failing to get clipped out at a stoplight. I can imagine the cars around me found it humorous watching some guy who clearly can’t ride a bike with such a sweet machine.

As the years and miles went by I got faster and cycling became my strength in triathlons. I road 1000 kilometers in one week training in Australia and 200 plus miles in a day riding from Boulder to Cheyenne and back. I used it for eleven iron distance events and a ton of other races. I hit 58 miles per hour on the back side of Carter Lake. I rode up on the likes of Tim Deboom and Tyler Hamilton on training rides. I came within 8 minutes of cracking five hours for 112 miles at Ironman Florida. All told I put 45,000 miles on the bike.

As I stare at my new top of the line carbon speed freak I’m feeling the same sense of being way over-biked I did thirteen years ago. Hopefully this time I can keep the wheels under me on its maiden voyage.

Straw