Back home!

Although the traveling is great, I am very happy to be off the road for a few months. Of course, this is when the busy season starts. 

Stay tuned for Timex Team updates and other cool industry news.

Cheers!

Apple Holler

Last week Sara and I went on a little excursion to a local apple orchard, Apple Holler (AH). Located just outside of Milwaukee, AH is a full-on farm adventure land including a corn maze, pumpkin patch, enchanted forest, petting zoo, and of course... apples, lots of apples.  

For forty dollars we receive a large plastic bad, a map of the orchard, and permission to go have fun. 

As the time flew by, our bag filled up with Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Johnathan, Paula Red, and plenty of others I forget. After a few hours, our plastic bag evolved into a 40 pound weight.

All in all a great trip and some delightful souvenirs, about 50 of them. The only problem... we have 50 apples! 

Anyone want an apple?

More bike porn

First off we have my IM Wisconsin "spotting" bike. Built by Ray Waxman, senior advanced concepts engineer at Trek, this bike is a 2009 update on the aluminum/carbon bike sold back in 1991. It may be hard to see in the picture but this bike is a full carbon 9.9 SSL hard tail frame with all Bontrager XXX components (including carbon wheels). This custom build is a one of a kind carbon belt drive... yes, that means NO CHAIN! The belt drive single speed is fed to a custom built Shimano XTR crank. The bike is finished with a Rock Shox SID Wold Cup shock custom painted to resemble the 1991 shock that came stock with the bike. In short, this bike is pure sex, if you're into one-off bikes. You will never see another one like this...

Next up is the new Speed Concept bike from Trek. Another bike you will not be seeing on the road (at least this year...). This is the brand new ride that will one day replace the Trek TTX. Ridden by Timex athlete, Mike Lavery at the Ironman World Champs. Mike just so happens to work at Trek as an engineer, maybe why he got one?? I don't have to say much about it, just look and drool.

It's almost November

Hard to believe the racing season is almost over. Ironman Florida and Clearwater are just a few weeks away and then Ironman Arizona closes out the season, for our athletes anyway.

If you would like to keep tabs on the Timex crew, here is who will be competing at the final three events...

Ironman Florida - Nov. 7

Pro:

Blake Becker

Tamara Kozulina

Gabriela Loskotova

AG:

Tim Hola

70.3 World Champs in Clearwater - Nov. 14

Pro:

Andrew Hodges

Kyle Marcotte

James Cotter

Lisa Mensink

Mary Beth Ellis

AG:

Bruce Gennari

Chris Thomas

Emily Herndon

Trista Francis

Christine Anderson

Ironman Arizona - Nov. 22

Pro:

Eric Bean

AG:

Barry Siff

Juli Fiocca

Jodi Thomson

Good luck everyone!

Shop gnomes???

I come into the office today to find that some little helpers have been creeping around at Team Sports...

Seems like the gnomes really want my bike built before I head to Clearwater. Guess they want Doug and I to have our yearly field trip to the Tanasi Trails in Tennessee.

...I believe! I believe!

Speaking of orange bikes!

My new project:

The same bike Will is using in Maui, also the same frame raced by Lance Armstrong during his record win at this year's Leadville 100. His wasn't orange though...

Xterra time

It's about that time of the year when all the 'crazy' Xterra athletes converge onto the island of Maui for the Xterra World Championships. The Timex team will be represented by one lone soldier out there, his name: Will Kelsay. Will, a first year Timex athlete, has already proven himself worthy of this world class event after a top 10 finish at the US champs last month. Will will be riding his Trek Top Fuel 9.9 SSL, custom painted orange... of course.

Good luck buddy, we will be rooting for you!