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Written by Vince
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Thursday, 03 June 2010 12:59 |
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A couple of years ago, I was on my way home from work when I spotted a new bicycle shop about three miles away from our house. Like Pavlov's dog, I started salivating. "Mussssst... pullll... in... aaaand... seeeee... biiiiikkkkkee.... shhhhhoooopppppp!"
The shop wasn't "officially" open for business but the door was unlocked and the owner was inside so I walked in and got a view of the place before it was completely unpacked. There were boxes everywhere and the owner was working hard at getting the place ready for their grand opening.
At first glance, I realized there was something different about this shop because all of the bicycles had two seats. Ah... it's a tandem bicycle shop I thought. Had I looked a little closer at the sign out front, I would've realized that by their name: "Crank2 Performance Tandem Bicycles". That's ok though, I like all bikes equally. :) I looked around for a few minutes and then started chatting with the owner who seemed more than happy to let me hangout.
With 7 bicycles in our house, we don't have room for a tandem bike at this point but I go into the shop periodically because even though they are well known for their selection tandem bicycles, they are also known for stocking a large selection of clothing, especially women's clothing. This comes in handy when it's time to buy presents for the Mrs. ;)
Over the last couple of years, I've been in this shop quite a few times and I've become acquainted with the owners and their son who always seem more than happy to help us.
I recently added a new sponsor to my list, Argon 18, and when I needed my new bike built, I couldn't think of a place that I trusted more than Crank2. But the question was whether Crank2 would be interested in building a triathlon bike.
On my way home from work, I stopped by the shop and asked if they were interested and without hesitation, they said: "Sure!" This put me at ease because I wanted someone I trust to build my bike which probably has something to do with zipping down hills at 50 miles per hour.
A few days later I dropped off my bike and I tried to stay out of their hair but I couldn't resist the urge to pop in a couple of times to check up on it. At first it was just parts but it soon started to resemble a bike and then I received a phone call from them telling me it was done. The entire process was fast and smooth and I'm glad they agreed to build it for me.
I use this blog for a ton of talk about me but I wanted to thank the people behind the scenes who help me... Thanks guys! I appreciate your good work!
Alright, enough talk; let's get to the pictures of the process...
I'm not done tweaking the fit which is why you're not seeing a complete pic of the bike yet. When I'm completely dialed in, I will make all of the final cuts and THEN I'll post a photo. :)
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