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Welcome new staff and hours We would like to welcome a couple of new folks at the shop. We think you will like them as much as we do. Most folks in the road, mtb, and ‘cross crowd already know Russell Stevenson. He’s a stud, ‘nuff said, that is really knowledgeable and approachable. If you want to geek out with the technical he can do it and he has also given clinics to entry level folks for lots of different cycling disciplines. Russ is going to be heading up our new camps and clinics. We are just now getting what that means dialed down but send us an email if you are interested in learning more about it HERE. We have laid down a Mt. Rainier ride camp that will be staying at the Snorting Elk at Crystal Mtn. We are also taking early reservations for Tucson camps starting in the fall. Russ will also be doing some cyclocross camps and I can highly recommend that as serious fun. Ian Mullins also joins the staff and is a dirt head that we are going to make swim and run. He laughs when we say it is part of the job requirement to do triathlons – we’ll see. Look for Ian at the free wetsuit demo day on May 24th learning a lot. Ian offers personal training and coaching at the Rain Fitness Club when he is not at the shop. Ian is pretty mellow so all of our type A triathletes need to be easy on him. The folks you know Just want to make sure that everyone knows the other folks on staff as we have one of the best crews around. I feel really confident that we can answer your questions no matter what day of the week that you come in. Tom Price is here and many people out there know Tom really well. He is one of the nicest guys in the industry that can explain anything to you without letting you know that he is one of the best bike mechanic-fitter-IronMan Canada Winner-UltraMan Canada Winners around. He offers coaching services to endurance athletes. Come by and say hi to one of our most respected triathlon gurus around. Lang Reynolds is a our serious contender. Lang races Category I road racing for the Hagens-Bermann team, locally and nationally. He is our PowerMeter knowledgebase as he races at an extremely high level without the numerous hours of some of his competitors because of his level of understanding of wattage training. Come by and ask your wattage questions and be careful because Lang has a degree in biology from Swathmore College and can talk the talk. Our part-time folks are really great as well and many of you know Tom Roseberry (or TR as we call him) from racing and a couple of you from aviation wing engineering. Super good guy, although he makes an argument for not raising your children on an island ;-) Tom Kelley is our event photographer and he may have some images of you so come by and see. His wife, Jessica (the one with long curly hair) is well known at races as she always wants to wave the flag by taking the shop’s big red tent. She trains quite a bit with the Jill Fry group on the Eastside. Check the JFT site HERE. These guys are great and are very friendly group. Jessica Cutler is our legal advisor as she is a law student at Seattle U. Many of you see her at races with the “full sleeves” (tattoos up the arm). Jess is our resident vegan so come in and talk to her for some nutritional advice if that is your cup of tea. She builds the wheels she rides on so if you need some rim help come let the girl school ya’. Rumor has it that we may have a Michael Peters sighting in the months of July and August as well. I hope you guys all enjoy the people in the shop for the different things they bring to the store as I do. We try our best to give your our sincere answer to your questions, problems, threats and bribes. We appreciate your business. New Hours for the Summer of ‘08 We have decided to do things differently this year. Let’s make it easy on everyone and just say we are open EVERYDAY.Monday – Friday 10am-6pmWednesday we close early at 5pmSaturday 9am-5pmSunday 11am-5pm Hopefully this makes wetsuit rental returns easier this summer for everyone. We look forward to meeting the Monday customers. Demo Days First off we have a Look Bike Demo on Cinco d’Mayo (or May 5th for you gringos). This is the first Monday that we will be open so we thought we would spice it up a bit with some really nice bikes and a group ride. Wetsuit Demo Day We would like you to come down and check out the latest suits from Blue Seventy, 2XU and Orca – that’s right Orca comes back to Seattle after being gone for a few years. Come by and check out the best that’s available. This event is free and just down the street from the shop at the Madrona Beach. We have things set up at 9.30 and go until just after lunch depending on weather and turnout. It is a good time to meet some people and go ahead and get that ’08 baptism in our NW waters. We have a couple of swim coaches here as well that can give you a quick take away as well. We hope to see you there. Wetsuit Rental Fleet is here, Rental Race Wheels are here, 2008 Tri Clothing is here, etc... You know the drill it’s freakin’ May. We have most of the 2008 equipment that we plan on stocking. Want to see some of the latest, greatest stuff? Come on in and see what you have been missing. Speaking of Clothing We are ordering our custom cycling wear – men’s and women’s jerseys and men’s bibs and shorts. Pre-ordering the clothes helps us and helping us we are offering a discount on the goods. Triumph Cycling Jersey $59.99 Reg. $79.99Men’s Bib Shorts $79.99 Reg. $99.99NEW - Men’s Shorts $69.99 Reg. $89.99 sorry to the women's shorts crowd but we need 25 of you - tough commitment but let me know if you are interested. PowerTap Testing Center We are PowerTap's only Northwest Testing Center. This is a great 20-30 minute test (appointments necessary) that helps establish your Threshold Power Levels. Stop guessing what your training is doing and get some very specific answers. Drilling down to this level of information makes your workouts much more productive and can reduce the time necessary. More effect with less time? That is efficiency, that is training with POWER! We now have Powertap 2.4 Wireless models for weekly rental ($50 - additional services fees may apply if you need us to do cassette swaps, etc...). Welcome to training in 2008. "Why ride stock when you can rock?" Let us help you lay out a smart upgrade, component swap-over to a new frame or a dream bike build up. Come in and see the bikes that we have for sale and the bikes that we work on. They all get faster after some help from the experts. We would also be glad to help you choose the next upgrade on your bike or anything in between. Let us know how we can help you get the bike of your dreams even it is not a brand we sell. We have also helped folks buy stuff from eBay and Craig's List. Come in and enjoy our playground. Sign up for our Email Newsletter for the most up to date information. We are Seattle's Triathlon Headquarters.
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