Today marks the end of an era and a sense of loss I didn't expect. It's been a relationship of over ten years. The relationship was established and concluded with similar, unexptected circumstances. The relastionship was forged out of sweat, tears, and the trials of miles. We have been through prosperous times and times that challenged our souls. We've gone over hill and dale. We've climbed at rediculously slow speeds and screamed down descents at crazy-fast rates of speed. We encountered heat, cold, clear skies, and downpours. We've done everything from the red-lining sprint distance, to the ultimate distance in triathlon, the Ironman.
When it was time to get-up-and-go, the response was there. When it was time to settle in and remain steady, the challenge was met. When it was time to crank nearly breathless for any given distance, the call was answered.
I couldn't have really asked for more from the performance provided by my partner, but I was always being asked to bring more, to push harder, to take my skills to the next level. Complacency was not something on our list.
After several years of personal debate I decided to part ways with the one that has stood by me and supported me all this time. I decided it was time to move on and take the next step in this fast paced world of technological breakthroughs. It was time to go from titanium to full-carbon fiber. It was time to go from standard tubing, to modern-day triahlon curves and angles. It was time to give a new era a go.
Today, I watched as my Litespeed was driven away in another athlete's car to begin it's own new chapter.
In a week or two I will be introduced to my finally completed GURU Magis...my new "IT" bike. So thank you to my Litespeed Tachyon for your many years of outstanding service. May you race many more races and bring your new owner many days of joy as you have brought me.
The king is dead! Long live the king!
Sappy? Silly? So what.
Peace.
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