I met one of my heros; Beckie Scott, and Cried.

As a Canadian who doesn’t particularly care for hockey my sporting idols have never been well-known to mainstream TV watchers.  However we Canuks do have some great, non-puck handling, sporting figures to look up to.  Especially on nordic skis and bikes.  Clara Hughes, Simon Whitfield, Svein Tuft, and Beckie Scott are not only great athletes but also great all around people.

Last week I had a chance to hear Beckie Scott talk at the University of Waterloo.  The crowd was sparse, her intro was fumbled, and her brief talk moved me to tears.
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Hanging with the Big Red ‘S’ in Morgan Hill CA

FACT: I am a long time bike nut, enthuiast.  Most years I get 5 new bikes, simply because I love having new bikes, and I also love to try out different brands, types, and purposes.

There is nothing like a new project (triathlon, bike tour, off road bike tour, etc) which requires a new bike, new specialized specific parts.  I have been to several different ware houses, but never to the main nerve center where new bikes born, prototypes destroyed.

As part of my road trip last week I managed to spend 2 days on the Specialized Bicycle Components University.  I loved every second of it.
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Another piece of the DCMP coming together next week

I can’t actually tell you what it is, but it’s huge.  HUGE.  One of the largest pieces missing in the ‘Dream Crusher Master Plan’.

I have been hoping to get this piece of equipment for a decade now.  The benifits are huge, and it’s scheduled to arrive down here in Tucson next Wednesday.
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