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| Location: |
| Cardston, Alberta |  |
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| Club Affiliation: |
Tailwinds
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| Member Since: |
November 2003 |
 5 Year Distance Chart
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| 2024 km Traveled: |
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| Lifetime Odometer: |
27,983 km
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  Yeah, I've ridden a few miles with this guy. He'll ride your legs off, then stop and feed them to you!
posted by BowWow on 12/4/2005 |
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 If you want to have a great workout on the bike and be laughing most of the ride, you gotta ride with Rob01. Your cheeks may hurt from laughter as much as your legs do from the ride. I've ridden with Rob a couple of times now and I look forward to more.
posted by JohnnyD on 12/4/2005 |
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 The first time I met Rob01 was here on bikejournal. He came across as a person I'd like to call my friend.
At Reunion '05 South in Wichita Falls, Texas, I was not dissappointed.
posted by apple on 1/10/2006 |
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 Rob is a great fella' to ride with. He sprints like lightening and pacelines like Team Discovery! He's a gentleman and scholar with a nice sense of humor.
posted by pkq on 1/15/2006 |
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 We are at around the same yearly mileage an I find myself wondering if I would have been in good enough shape to ride TBP comfortably if I had not had to drop out. You have 3 or 4 days left to really get ready and you know that kind of training doesn't work! Have a great trip, sorry I couldn't be there this year to start the ride with everyone. It has all the makings of a great trip. RobS
posted by rschlump on 7/10/2007 |
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 The first thing I remember about Rob01 was a photo of him and a buddy riding bikes down stairs at a football stadium. I have had the privilege of meeting and riding with him at Talimena (04), Hotter'n Hell (05-06), and Triple Bypass in Colorado (07). I have heard that Rob is a good cyclists, but I cannot confirm that because I have yet to be able to keep pace with him, especially when he is bombing down the mountain descents. Rob01 has great exciting ride and race stories and makes a great contribution to Bike Journal. He claims that I motivated him to race triathlons, but I think it was more like unleashing an attack dog. He is good people.
posted by Kin on 9/21/2007 |
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 It's always a pleasure to see Rob01 at a cycling get together. I can't hope to keep up with him on the bike, but he's a great guy to be around. Hope we meet up again soon!
posted by mtkitchn on 11/23/2007 |
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Rob, enjoyed your bike history description. Also like that photo with the mountains in the background. I lived in Red Deer and Calgary before moving here to the coast in South Carolina where the roads are flat and the weather is fine. Here's wishing you good riding conditions ahead.
Mike aka SC roadie
posted by scroadie on 5/7/2014 |
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History:
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Once upon a time a loooong time ago I spent way too much time racing and riding mountain bikes. After I got married I dropped that habit and never did much riding until 2003. (Sure, I'd drop $1,000 on a new ride and make an effort for a couple of weeks, but it'd fade.) August 2003 I ran into the LBS owner (Bartman) and he invited me out for a ride - I was hooked. Since then I've gone through 12 bikes - started on a Bianchi, upgraded to a Trek 2000, upgraded that to a Specialized Allez Comp, which I LOVED, then upgraded to a Custom Built Titanium Kelson. I still have that bike, but it's currently at my brothers place in an effort to get him riding. Then I went to a Specialized S-works E5 (very nice, stiff, responsive bike.) From there I went to my first Carbon bike - a Giant TCR Composite that I sold for a Devinci CX carbon. Beautiful bike, I love those lines! But, alas, it didn't seem to fit "perfectly" - so I just sold it, and acquired a new bike. It's a Specialized Tarmac S-works SL. I don't see any need to be getting rid of this one - I've found the bike I was looking for! I then purchased another Specialized S-works E-5 that I use for on my computrainer and racing crits. That's the road bike story - My other bike catagory is Time Trial bikes. I've had a Fuji Aloha TT bike, which I replaced with a Guru Trilite TT bike. That one was recently replaced with a Specialized S-works Transition. It's been said before, and I've given up trying to deny it - I'm a little OCD.
I've now got my 3 main bikes - my S-works Tarmac SL for road riding, my S-works E5 for crit/trainer, and my S-works Transition for Time Trialing. |
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2007 Specialized S-works Tarmac SL
Road bike |
Description: My newest, latest. Full SRAM Force equipped. I currently still run my Roval Wheels on it, but am looking for other options. Bike, with cages and pedals and hardware for my Edge305 weighs 15.12lbs. I've also dumped the Specialized seat and replaced it with a Selle Italia SLR (the Specialized seat wore holes in my bibs!!)
Lifetime Odometer:
3,582.0 km
Tires:
700 x 23C Specialized Roval Wheels, front, 3,582 km
Chain:
Shimano 10 speed, 3,582 km
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2006 Specialized S-Works Transition
Time Trial Road bike |
Description: Dura Ace 10spd shifters, 7700 der's, and a Renn 575 disc to go with my Roval Rapide Star front wheel. This bike is FAST!
Lifetime Odometer:
176.0 km
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2004 Kelson Ti
Road bike |
Description: This bike is a custom built Titanium frame outfitted with Dura Ace 9spd. It's currently in semi-retirement for me, as I've loaned it to my younger brother in an attempt to get him riding. So far it hasn't worked very good.
Lifetime Odometer:
15,063.4 km
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2003 Specialized E5 S-works
Road bike |
Description: This is my crit / computrainer bike. Fit and specs are nearly identical to my Tarmac. (Although I'm running DA instead of SRAM on it - something I think I'm going to have to change.) It's got R28 Neuvation wheels - other than that pretty much standard Dura Ace componenets.
Lifetime Odometer:
1,814.2 km
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Kona Cindercone
Hardtail XC Mountain bike |
Description:
Lifetime Odometer:
26.7 km
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Guru
Time Trial Road bike |
Description: DA / 105 equipped with Zipp 404 wheels and Oval Concepts A700 bars. The bike feels fast, time will tell if it's really fast!
I'm actually in the process of replacing this bike - or, at least the frame. I've sold the Zipp 404 wheels, and now have a Renn 757 disc, using the front Roval wheel from my Tarmac. Frame-wise I've purchased a 2006 model Specialized Transition S-works. It's not built yet, so I won't actually add it here. The Guru is going to be going up for sale right away, and may disappear soon.
Lifetime Odometer:
129.8 km
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