Catching Up

YA MON! NO PROBLEM MON!

As promised here is a blog update on me, known by some in the tri world as the Doug Brenner Experience. Sorry for the inside joke. Amongst a group of folks who may be reading this it is funny. People usually mispronounce my last name. It's B-E-R-N-E-R. Darren from Sugoi came up with this title but he kept using Brenner and I didn't correct him on it since it seemed more anonymous. I may consider it for my side project band but it may reference the Jimi Hendrix Experience too much. I'll have to see what my agent thinks.

Well, let me back up a ways. About 4 days after getting back from Hawaii, I was on my way to Florida to spend 2 weeks in that lovely state (I'm rolling my eyes and using a sarcastic tone when saying lovely). Florida is my least favorite state. Maybe I haven't seen the good parts. Ironman Florida is in Panama City. Nothing great going on there. My magic hands worked on Bella's bike (women's winner IM FL) and was hoping for a slight mention on the podium but no. Foiled again. One week later and I was in Clearwater for the 70.3 World Championships (half ironman distance). Chris Legh asked if I could go over his bike. Surely this guy could win and maybe he'll mention me on stage. After al,l I attached his number plate so pro like. He didn't win though. Looking back nothing was that exciting to write about. Ironman FL is the last event of the ironman season in North America so of course there is a year ending get together for all those who are part of the traveling circus. Saw some great dancing and even better karoke laid down.


This is one of the few pictures I took while in Florida. Makes it seem okay. I guess.


QR show bike done up with the Blackwell stuff.


Chris Legh coming to get his bike. Keith who is paying attention to the camera man. Travers from Profile Design who got two podium mentions.


Besides having problems with his tongue, Darryl Hacket may have a cooler job than me. Darryl does much of the video footage you see from Ironman events and travels around shooting World Cup soccer, snowboard events, and other hip stuff. All that and a is great dad to his teenage son.


"If you look up "classy" in the dictionary, there is a picture of Casey. If you decide to do an ironman for a charity, Janus will help you figure all that out and Casey is in charge of that for Janus Investment Group. Look into it if you're an Ironman dreamer.


I guess I should throw in a race photo. This is where all the amped up and wobbly legged athletes are trying to get on their bikes. Watch out for flying legs and near crashes. It's ridiculous when there is a whole bunch like this. Of course there may be some hecklers in the crowd just waiting for someone to topple over.



After the Florida stuff, Ben and I made it back to Wauwatosa and that's where I've been for almost two weeks. That's a record. Since leaving 'Tosa back in February I haven't been back longer than a week. I've re-acquainted myself with my desk and the shop. This has been a busy time getting sponsor contracts together. The first order of business was to get our Shimano order together. Fifty something Dura-Ace groups and 80ish sets of wheels. Kinda makes you drool a little. Even with that generous support from Shimano we'll probably have to buy a few more groups. Everyday it's e-mails and a few phone calls. Things are progressing well and organized.


In between the e-mails and phone calls, we have a new distraction at the Team Sports office. TABLE TENNIS! Yeah that's right. There have been some spirited games since the 5 of us here are quite evenly matched. Eric "the kid" Jellum is the most improved and working on his endurance. Jim "Willy" Williams has the trash talk game. Ben "little kitten" Harper has the form of many a day spent in the game room as a kid. Tom "the godfather" Schuler is quite good and hard to beat. Then there's me. I let my skills do the talking. Is this harkening back to the days of the start ups or what? Next thing you know we'll be lounging in leather office furniture. We're going places baby!

Last weekend Tom, Eric and I rode some dirt trails that are practically across the street. Apparently a group of folks have been clearing overgrown trails and building some new trails along the Menomenee river. By next spring they are going to be designated the 2nd official mountain biking trail in the Milwaukee area. How awesome is that. Come to find out the trails are a blast. Our little exploration of the trails around here took about 3 hours. Considering how convenient they are to us this is huge news. Fast, twisty, and interesting.

The weather this week has been pretty good to get out and ride. Besides a few mountain bike rides, Eric and I did a ride downtown for lunch at Alterra Coffee. After lunch went to a bike shop called Crank Daddy's to find a BMX freewheel for my singlespeed. Since I use a standard 12/32 chain its been hard to find any but this place had several. They also have at least 12 Computrainers set up for people to use. That's impressive to have that many and they are adding a bunch more. They have a program where you can store your bike and if you call ahead it will be mounted in the trainer ready to go when you arrive. Nice touch (of course it costs money).

On Thanksgiving it is tradition for Tom to ride to Chicago. He's even done it in the snow. For this year's ride it ended up being about 10 players partaking. Some were riding to Chicago too and some, like Jim and I, would turn around after a couple of hours. The 8:00 am start was chilly but it gradually got warmer. Met a few more cyclists from the area and some new sights too. Not a bad Thanksgiving to ride 4 hours.

Today (friday) was even nicer so I made sure to get another 2 1/2 hours in. Rode up near Cedarburgh and had a coffee on main street. Nice place to people watch and take in the holiday spirit.

Want to know what really bothers me? People on cell phones while driving a car. I never know if they are paying attention or not and it's bothersome when I'm riding my bike. Twice today I had to stop because I didn't think the driver was paying enough attention for me to cross at a stop sign. Please don't use cell phones while driving. In New York State you can be ticketed for it.


Last Sunday, I went to watch Eric at the State Cyclocross Finals. On each lap as the riders came through the pavilion a bunch of loud hecklers (all in good fun) erupted in joyous fanfare. It was stupendous and beautiful. Ah yes, cyclocross!


My buddy, Shane Kramer, getting muddy in New York cross racing. Looking so pro! (hello Athena)


As I was taking the picture for my Thanksgiving hello, I decided to take one of the bike that has been on the porch for over a year now. It is a testament to the integrity of this Wauwatosa neighborhood. No one has tried to steal it. If anyone is interested I'll be happy to start taking bids on it. You can't tell in the photo but it is signed by Robbie Ventura. I may see if www.theprosstuff.com wants to showcase it on their website. I'm sure it could take in more cash than Garrett's wrist brace.


Speaking of Garrett. Here is how some pro bike racers celebrate Thanksgiving in Boulder. Impressive!


SEE YA! THANKS FOR READING!

'Tosa Teardown Thanksgiving Greetings

Greetings to my family in Webster, New York and all you other Turkey eaters out there. The weather wasn't too bad today for Schuler's annual, "Ride to Chicago on Thanksgiving Day" ride. Ten players showed up. Good times!

A huge update to the blog will be coming soon so check back in a day or two. HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

Dan T. Snopek

I recently checked some comments I missed and found one from Dan Snopek. My college roomate. I've been wondering all these years what you've been up to.

Dan, go to www.teamsportsinc.com and you should be able to send me an e-mail without the whole world seeing your address. If it doesn't work then send anonther comment on the blog.

Hope to hear from you soon pal!

Something could be said for having a blog I guess.

DJB

Hawaii wrap up cont'd cont.

This is where I stood and sweated all day. Not bad being right on the ocean though. (Note to self don't forget the anti-fatigue mat next year.)


Nice cob job to keep the post from slipping. (that bolt usually isn't there) Kim's insert pulled out again. Not sure why the JB Weld did not hold. It has worked fine before.


Linsey is one of the best folks I know and that's not just because she always says her bike "rocks" after I work on it. I predict good things for her. She seems to get stronger and stronger as an Ironman athlete. She's had quite a year with excellent results, getting hit by cars (I think she is on her third frame), an epic ride with Matt Seeley in AZ, and getting married. If you ever meet her, check out the scars on her arm. They are NICE!


This is me (obviously) on race morning in the bike transition making sure the Timex athletes are "aired up". For the Hawaii race I don't exactly have the correct credentials to be in there but the 3 security people said it was okay. Eventually after an hour some lady started following me around after talking on her radio. Then the master of security said I must leave. There was no reasoning with him. My pet peeve in life is folks who use their so called authority in some job position to be all high and mighty. For one thing it was your guys who let me in after I asked if I could be in there and now you are saying I snuck in. Go peddle your papers on something more important than me. At the time they asked me to leave I was actually helping random people put air in their tires since I had done all my athletes anyways. You think they would have appreciated me being there to help out.

On a funny note. One of the girls forgot her CO2 cartridges. Someone went to get them for me and I was told to tape them to her seat so she would know that we brought them for her. Typically she carries them in her pocket. Wouldn't you know it, in all the confusion of transition she jumped on her bike and sat on them. Oh well, at least she noticed them.


This is from the awards ceremony. I was brought up on stage and learned to twirl a stick with flames on the ends. Actually I was given some lessons backstage first. You know, for liability reasons. Pretty cool. In my book, it's all about experiencing the culture wherever I go. Thanks to Jako who sent me the photo. I appreciate it.

Hawaii wrap up cont.

This is the view of me from my balcony. The waves were crashing so loud that sometimes I had to shut the windows at night.


There is a theme restaurant in Kona called Bubba Gumps. This is me doing my impression of Forest Gump. "Hello, My name is Forest, Forest Gump"


Another view from the balcony without my face getting in the way.


I call this "Ocean".


More condo work. This time its gluing and gluing and gluing tires! I prefer clinchers instead for obvious reasons or least an assistant whose job it would be to just glue. By the way this is how I spent my birthday. I'm not big on birthdays anyways but for those who knew it was my b-day this is what i did. A man and his work. I was playing with the wheel. Try spinning it and then let it balance on your palm. It's something I've always found fun. It's a physics thing.

Hawaii wrap up

Hey, (Aloha)

Instead of babbling about nothing in particular I thought I'd post a bunch of pictures and comment on them. This may take a few postings since I'm not sure how many photos fit on each post. It seems to jam of the works if I put too many on.

I know it sounds galmorous to be in Hawaii but we all must keep it in perspective. I was working! I'm serious. For about 4 days I did nothing but work some long days into the night with not much to eat but peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Enjoy the pictures!




These people have nothing to do with Hawaii. The night before I left went to dinner. These are some people I've met since living in milwaukee. Actually it never seems like I'm in Milwaukee but I guess it's where I live.


A short wait in Chicago. Early morning flight and I'm looking pretty good.


Made it to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in time for some dinner. It's tradition to go to Huggos on the Rocks for some fish tacos the first night. Tasty!


Working in the condo to fix Kim's bike. For you mechanics this was a JB Weld job to fix the seatpost clamp insert that was pulling out of the frame.


I tried to go for a ride early each morning. It was usually less hot in the morning and riding keeps me sane.

EARTHQUAKE

An earthquake hit the island soon after I just finished posting my last blog entry. Power has come back on after several hours but who knows if it will last. Most people report being a little scared and having to walk around broken glass. People who were sleeping are walking around in their underwear as many of the hotels are not letting people back into the building yet.

I held on to the kitchen counter and my bike (it fell over on my leg) as the 3rd floor of the condo was swaying back and forth. Kitchen cabinets were flying over and glasses breaking on the floor. Lamps knocked off the tables. Pictures frames crashing to the floor. It was a scary several seconds wondering what to do.

I just read a report it was centered about 10 miles north of Kona. Basically right underneath us.

Phew! Everyone is okay and no Tsunami warnings have been posted. Most of the stores are closed until they can be cleaned up. Someone said the grocery store was a mess. With no food in the condo, we were expecting to do some shopping this morning but we'll see how that goes.

DOUG

Kailua-Kona, Day 1 1/2

I've made it to Kona after a long day of travel! About the only thing that was notable about the travel was lack of leg room and the headphone jack that kept shorting out on the plane. Boring movie anyway. The "Summerhouse"?

The day started with a 3:45 alarm awakening. The thing is I was probably worried about not hearing the alarm that I kept waking up to make sure I hadn't overslept. I hate that. Milwaikee to Chicago to Denver to Kona. All in all it was a decent trip. Arrived in Kona where its been cloudy the last few days with some intense rain storms everyday.

I hadn't even left the airport yet when I was given a call on Ben's phone. One of the athlete's has an issue with her bike. I hate diagnosing things on the phone but it sounds like a threaded insert that clamps the seatpost is pulling out out of its spot. As I've mentioned before, sometimes being a mechanic is less about actually fixing things and more about telling the athlete it will be okay. Don't stress about it. So, even before I had dinner I went ion a mission to find some JB Weld. Hopefully that will cure the problem. I'm worried that the local mechanic she found yesterday buggered it up though.

Dinner was awesome last night. Fish tacos at Huggos On The Rocks. A nice place to stick your feet in the sand and chill after traveling all day. I pretty much went to bed before 9pm Hawaii time. That is why I'm typing this at 5am hawaii time. Actually it is 6am and it is just getting light enough to see the waves outside my condo crashing against the rocks.

Today's agenda is pretty busy for me. I'm worried about having enough time to glue 11 sets of wheels for the race and work on all the bikes to. I need to see if the wheels made it here. If so, then time to get started. Anyone want to have a gluing party? I'll provide soda and pretzels! Oh, and I have to find Kim's bike to fix for her too. Even though I'm in Hawaii it's still work. Hawaii is a nice place and hope to see it some day. Ha, ha!

I think I'll post this update for now without the pictures since my camera is in Keith's room and I don;t want to bother him yet. Check back soon.

Deserts to Weddings

Once again it is time for the bike show in Las Vegas. I’ll try to fill you in on the all the happenings of the last few days. Well, not all. It is Vegas after all (just kidding).



On Sunday before coming to Vegas I did a great mountain bike ride in Tempe, AZ. There are Great trails in South Mountain Park. It was close to a hundred degrees outside and I cooked myself pretty good. At one point during the ride I found a 2 foot by 3 foot piece of shade near a bush to rest in as I was getting kind of dizzy. I consulted the map and figured I should find a way to some pavement and back to the rental house. I still feel sick when I’m in the hot sun for too long so I must have really done myself in a bit. Fortunately I didn’t become a statistic. Because of the mini-epic ride and the fact that I took a Tylenol PM, I slept great that night. I haven’t slept properly in about 4 weeks. Getting a cold and cough and being on the road has screwed up my sleep habits.


On Monday Ben, Keith, and I drove six hours to Las Vegas. I rode the whole way in the rental car while Keith drove through the desert. I never once had to enter the truck. Monday night was some dinner with the boys and a little Vegas sightseeing.

Tuesday dawned and Keith and I saddled up to the breakfast bar at our hotel (The “new” Frontier. Not the best place but okay). Our only itinerary that day was to check out the dirt demo and a group dinner with some friends and sponsors.

Joining us for the dirt demo was Peter Reid (for you tri-geeks you know who he is). In addition I called my former boss and good friend Kenny from Placid Planet Bicycles in Lake Placid, NY, and we all checked out some cool bikes to ride on the awesome trails of Boulder City, NV. The bike industry is rather small so it was good to see some folks from the various bike companies and catch up. In case you are wondering Shane, I did ride a carbon Rush. Sweet bike. I liked a Kona King too. I might consider the King since the Rush is a bit pricey for what I need. Riding bikes with your “Bros” is a great time no matter where you are. Thanks Kenny, Keith, Ben, and Pete.

Tuesday night we had dinner plans at Betistas. This is an Italian restaurant in Vegas in which we had a great time last year so we had reservations for a bunch of us again. It has its own old school Vegas character without even trying to be kitschy. And don't forget Gordy the accordian player! How old is that guy? Gordy is hot tonight! Once again good times, good times!


Finally, Wednesday had arrived, day one of the trade show. The cast of Team Sports characters had all arrived safely and we planned our day during another high calorie breakfast buffet. The crew was Tom Schuler (boss man, jack of all trades related to relations), Jim Williams (director of Colavita/ Cooking Light), Ben Harper (Manager of Timex), Eric Jellum (Mechanic for Targetraining and now Colavita/Sutter Home), Keith Meyer (Timex Event Marketing) and me (Doug Berner, Mechanic, Technical Director, Driver, Colavita/Cooking Light and Timex yadda, yadda, yadda). At breakfast I felt like we had our work cut out for us. After our first appointment at 9:30 with Shimano, everything during the whole day just clicked. All of our sponsors for the various teams want to be on board again and some certain needs of ours were easily figured out with no problems at all. I’ve never seen this process work so smoothly. I was amazed it went so well. I’m am excited for our road teams. We (meaning everyone at Team Sports) has created great working relationships with our sponsors so coming in to the bike show it has been easy to continue those relationships and build upon them. I’m especially excited with our deal with Shimano (some new TT wheels! Yes!) and Blue bicycles (awesome bikes with custom team stuff). Man oh man! Great work to us Team Sports staff. Heck yeah!


Wednesday night was the annual party hosted by Sinclair Imports. In true Vegas style it was held at the Voo Doo Lounge, which is on top of the Rio Casino (51 stories up). Got to see some folks I know. One of my fellow mechanic pals is heading to the men’s T-mobile Team. The team has 6 mechanics. We are used to taking care of 8 bikes by ourselves so I wonder if the job will be easier or not. Besides the typical bike geeks at the party, there were a few celebrities there also. I stood in line for the men’s room with Phil Ligget. Mario Chippolini was interesting to watch since every lady in the place wanted to meet this Italian stallion. Bumped into Magnus Backsted. Literally since it was so crowded. He nodded as if to say sorry.


Earlier in the day Tom introduced me to Greg Lemond. I grew up watching him become the first American to win the Tour de France. To be introduced to Greg Lemond as “one of the best mechanics” was pretty cool. Wow!

Thursday afternoon as I left the bike show, I couldn’t find my way out of the Venetian. Everything is planned to keep a person inside in Vegas. It took a half hour to find my way to the exit I needed. At that point, I was glad to be leaving Vegas for Park City, Utah within the hour.

Park City was our destination for Keith and Brooke’s wedding. Driving into Park City was beautiful. It finally felt like autumn since the mountains are awash in golden color from the leaves changing. There was even a little snow on top of the mountain from a snowfall the week before. Friday evening was a burrito barbecue at Brooke’s Aunt’s house. Got to meet both sides of the family. Saturday was the big day. They picked a spot in Mill Creek Canyon for the ceremony and sit down lunch. It was a lovely wedding enjoyed by all. They even drove away in the TIMEX truck with the horn blaring for full effect.


[ Am I that tall? Me, Keith, and Tom]

[Yes, I'm holding Brooke's flowers. Katie is Brooke's sister and said she wanted photos for her work cubicle]



Even though I wasn’t feeling well, I decided to try a little mountain biking. A good ride but short since I felt like crap. I’m not sure, but I think the cumulative effect of my all my travels has worn me down. I got another cold while in Park City and with the altitude it feels even worse. TIRED, TIRED, TIRED! I need to take care of myself better, mostly in the nutrition department. That is my short-term goal.



Monday morning Ben and I are heading back to Milwaukee. I’m looking forward to getting back and doing some office work before we head to Hawaii. Hopefully I’ll be able to relax a bit too. I find that hard to do sometimes so send some reminders to me since I don’t listen to my own advice.

Cheers

Screw the truck

Not too much to update since I left Milwaukee on Tuesday. Driving all day is really getting to me. The route to Arizona is particularly boring too, although I can add another state to my "been there" list. TEXAS. Don't mess with it. All my ex's live in Texas. Now that we are in New Mexico the scenery should be getting better and we have about 8-9 hours until we can stop in Tempe.

Holiday Inn Express are the best places to stay. Great beds and sheets. Good breakfast with more choices than just a dry danish and crappy coffee like other "continental breakfasts." I'm thinking of becoming a spokesperson. Need to come up with a pitch and present it. Any ideas out there? Should I get an agent before I'm famous or afterwards. Actually I'd really settle for some sort of sponsorship. I wonder if I could do that? Hmmmm?

Oh no! Poodle alert in the breakfast nook.

While sitting in the truck these past two days I started thinking of things that could be worse than sitting in the Timex truck:
1. Learning to play golf. No offense. I just don't see me playing that game.
2. Antique-ing (shopping for antiques). Is that some sort of huge industry or what. Seems like there are antiques barns all over this country. Maybe if they called it "useable junk shopping" it might appeal to a different kind of person. Again, I realize we all have our thing to do. Some people really enjoy it. But if I'm ever in a relationship with someone and we are spending the weekend to drive around looking for antiques, somebody please smack me. Sorry ladies!
3. Waiting in line for a table at a mediocre restaurant. Waiting sucks. I'm outta there if the wait is over 30 minutes. I can hold out for 40 minutes if need be.
4. Having a desk job.
5. Assembling Huffy's at Walmart, K-mart, etc. (Although a friend of mine did that once and made some good money for a few weeks since they paid by the work done).
6. Giving Tune-ups on Huffy's.
7. Having a cat sneak onto my pillow during the night. Ah choo! I also don't care to hear a cat purring near my head in the morning. Again no offense.
8. Being bit by a rattle snake or other venomous creature while out in the backcountry.
9. Having to wear a tie and jacket to work. I'm okay with getting dressed up once in awhile but glad I don't have to everyday.
10. ?????????????????

Time to get the show on the road.

Cheers,
DJB

Madison

Candice was teaching me how to look "good" in a photo. Most of the attempts were ridiculous.


I got a cold after Madison. When I feel like I'm getting sick, I down a clove of garlic. It seems to work. Except for the coughing part.


People in Madison are really friendly. It's true what they say about the midwest. (The skeleton in back is the white Ben Harper)


Tom Schuler did Ironman Wisconsin with his two brothers. It was nice to see the brother thing. Good work fellas!


This was a little going away party for Dave and Candice who are opening a bike shop in Tuscon. Cool now I have a place in AZ to crash at.


Sweet bike congloberation in Madison.


They call him whiskers because he's curious like a cat!


Well, it has been about a week since I’ve returned from Madison, WI. I was in Madison for another Ironman event. Madison is a wonderful place. I think it is classified as the “fittest” or “healthiest” city in the U.S. Anyway you look at it, Madison really encourages the use of bicycles for fitness and transportation. Seems like everyone is commuting by bike. There are plenty of bike racks to lock your bike at every store. They have a great system of bike paths, wide roads with bike lanes, and miles of roads outside the city ideal for riding. The city itself has lots of shops, restaurants and places to chill. Whatever you want it’s there. (What happens in Madison stays in Madison.)

From a mechanic’s perspective, the week was pretty tame. All the athletes brought their bikes in good condition. Mainly, I just gave them a good polish, tweaked a couple of derailleurs, and changed the training wheels for race wheels. Last year Ironman Wisconsin was considered the hardest event of all the Ironman’s. It was 95 degrees with high humidity and very windy. This year’s race was equally tough with the exact opposite conditions. It was raining hard all day and in the 50’s. It was one wet day for sure. It was probably harder on the spectators.

In case you didn’t know, race day starts at 7am and goes all day until midnight. From 9pm until midnight the finish line takes on a party atmosphere. One thing that Timex contributes to this spectacle is called “the free schwag parade”. This is where we throw out hats and t-shirts to the crowd. I often don’t take part in the madness, but this time I was into it (it was a way to keep warm). It is amazing how 500 people become your friends when you have free stuff for them. It was fun to get the crowd yelling and screaming. Of course, I try to find the kids and mom’s in the crowd first. Some people are really grabby too. Practically reaching over the barriers to claw at you. Freaks!

Life at the shop has been equally busy as being on the road. We are already getting stuff rolling for next season. This is the time of year for renewing contracts or acquiring new riders. It looks as though the Colavita/Cooking Light team is finalized for next season. I’m not at liberty to talk about the roster but it looks like an awesome team talent wise and personality wise. Some great people to be around will be on the team.

Ben “Seal Man” Harper and I have been packing for Hawaii. Basically, we have to ship the expo and all the bike related stuff I’ll need for the Ironman World Championships. All the “crap” has to be loaded onto pallets and crates for the boat trip. I think we got it all done in 2 days and is expected to take 3 weeks to get there. Guess how many hats we are shipping? Something like 4,000 hats will be given away. Just for yucks, Ben weighed the pallet and it was 482 pounds. Wow, we are giving away 482 pounds worth of hats. Crazy! Fortunately we have a forklift to carry these things around. In college I had a job at Kodak that involved driving a forklift. I went to forklift school and passed with high honors. The moral of the story is to never pass up the opportunity to attend forklift school (or take typing class). My dad was big on me taking typing class in high school because he believed its something you’ll always use (who knew?). On an even more random tangent, the first thing I did by myself while working at Kodak was to carry a bottle of chemicals on a delivery. The guy who was training me said it was important to put this particular bottle in a “bomb bag” because if I happened to drop it, I wouldn’t have time to outrun the poisonous gas cloud. I always remember that day. It only got better from there on.

Here's is my intinerary for the rest of the month. Tomorrow I leave with SealMan to drive the Timex truck to Tempe, AZ for a triathlon being held there. After that we have a few days to play before driving to Vegas for the Bike Show. After a few days of wheeling and dealing at the bike show we are driving to Park City, Utah for Keith's wedding and more playime. Then it's back to Milwaukee the first week of October (then off to Hawaii, yadda, yadda, yadda).

Keep checking back. I'm sure to have some good pictures and stuff from the bike show.

Cheers,
DJB