Had a great time at Christchurch for the 1/2 Marathon the natives seemed relieved that New Zealand athletes took top spots this time around.
I will file a report of the race a little later but for me the big news is that I finally got to meet the enigma that is Graeme Pearson. Graeme designed and built the Venom frame I use.
I have mentioned The Machine in my post
http://www.watzzupsport.com/2006/06/22/i-make-this-machine-look-goodi-make-this-machine-look-good/
Over the years the bike has seen all sorts of use and has never let me down but I wanted to change the cables which led to the local bike shop throwing their hands up in the air as the seemingly simple job got complicated because of the nature of the frame.
I tracked down Graeme in Rotoura in the North Island of New Zealand. As I was in NZ for the 1/2 it was an easy decision to head up and conduct some business in the area and drop the frame off.
I was in for a treat as Graeme took the time to go through some principles he has in his design and building philosophies.
He took time out to have a quick chat about the new Venom frame that is being released, also about his own personal machine he rides.
I took a quick video which I broke into 3 parts the first one about my frame I handed to him
I will post the others over the next week. As the world Triathlon Championships have been run and won, come on Aussie come on, is a cry that has a different tone than the domination days that we had as a Nation.
Good on all those who took part well done in difficult conditions
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Thanks for fantastic accomplishment! It is great post as well as very nice story.