Sandy's Felt Tri-bike

My customer Sandy James has a new bike and a half-ironman triathalon coming up so I spent a bit of time getting her ready to race yesterday.

This bike came with some seriously long cable housing and the first order of business was to get everything trimmed down to take better advantage of the aero inside-the-frame cable routing and tidy up the cockpit.



I set the bike up with her Easton Tempest II carbon wheels and made sure everything was ready for battle. Her race includes a bike leg of nearly 60 miles so she opted to mount a Profile dual water bottle holder behind the seat. The saddle that she's using has been a good fit for her, but she was having some discomfort on longer rides. We decided to modify it a bit.





I drilled a bunch of holes and got busy with a razor knife to make a relieved area in the underside of this saddle. This made the saddle much more flexible where it counts, so hopefully this will help her ride more comfortably on the long days. The initial test ride seemed good!



Sandy's been living at altitude and she's looking fit, so I'm hoping everything goes well for her this weekend!