Thanks Land Shark and Louis Garneau for your support in my cycling

I am very fortunate to have the support of LandShark and Louis Garneau helping me out with equipment and clothing. LandShark is a company in Oregon, owned by John Slawta. He builds custom carbon framed bikes. They are a work of art. Check out his gallery at

www.landsharkbicycles.com

I met John at the Ashland Hill Climb in 2008. After the race he met up with me and we got to know each other. During our conversation he said he would build me a bike. All I had to do was to come up with how I wanted my bike to look. That was not an easy task. After going round and round with ideas, I settled on using photos of my childhood and cycling experiences with the bike being blue with rainbow colors.

When I picked up my new bike it came with final touch of my name across the front tube in gold.

This year Louis Garneau is sponsoring me with some of their top of the line cycling clothing. The fit is very comfortable and I really like the chamois. The best chamois yet and that is important to cyclists. Check out LG at www.louisgarneau.com