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The eighth edition of the Race Across Oregon was held last weekend. We want
to thank all of our racers and volunteers alike. We'd also like to thank
Beaverton Bike N Hike, Peak Sports in Corvallis Oregon and the are Trek demo
rep. Pretty amazing what these guys did for us: At 4:30 a.m. last Thursday
one of our participants (Cadet Bryant) was driving on 205. He and his crew had
just traveled 2,300 miles from Texas and were less than 10 miles from the
start hotel when their bike rack tore off the roof of their car. Unfortunately
for Bryant his 2004 carbon fiber Giant TRC and brand new Softride were
attached to the rack at the time. Two semi trucks later the bikes were reduced to
carbon splinters and flattened aluminum. The only part that remained
undamaged was a cassette. The folks at Beaverton Bike N Hike stepped up
immediately with one of their team Giant TRCs and took the time both Thursday and
Friday for bike fit. Meanwhile, Dave at Peak Sports got on the phone with Carl
the Trek demo rep to see what they could come up with. At 10:30 Thursday night
Carl found a brand new - yup, in the box! - Trek 2300 in storage. He called
Dave who went in early Friday to begin the bike build. Greg Rouse finished
it up and one of our officials had it on the way to Portland by 1:30 Friday
afternoon. Thanks to these individuals Bryant was able to race last weekend.
He rode 406 miles before having to dnf due to problems which didn't relate
to the bikes. Thank you once again Beaverton Bike N Hike, Peak Sports and
Trek for making this happen.
George Thomas
Co-Director Race Across Oregon/Co-Motion NWTTS
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<DIV>The eighth edition of the Race Across Oregon was held last weekend.
We want to thank all of our racers and volunteers alike. We'd also
like to thank Beaverton Bike N Hike, Peak Sports in Corvallis Oregon and the are
Trek demo rep. Pretty amazing what these guys did for us: At 4:30
a.m. last Thursday one of our participants (Cadet Bryant) was driving on
205. He and his crew had just traveled 2,300 miles from Texas and were
less than 10 miles from the start hotel when their bike rack tore off the roof
of their car. Unfortunately for Bryant his 2004 carbon fiber Giant TRC and
brand new Softride were attached to the rack at the time. Two semi trucks
later the bikes were reduced to carbon splinters and flattened aluminum.
The only part that remained undamaged was a cassette. The folks at
Beaverton Bike N Hike stepped up immediately with one of their team Giant TRCs
and took the time both Thursday and Friday for bike fit. Meanwhile, Dave
at Peak Sports got on the phone with Carl the Trek demo rep to see what they
could come up with. At 10:30 Thursday night Carl found a brand new - yup,
in the box! - Trek 2300 in storage. He called Dave who went in early
Friday to begin the bike build. Greg Rouse finished it up and one of our
officials had it on the way to Portland by 1:30 Friday afternoon. Thanks
to these individuals Bryant was able to race last weekend. He rode 406
miles before having to dnf due to problems which didn't relate to the
bikes. Thank you once again Beaverton Bike N Hike, Peak Sports and Trek
for making this happen.</DIV>
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<DIV>George Thomas</DIV>
<DIV>Co-Director Race Across Oregon/Co-Motion NWTTS</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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