About IMRoycer81

Richmond, Virginia, United States
Thanks for visiting! I'm a civil litigator at KPMLaw. I attended Cornell where I swam IM and Breastroke. In 2007 I filled the void of swimming retirement with triathlon. In my first tri I thought, "holy sh*t this is painful" and "when can I do it again?" Things escalated quickly and my first half iron was in Augusta 2009 and my first full iron was Louisville 2011. Since 2007 I've been chasing a dream of qualifying for the World Champs in Kona, Hawaii. Prior to September 2017 this blog focused on attempts (and failures) to achieve an elusive KQ. I got the monkey off my back in my 10th Ironman at Chattanooga in 2017. I was fortunate to qualify again in 2022. There is always room to improve, and I look forward to putting in the work to become a consistent podium finisher. I couldn't do any of this without my amazing family. I am lucky to train in a fantastic triathlon town with inspirational athletes. My job, training, and daughters keep me busy, but I update as often as I can. I'm always willing to share the knowledge I've picked up along the way. Thanks for reading!

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Bike Makeover

I thought I would put up a quick (and long overdue) post on my tri bike overhaul this winter.  First and foremost I want to thank to Clint Kronenberger and Andrew Swenson for helping me with this project.  Let me start by saying I love my Trek Speed Concept.  I got it in March 2011 in the build up to my first Ironman and since then I have logged several thousand miles on it.  A few crashes and a few thousand miles had taken their toll on the old girl so I decided in the off season to tear it down, add a fresh coat of paint and have it rebuilt.

Clint at Coqui Cyclery (http://www.coquicyclery.com/) tore down the bike for me and gave me back the frame and fork which I gave to Drew Swenson (https://www.facebook.com/AndrewSwensonDesign) for a sick custom paint job.  Drew worked with me from concept to execution and his work far exceeded my expectations.  He is an unbelievably talented artist and his work on my bike is truly amazing.  While the new paint was getting done, Clint went above and beyond and assembled a complete stainless steel hardware set to replace every bolt on the bike.

At the end of the process it was as though I had a whole new bike.  I am truly lucky to have great local shops that run by high quality people that do exceptional work.  If you get the opportunity to support either of these businesses in Richmond, please do so.  Enjoy the pics!!!!

Work in Progress......

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All dressed up and ready to roll!!!!!

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