New Aerobars

I still need a name for these...



This one was just for fun.

My "New" Car

I bought a car this week for the move down to Indianapolis. I ended up with a 2004 Mini Cooper S 6sp Manual. While on the whole I am anti-car, I feel really good about this purchase because the Mini is very fuel efficient, small and unobtrusive, stylish and sporty. I do still feel like a bit of a sellout, because I really don't NEED anything more than a reliable beater car and I am going to use my bike instead of my car whenever possible. That said, the times I do drive my car I will have fun doing it. I took it for a joy ride in the mountains after I registered it today. 33mpg at 9,000ft in the mountains!

Bikes at Kona

TJ Tollakson's bike at check in with Tricaerotop. (Photo from Xtri.com)

Bryan Rhodes' bike at check in with DiMON bottle snap. (Photo from Xtri.com)

Some Changes

I'm moving to Indianapolis...SURPRISE! Zipp Speed Weaponry offered me a job as a design engineer recently and I took them up on the offer. I'll be moving in the next few weeks, so I have a lot to plan and organize. Indianapolis may be a step down from Boulder in terms of convenience and scenery, but it's a definite "lift-off" in terms of my career as an engineer in the bicycle industry. Some changes of note include buying my first automobile, and for the first time I will be filing my taxes as an independent. I was told that the triathlon scene in Indy is supposed to be "a lot bigger than you would expect", but then again, I wasn't expecting there to be any triathlon scene...On the plus side, there IS a velodrome in town...

If you're planning on watching the Ironman World Championships this weekend make sure to look for the DíMON logo on a few athletes' bikes. Bryan Rhodes is riding the very first DíMON bottle snap prototype on his 2009 Cervélo P3C, and TJ Tollakson has a little treat to show the world on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, DíMON Cycling will not become a reality any time soon as I have committed my ideas and efforts towards Zipp products for the foreseeable future.


Introducing the Tricaerotop! Custom made for the Hawaii Ironman World Championships. (Patent pending, TJ Tollakson)


TJ Tollakson fitting the Tricaerotop.

For now, my only job is to enjoy Colorado as much as I can while I'm still here.