Fred D Mentor Group Part III (Page 51)

I brought my Cervelo R3 in for a tune up. They found a crack, called Cervelo and a frame was on it's way before I knew what was going on.

My frame was a 2010, I got a 2012 replacement.

Because the BB were not compatible, Cervelo provided a new BB. They called the LBS asked what crank etc I had and provided all the parts to make things work.

Because the color schemes changed, the LBS changed my seat post and saddle to make them match.

Because the geometry was slightly different, the LBS re-fit me.

So I got a newer frame with the new Cervelo BB standard, a refit, new components (seat&post)....all for the price of a tune-up. Now that's service !

Wow, I could only hope, but I doubt I'll get that lucky.  It's a 5 year old aluminum frame, so I don't know that the service will be to the same degree.  We'll see...

Did a 5K run test today...wowser was that some sort of pain!  Not to mention that it was blowing 15-20mph sustained from the leftovers of Sandy.  Not a great test pace wise due to the conditions but the effort was there.

I do not look forward to that test solo again in 8 weeks - probably will find a race instead!

tri808 - 2012-10-31 11:29 AM Pulled the trigger on a 910xt.  I've been thinking about it for a few weeks, then suddenly my 405 can't hold a charge, so that made the decision easy.  Total cost after rebate should be less than $300. 

Ha, yeah, my 305 was causing me issues and that is why I ended up pulling the trigger.  I needed the waterproofing. 

That is what was happening with mine.  I went through it, sent it to them and got a refurbished one back and it did well for a while and then the same thing.  Eventually even their lame minor waterproofing seal breaks and then you are hosed.  You need the full on waterproofing.  I just got tired of dealing with it.  And the 910xt sits much nicer on the wrist.  Way more comfortable. 

Poconos 70.3 is no more.

What is up with the WTC?

tri808 - 2012-10-31 2:29 PM Pulled the trigger on a 910xt.  I've been thinking about it for a few weeks, then suddenly my 405 can't hold a charge, so that made the decision easy.  Total cost after rebate should be less than $300. 

Where can I find the rebate if I may ask?

Art's cyclery (online) has it for $400, then you apply the "save20" discount code to get it down to $320.  Garmin is also offering a $50 rebate for students for purchases on the 910xt or FR610 until Nov 15th.  Copy of reciept, cutout of UPC, and form must be mailed by Nov 30th.

http://garmin.blogs.com/files/garmincoach_rebate.pdf

To qualify, you just need a photo copy of a student ID.  I'm using the student ID of a coworkers kid.  I admit it's not the most ethical thing to do...but sigh...I have my faults.

Art's Cyclery offers free shipping to the US, but excludes Hawaii, so I have to pay $27 for shipping.  So 320+27-50 is $297.

Not sure how they do shipping to Canada.

I agree. Our 305 (the second) one stopped holding charge  

I actually downgraded to the new Forerunner 10. It's just like wearing a watch. Has everything I need (no HR) and was "only" $100. I hate to keep giving Garmin my money, this is my 4th Garmin watch, but I keep doing it!

My Timex Global Trainer has been resiliant so far. 1.5 years and no issues that a system reset couldn't fix.

Of course, the software is pretty bad compared to Garmin, but for the price, it rocks, and does what i need.

Same here. Very happy with it, especially after I learned to leave it on the car bumper (and not my wrist) to locate the satellites!

I really can't complain.  My 305 is over 4 years old and my wife's (the one that died) is at least 3 years old.  Both of them were bought as factory refurbs for a little over $100.  I think we got our money's worth.

My satellite issues were solved when i moved from South Florida to Tucson :-P

It's a little big on me, but I've worn it for a 70.3 and a marathon and was never tempted to throw it away.

I think that's still a normal / safe range though, right?  My last 2 labs came back 46 and 47, but didn't even raise an eyebrow from the doctors investigating my blood clot.  And I live at sea level.

I had blood work done the past 2 years at work and the last test was earlier this month.  I think my hematocrit level was 46.7% last year and 41.6% this year.  42% was the borderline low level according to the results they mailed to me.  Not sure why the numbers dropped off so much.  I did a quick search online and the numbers can be affected by diet and hydration.

I am hoping for a count of 0.  Who ever made up the idea of going to door to door asking for candy clearly did not have dogs.