remember to thank people...

I'm looking for a road bike. I only have my Quintana Roo Caliente triathlon bike and my Specialized Rockhopper Mountain bike. I've been looking for a road bike for a while now - I'm very picky and very cheap - not a good combination.

Anyway, I was looking at the BiKyle web site in my search. I purchased my Tri bike from Kyle at the end of 2003. On his web site, he posts customer feedback, so I thought I would let him know the impact of having this bike had on my Triathlon career. Here is the note.

I purchased my QRoo Caliente from you at the end of 2003 after finishing my first triathlon (Eagleman Half Ironman). The following year I did the same race and knocked 14 minutes off (53 places) of my bike split, which put me in the top 10% of my age group for the race.

I continued to do well in many races throughout 2004, 2005, and in 2006 I raced the Florida Ironman on my Caliente, finishing 7th overall in my age group and qualifying for the 2007 Hawaii Ironman, which I completed this past October.

I just wanted to thank you for providing a high quality product and such a comfortable fit. My trusty Caliente has carried me through thousands of training miles and many great race finishes.

The main thing is to try to remember to thank everyone that has helped you along the way. The bike mechanic, message therapist, supporting family, boss at work, training partners, coaches, and blog supporters!, etc. I'm quite certain that without all of these people (and more), I would never have done so well.

This little tidbit applies to everything in life, not just triathlon, so go out and thank someone.