A
long-time friend of our shop recently made the big book of bike racing.
Lil Pfluke smashed the Masters World Record for Best Performance in an
Hour (Bicycling) at the Manchester Velodrome in Manchester, England on
10 September 2006. She rode 41.2397 kilometers. The old record for
women 30+ years old was 40.7556 kms and for 40+ years old was 40.7110
kms. Lil, who lives in Paris, rides for the team sponsored by the
Paris Metro. The record comes three years after completion of her
treatments for breast cancer.
While on a short visit to the States many years ago, Lil and
the kids stopped in to find their long-awaited triplet sold out from
under them. Instead of smiling, they frowned in unison. Santana and Mt
Airy Bicycle scrambled the engineers and builders and came up with a
brand new S and S Cabriolet in record time for Lil to take back across
the pond. Two years ago, Lil was one of only 20 people chosen out of
nearly a thousand applicants to ride in the LA-to-DC Tour of Hope
organized by Bristol Myers and the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Larry happened to be in LA to see Lil, meet her folks, and
help send her off. The following week, having just returned to DC the
easier way (via Jet Blue) he rode down to the Ellipse to see her
arrive.
We are all very proud to have Lil as a customer and are among
her most devoted fans.
We hope Lil can be our guest stoker (or Captain?!) next year
at the Tandem Masters Nationals in PA.
I will be first in line for the mixed 90 plus!
Congratulations Lil.
Larry black
Another
National Medal for Mt Airy Bicycles and Calfee Tandems!
This time it's gold and came with a pair of Stars n' Stripes jerseys
Pictured here is Ron Sutherland with proud tandem sponsor Larry Black of
Mt Airy Bicycles. Along with NCVC
teammate Bernie Sanders he captured the Gold at the USCF National
Championships on July 16 in Seven springs, Pa.in
the 110 year combined event.
Black is former NCVC president, director sportif, Sponsor, and is one of
a handful of life members in the club that is the oldest and largest in
the National Capitol region
Since they built up and loaned out their first Calfee 'Tetra Tetra 26lb
carbon tandem in 1999, they've had over 5 medals come back, with black
having captured one himself in 2000 in Linton, Indiana
Black is planning to sneak away from the shop long enough to make a
comeback in the events for 2007." A little training, a reliable
lightweight tandem, and oh, yes - a very strong stoker is all it takes"
advises Black, who has been one of the world's leading tandem retailers
for over 20 years.