Kona Bike Check-in

Lots to see at the bike check-in. There was the weird: TJ Tollakson’s carbon motorcycle fairing (legal??). The scary: the DK tri team taking a swim after bike check-in. Stadler is unbelievably jacked – look out for this guy on race day. The other fairing: Luke McKenzie’s Vision Tech aero bottle that looks exactly like the old Profile bullet bottle that was outlawed years ago. The other scary: Chrissie Wellington, bubbly as a 40 of Olde English 800, gracious, nice, cheerful, yet looking like she can and will destroy all comers. There was more too; see for yourself:

TJ's fairing
TJ's fairing
What's in there - a convenience store?
What's in there - a convenience store?
TJ's rig
TJ's rig
Luke's new bullet bottle
Luke's new bullet bottle
Chris Lieto's clean machine
Chris Lieto's clean machine
Crowie and his Orbea
Crowie and his Orbea
Crowie's ride
Crowie's ride
Rhodesy's 2009 P3c
Rhodesy's 2009 P3c
Rhodesy shows off his helmet - a gift from Ivan Basso!
Rhodesy shows off his helmet - a gift from Ivan Basso!
Hillary Biscay's P3c
Hillary Biscay's P3c
Natascha, happy as always
Natascha, happy as always
The Badmann bad, man
The Badmann bad, man
A hush falls over the crowd
A hush falls over the crowd
The DK boys waiting to get dug at Digme beach
The DK boys waiting to get dug at Digme beach
That's just scary - get in shape will ya!
That's just scary - get in shape will ya!
Nice and scary
Nice yet also scary
Chrissie's 2009 P2c
Chrissie's 2009 P2c
Belinda Granger
Belinda Granger
Patrick Vernay's Look smorgasbord
Patrick Vernay's Look smorgasbord