I went that year to volunteer (race in 2013). The ST gathering was awesome. @Slowman had @Chris_Boardman there talking aero and world hour record. I think that was the best ST get together (between pros and industry people and smart people). 2006 ST gathering @paulthomas brought @NormanStadler’s bike that he was going to race on to the ST party. Everyone was joking about Normal throwing his previous bike into the Kona Lava fields because he could not get the glued on tubulars on, so we were razzing Paul if you put zero glue on in case Norman flats again, or if he had them glued on with cement again. As it turns out Stadler set the OLD Kona bike record 4:18 before it got wiped out by the likes of Wurf…now the women are getting close
Here is the ST thread after the double flat 2005 year:
Yeah the ST party at Kona used to bring all these legends to life with the real players talking up the smack!