Pastor Rick Collins, Palmerton, PA

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"Well, Tom, you are a miracle worker! On the way to the mountain, I did a 20 minute "tempo" ride at 130 Heart Rate; then 2 intervals of 8 minutes at lactate threshold 139-145 HR with a two minute rest in between, then two more 8 minute intervals up the mountain. I was able to either use the granny gear and spin faster to get my heart rate up to LT, or drop down a gear or even two and stand up to get my HR up. Then when it was time for a rest interval, I could just sit back with my granny gear and my HR went down to 127 while still climbing. But the miracle is , this hill is where I would always get back pain shortly after I started up it.  By the time I would get to the top to the Ski lodge, I would have to get off and lay down on the ground for about 10 minutes to alleviate the pain.
But today, I rode right up to the top with NO BACK PAIN whatsoever. When I got to the top, instead of stopping, I just kept going. I reached back to my new pack and got out a flax bar, ate it while I was riding back around the lodge before I started back down the mountain. I rode all the way home, a total of 25 miles with NO BACK PAIN."
A couple months later, Rick writes...
 
"I absolutely love my Titanflex. I am riding 100 + miles a week now. Unless I tackle a lot of big hills, I am able to average 17 miles an hour, which I could never do before. I also have no more problem with back pain, which is almost unbelievable. I set a goal 1 1/2 years ago on my 55th birthday "To be as fit at 58 as I was at 28, weighing 168" I weighed 233 lbs at that time, Sept.28, 2007.  Yesterday I weighed myself for the first time in a month, and I weighed 165.5 lbs. And I have another year and 4 months until my 58th birthday. I had plateaued in my fitness and weight at 175 until I got the Titanflex. Then, reading a couple of books about cycling, I was able to begin bike training with new understanding of heart rates, etc., and am now possibly the fittest I have been since high school. My brother, who is 61, is a huge inspiration to me. We are planning on riding across the US next summer."

 

Dr. David Turkewitz, York, PA

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"I am 54 years old. I love athletics and I enjoy competing. Unfortunately, like many high middle-aged, x-high school, x-college athletes, I have widespread degenerative changes of my spine. I started road biking in earnest with a Cannondale since my back would not allow me to continue running. The aluminum Cannondale was a very poor choice. The stiffness of the frame transmitted every jolt and vibration to my spine producing pain and greater immobility. I was about to give up riding. I then purchased the Softride Classic. This was a pretty good bike but the beam had too much give. My second Softride was the Rocket (stiffer beam). After cracking two support beams, it was obvious this frame could not handle my weight and riding style even though I was well within the bike's weight limits and I don't think I was a particularly bouncy rider.

After some more research, several conversation with Tom Piszkin, and a few extra jobs to bring in some cash, I took a leap of faith in May of 2006 and purchased the Veteran TitanFlex frame with fairly agressive components. I have ridden my TitanFlex over 2000 miles. I love this bike. I have absolutely no pain in my back during or after the ride. Once I made the needed [fitting] adjustments, this bike has performed flawlessly. I ride with guys who take their cycling seriously--to call any of them recreational cyclists would be an insult. There is no way that I would still be riding at this skill level and with total back comfort if not for the TitanFlex.

I have to believe that my body is not unique and that there are many people out there my age who want to ride competitively but who believe they can't. All I can say is, the TitanFlex has been one of my best sport's investments and if it works for me, it should work for you." 

Larry Gitman, La Jolla, CA

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"Without a doubt, my TitanFlex is the most comfortable bike I've ever ridden. It's the perfect bike for long rides."

Ben Couturier, Anchorage, AK

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Youngest RAAM finisher, ever!

"Hey Tom, sorry for the slow response I just got back home to Alaska. It was good to meet you at the starting line, it cought me off guard. The bike was great, got the most use out of the bike especially due to the RAAMs wonderful choice in road surfaces. Haven't been running off to any of those late night talk shows but then again I am pretty good at disapearing when I feel like getting rest. I think RAAM is going to wait a year and i think i am going to do it again after that so you may see that sparkly blue wonder out on the course again. Thanks again!"

Peter Kroosz, Half Moon Bay, CA

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"Again thanks for revitalizing my ten-year old TitanFlex.  With the new "power train" I expect to enjoy another ten years of riding.  As you know, I rode the bike back to San Francisco from my summer home on Vancouver island, seventy five miles a day, twelve hundred miles, total.  It was, as I expected, comfortable and reliable.  And, there were many comments and compliments on her appearance along the way."

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