Grace Bicycles

09/13/2026

4:00 am Wake Up Call to provide bicycle tech support for the Max Performance Triathlons Title 9 Women’s Sprint Triathlon in Hopkinton State Park. This is Max Performance’s 20th year producing triathlons for the racing community, and, due to the forecasted inclement weather, race director Tim Richmond and his team made the decision to start the race 30 minutes earlier at 7:30am, meaning transition opened at 5:30am in the dark, shortening days of September. However, Grace Bicycles Ambassadors Jen Fields and Janice Gray enthusiastically helped man the tech support tent, preparing bikes by pumping tires, supplying endcaps, removing mirrors, and performing safety checks. Their combined triathlon experiences also help calm the nerves of athletes both new and experienced. The rain held out for most of the swim and bike, and we stayed out on the bike course supporting and cheering on amazing athletes.

Thank you to Ironmen Jen and Janice for your wisdom and help at the tent and Janice out on the course!!! Great to see Ambassador Julie K. racing!

Hello to Megan G., Christine, Kristen, Andrew, Chris, Kristen, Megan B., Liz, Natasha, Abigail, Lucia, Shannon, Caroline and Team Wonder Woman, and all the athletes and volunteers!!! 🏊🏻‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏅

Awesome job once again Tim, Christian, Matt, Jim, and the whole Max Performance team!

As always, thank you to all the first responders and volunteers who make all races fun and safe!

Thank you everyone for your support!!!🙏☺

09/08/2026

Prepping Josh Vernon's bike for his adventure at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Nice. Have a great race Josh!!! 🏊🚴🏃🏅Josh is co-host of "Another Triathlon Podcast". Link in comments.

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09/07/2026

In A Murphy’s Law Maelstrom, We Were Lucky AND Good- It’s been one heck of a Labor Day weekend. I had previously posted about SG’s adventure heading to the Ironman 70.3 Worlds Championships in Nice.

On Friday, S dropped off her bike and travel bag for me to pack (she’s leaving on Tuesday).

On Saturday, I realized her travel case, meant only for bikes with quick-release wheels would not work; she has thru-axles. I let her know. I texted Amelia and Ray from New England Tri Fit. They put me in touch with club member Brian, who had a case to lend. Concurrently, I called a couple of other shops, found bags to rent (just in case), and had Plans B and C in place.

On Sunday, S picked up the case from Brian.

Today, we met in the morning to pack the bike. We discovered that the case did not have the needed thru-axle spacers for the rear wheel!!! It’s Labor Day, shops are closed. I sent her away to begin preparing to execute Plans B and C tomorrow morning. It would be tight.

As I was working on other bikes, I was thinking of possible solutions. My penchant for not throwing anything away paid off. I found some washers from some old trainer thru-axle adapters that would work!!! S came back in the afternoon, we packed her bike (she took videos for later reference) and off she went on her fabulous adventure.

It’s better to be lucky AND good!!! WHEW!!! (BTW, we were joking about the fact that her maiden name is Murphy…) 😜😁

Go get it S!!! Have fun in Nice!!! 🏊🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏅And a shoutout to Brian and the amazing New England Tri Fit club!!!

As always, thank you everyone for your support!!! 🙏☺

09/01/2026

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08/28/2026

Upgrade Part 2- Previously, I detailed longtime client SP’s Moots road bike upgrade from Shimano Ultegra mechanical 11-speed shifting to Sram Force AXS 12-speed wireless electronic shifting. What did we do with the old Ultegra parts? We converted SP’s mid-2000s Quintana Roo Typhoon triathlon bike to an aero road bike!

Unlike today’s modern triathlon bikes, tri bikes of the Typhoon era typically still had slacker seat tube angles similar to that of road bikes. We swapped the triathlon aero and base bar cockpit for a road handlebar and STI levers. I had S’s Moots road positional setup in my records, so I selected the appropriate stem length and rise, positioned the saddle, and S now has himself a cool vintage aero road bike with modern components.

That was a fun project S! Thank you!!! Enjoy!!! 🙏 ☺

As always, thank you everyone for your support!!! 🙏😁

08/27/2026

Upgrade Part 1- Longtime client SP and I designed a custom Moots road bike a few years ago. He wanted to upgrade the components from Shimano Ultegra 11-speed mechanical shifting to Sram Force AXS wireless 12-speed.

The upgrade was fairly straightforward. New shifters, brake calipers, front and rear derailleurs, crankset (with powermeter) and bottom bracket. The freehub body on his Boyd wheels was switched out for a Sram XDR driver as well.

A terrific refresh for a venerable bike! And wait for the next post to see what we do with the Ultegra parts we took off! Enjoy the miles ahead S!!! Thank you!!! 😁

As always, thank you everyone for your support! 🙏🏼😁

08/24/2026

An Ironman’s New Road Bike - It was the right moment for longtime client MB to get a new road bike. She wanted an endurance road bike for longer-distance riding, but wanted it to have zip. We discussed models, and she decided on the Quintana Roo Tri Service Course Route, a nimble endurance road bike with an efficient aero frameset.

Quintana Roo’s customizable program allowed M to pick her color (Podium Green), drivetrain components (Shimano Ultegra Di2 electronic), and wheels (DT Swiss ERC1600 aero carbon).

Enjoy the miles to come M!!! Thank you!!! 🙏🚴‍♀️

As always, thank you everyone for your support! 🙏😁

08/19/2026

A Fantastic Seminar with new triathletes getting ready for their first triathlon at Max Performance Triathlons Title 9 Womens Triathlon in Hopkinton! Tim Richmond from Max Perfomance went over what to expect before and during raceday, including logistics, rules, and what to know on the swim, bike, and run. Will Kirousis from Tri Hard Endurance Sports Coaching lent his experience working with athletes and spoke about nutrition before and during the race. Four Grace Bicycles Ambassadors gave presentations on their first triathlons, what went well, what they’d do differently, and each gave tips on a particular discipline. Janice G. talked about the Swim, Julie K. talked about the Bike, Jen F. talked about the Run, and Elle B. talked about Transition and Logistics. I gave a quick flat repair demonstration. Thanks to Mark M. for the GU nutrition giveaways!

It was wonderful to see the cameradie and support that triathletes give to each other. Thank you everyone for the terrific questions, guidance, and enthusiasm!!!

(Link for Title 9 registration in comments)

As always, thank you everyone for your support!!! 🙏🙂

08/17/2026

08/16/2026

SG’s New Quintana Roo X-PR - Longtime client SG qualified for the Ironman 70.3 World Champonships in Nice, France this September. The very hilly course has 3900 feet of climbing. Knowing that what goes up must come down, she was concerned that her 2018 Quintana Roo with rim brakes and carbon wheels wouldn’t have the braking power she’d need. We worked on a new bike for her.

I carefully measured her old QR’s positional setup. Her new X-PR has proven Shimano 105 shifting with hydraulic disc brakes for maximum stopping power. Vision 60mm deep carbon wheels and the X-PR’s proven aerodynamics will give her the speed she needs on the downhills and flats. And, of course, she loves the Pink Diamond with Holo Blue decal finish. Quintana Roo was amazing in getting us her bike in time for her to get accustomed to it before her race. I set up her new bike as closely as possible to her current position. And she's off!

Have a fantastic race and amazing time in Nice S!!! 🏊🏻‍♀️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏅

As always, thank you everyone for your support!!! 🙏😁