LOL!

Update 5:30 PM 1/31/06

Spoke with Litespeed. We are going to swap the Ultimate Frame for a Vortex frame. Litespeed will pay for all of the breakdown/ buildup for the bikes (Caad8 to Vortex). My only out of pocket is for the orginal build by my neighbor/wrench. I am pretty happy with this arangement. UBC is getting "credits" for their time and effort into this. Sounds like they are happy too.

There could be one small problem. They haven't any 61cm Vortex's in stock. It will be a week or so until it is built. That means it might be another month until I ever get to ride "this" bike.

I will post the next update "hopefully" when the frame arrives and the bike is built. Pray that I have no reason to post sooner. Did Euro ever finish his bike? It makes me wonder if mine will be finished sooner?

Thanks for all of the advice. To those who sent me their measurments, that was a big help in dealing with the issue.

Unrelated: Went on a great recovery ride tonight with Monica. Incredibly stunning blonde. 5'8" tall with blue eyes. She has three ironmans under her belt. The southern tip of Davis Island had a gorgeous sunset. We both did an easy 25 miles and were able to enjoy the most stunning sunset I have seen this winter. If this bike frame madness is the worst thing I have to worry about right now, then I have got it pretty good.