This past Monday we held contest to give away a Serfas Women’s Bicycle Floor Pump to some lucky reader. The rules for the contest were simple: just pick a number between 1,000 and 1,250 and leave the number in the comment section for the review. The contest ended at midnight on Friday, March 8, 2013.
Elizabeth from Triathlon Obsession
The winning number was 1,001 and Elizabeth, a New York resident and the blogger behind Triathlon Obsession, hit the number exactly. She did her first triathlon about 8 years ago as a dare, and just this year she picked up a sponsorship and is now a part of the 2013 Trisports.com Team of Champions!
The Winning Number
For your information, we had around 60 readers enter the contest. We used a random number generator to select a number between 1,000 and 1,250 and that is how 1,001 was selected as the winning number. This past Monday I noticed that someone had selected 1,001 and I immediately thought that there was no way on earth they could win since the rules stated that the winner would be the person who selected the number closest to, but not over, the winning number. Since Elizabeth chose 1,001 the only way she could win was if the random number generator chose 1,000 or 1,001—I nearly fell out of chair when 1,001 popped up!
Irish Katie
March 10, 2013 at 1:16 PM
Yeahhh Elizabeth. Congratulations … uhmmm…now we are all going to bring our bikes over to your place to get our tired aired up! lol
Congratulations again!
All Seasons Cyclist
March 10, 2013 at 10:53 PM
Katie, since you live on the West Coast and Elizabeth lives on the East Coast I have a feeling your bike tires might need a bit of air long before you get to her house! Best thing to do is to buy your own tire pump!
Irish Katie
March 10, 2013 at 11:03 PM
Don’t they make a really long tube from the pump to the thingy that attaches to the tire? Sheesh! lol
triathlonobsession
March 11, 2013 at 10:55 AM
If we cross paths—I’ll pump tires. This pump looks so cool I’ll probably be a hit at the races and have to share the swag–thanks David!
marylouharris
March 11, 2013 at 7:23 AM
Congratulations. I’m sending your blog as a link to a tri friend.
triathlonobsession
March 11, 2013 at 10:57 AM
Thanks to allseasoncyclist for connecting all of us. This site is a great resourse! 🙂
bgddyjim
March 12, 2013 at 8:13 AM
I actually own one of these pumps (the unisex version – chuckle) and it’s quite the nice pump. There is a trick to using it on a presta valve though – you have to get it seated just right or it won’t let the air in properly. Once you get used to the feel of the valve seating properly it’s easy as can be. Congratulations.
triathlonobsession
March 12, 2013 at 10:36 AM
Pumps can be so tricky—I’m sure I’ll let all my air out on the first go! Thanks for the tip!
bgddyjim
March 12, 2013 at 11:06 AM
I did. In the center of the nozzle is the insert spot for the Presta valves – you’ll see it looking into the. You should feel it slide in and that’s when you lock it. 😉
triathlonobsession
March 12, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Now I have a game plan. Thanks! 🙂
bgddyjim
March 12, 2013 at 11:19 AM
You bet.
triathlonobsession
March 19, 2013 at 10:06 AM
Oh boy–this little pump is even cooler in person! Can’t wait to use it and make everyone at the races jealous! Thanks!
All Seasons Cyclist
March 19, 2013 at 10:52 AM
Use it in good health!