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History: I had had the Coyote as my dry-weather training bike for some time, but it had always been a bit short in the top tube for me. So since I was working at a Trek dealer bike shop, I decided to take advantage of the staff price and bought myself a new frame with the same geometry as my race bike - Trek have been building Lemonds for some years now. Most of the parts came across from the old bike, but I did get some nice new bits too - the saddle, seatpost, bar and stem. The only frustration was that the bike had been built with a headtube extended by a centimeter - I guess to suit old blokes who have to have the handlebars high. I rode it like that for a few months before deciding it was no good - 10mm may not be much, but it really bothered me when swapping between my other bikes. So I carefully performed a little surgery on the frame to trim the unwanted height off. Much better! The fit is now within a couple of millimeters of my race bike, so perfect for training. Update: Sadly I had to say goodbye to this one in November 2005 when I decided to upgrade to the Titanium 'Tete de Course'. Lovely bike, but even I couldn't justify two such frames..... Purpose: Fast training rides, commuting when I don't have stuff to carry. Even the occasional race! 
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