Slornow's and Wannabefaster's Summer Mentor Group - CLOSED (Page 86)

Nice job Nancy!

Great job Nancy!!

Talked about being depressed.  The Badgers were absolutely awful.  We were hoping to head to Miami to cheer them on at the  Orange Bowl.  Not anymore.  BOO!!!

Great job Nancy!!

Talked about being depressed.  The Badgers were absolutely awful.  We were hoping to head to Miami to cheer them on at the  Orange Bowl.  Not anymore.  BOO!!!

PS.  Where do you see that the Mentor Groups are changing?  I don't see that anywhere.

Not changing yet. Main forum page says new groups will start in December.

Not sure how to log the workout I'm getting from pacing throughout the Bama game.....ugh!!!!

Wow.......Alabama played poorly and Auburn came to play. But can't help but say that Auburn is the luckiest team ever after the Georgia game and the game tonight.  Alabama was outplayed....this one will hurt for a looooong time.

Nancy-great schedule. Always nice to race locally. Close to home, less expense and lots of familiar faces.

Blanda-good luck with the bike race. Is this an off road/mountain bike race?

Randee-new bike....tough problem to have. Go with the one that excites you the most if the fit works well on both. Of course, that is typically the one that costs more. Let me help......allow me to rationalize this for you. Say you are going to ride the bike 6000 miles over the few years/life of the bike. The one you want costs $1500 more. That's only 25 cents a mile more to ride the bike you "really" want.  Or, say you average 17mph over those 6000 miles....that is 353 hours....or $4.25 extra an hour to ride the more expensive bike. Certainly not an excessive amount. There is always a way to rationalize spending more for what you really want. May not be a good idea but there is a way. I really like the new Speed Concepts....saw one at AG Nats at the Trek tent....very sleek.

The alternative argument is to go with the cheaper bike and use the money difference on aero helmet and/or race wheels.  I don't think I'm helping much  

November numbers:

swim         13h 16m        43550 yards

bike           17h 14m        348.54 miles    

run             15h 34m       112.15 miles

Seems to be a swim/run focus lately for me. Only riding 2-3 times a week but had a really good bike workout today 

Randee-read the post on ST so I have a better idea of what the differences are. I don't think you will notice a difference between 10 and 11 speed but looking down the road it will be better to have 11 spd on something you are buying new now that 11 spd is out. Better compatibility 2-3 years down the road and likely better resale value at some point.  Similar with the Ultegra versus 105 debate. Don't know if I could tell the difference without looking at them when shifting but Ultegra gets into the "elite" level of components in my opinion. Long term durability should be better and again resale should be better. Now with that said you could always upgrade the 105 down the road to Ultegra once it wears. You could do that piece by piece with the rear derailleur being the biggest difference maker. 105 versus Ultegra brakes on a tri bike are a wash. Frankly great brakes on a tri bike are nice but nowhere near as important as on a roadie. Sounds like you have a good LBS. Lean on them for their advice but of course the more you spend the more they make. Keep in mind you will probably need new pedals, maybe some nice carbon cages etc.. so keep a little $$ set aside for that in the total cost.  The new P3 is really nice and I would look hard at it if I were in the market right now but there does seem to be a premium price on Cervelos.

Bottom line....get what puts the biggest smile on your face and makes you want to ride the hell out of it.  I got a really nice bike 3 years ago....much better than my skills warranted and I rode a ton the first year I had it. Didn't want to be the slow old guy with the really nice bike!

Keep us updated. This is fun!

You can't go wrong with any of the bikes you are considering. Like you said, there is no rush, but if you are like me you will obsess over it until the decsion is made. Can't tell you how many hours I spent looking at road bikes online/ebay before finally deciding. Pretty much ended up with the same thing I would have bought if I had only one hour to decide. Like I said.....hard to look beyond what puts the biggest smile on your face when you look at it. Not only now but a year or two down the road. The "newness" will wear off but not your satisfaction with something you really enjoy.