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For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes
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 2014-07-10 12:58 PM |
 10 |  Subject: For those of you with both Road and Tri BikesTried searching but couldn't find the answer I was looking for, so forgive me is this has been discussed a million times. What do you find yourself using the Road bike for? I just finished my first Sprint last week after coming back from a bad knee injury and had a blast, definitely addicted now and looking forward to stretching it out to eventually an IM. My question is, I have a relatively new road bike that I love, and I have a newer Tri bike. I don't ride in groups all that often because, well, there aren't all that many around southern Vermont that I have found. I find myself only riding my tri bike these days because I've been training and I really don't see much need to keep my road bike around, but I also know enough the more bikes = gooder. So school me BT, what should I be doing with my road bike? |
| 2014-07-10 1:02 PM in reply to: FellaGuy |
Master 2802    Minnetonka, Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I ride mine when my Tri bike is on my trainer or I will take it to my cabin to ride up there. |
| 2014-07-10 1:10 PM in reply to: FellaGuy |
Expert 2192 Greenville, SC | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I use mine for group riding, bike racing, and when I want go ride in the mountains. I can't imagine trying to descend switchbacks on a TT bike. |
| 2014-07-10 1:10 PM in reply to: FellaGuy |
Expert 1035 lake forest, California | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes Road bike I prefer when doing lots of climbing, recovery rides or 100+ miles. My personal preference. |
| 2014-07-10 1:22 PM in reply to: 0 |
Elite 7783 PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes - I commute to work on my road bike. - My wife and I ride our road bikes for lazy "just riding" rides. - On days where she has a specific bike workout and I don't, I sometimes tag along on my road bike while she's on her tri bike - forces me to work 40-50 watts harder than if I was on my tri bike riding with her. - I do the occasional road race or group ride that requires it. Edited to add the last point. Edited by axteraa 2014-07-10 1:23 PM |
| 2014-07-10 1:24 PM in reply to: 0 |
| Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I use my tri bike for triathlons and time trials. That's it. This year I probably have around 6000 miles on my road bike, and about 200 miles on my tri bike. ETA: I've put lots of miles on my tri bike before, so I'm pretty used to the position. My longest race on the tri bike this year was a 40k TT, so not really something i need to get a lot of miles on that bike for. If I was doing a HIM or longer, then I probably would do one ride a week on the tri bike just to get my neck accustomed to staying down for a longer period of time...but that's the only reason. Edited by Jason N 2014-07-10 1:27 PM |
| 2014-07-10 1:26 PM in reply to: axteraa |
Extreme Veteran 2261 Ridgeland, Mississippi | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I use my road bike for long Z2 rides, hard group rides where I know I'll be drafting 90% of the time, and rough weather rides (rain for example). |
| 2014-07-10 1:33 PM in reply to: msteiner |
| Bronze member | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I primarily ride my tri bike outside in spring and summer. In fact I sold my original road bike because I used the tri bike so much I didn't think I would miss it. WRONG. Ended up buying another road bike. Tri bike on the trainer all winter was not very comfortable. I use the road bike more in the Fall and it is on the trainer all winter. When my tri bike is at the shop for maintenance I am always so happy to have a back up.
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| 2014-07-10 1:58 PM in reply to: 0 |
Extreme Veteran 635 Ajo | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I ride a road bike 98% of the time. I had a Epic mountain bike and road it maybe 10% of the time, but I sold it recently... but on the lookout for a single speed. I use the TT bike for races, testing equipment or changes and do short time trials to gauge my fitness progress on the TT bike only. And the race results tell me if I'm going in the right direction. Otherwise, I know whether I'm getting fitter or not on the road bike and I know that there is about a 2 mph delta from the road bike... so I just know what I'm going to do anyways... it's just hitting my power intervals for Z4 and higher stuff, or staying with HR zones for everything else. Edited by tomspharmacy 2014-07-10 2:00 PM |
| 2014-07-10 2:13 PM in reply to: FellaGuy |
Veteran 427 | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I would have to agree with most that I use my road bike about 95% of the time. I guess part of it is I like the fact that it's not a terribly "light" bike nor has the best parts so when I'm training on it I feel like I'm putting in some good work and by the time I get to my TT I feel like flying........just my .02. |
| 2014-07-10 2:21 PM in reply to: FellaGuy |
Pro 5892 , New Hampshire | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I use my road bike for all group rides, long rides and most of the mountain rides (even if I do them solo). I use my tri bike for interval training and for racing. |
| 2014-07-10 2:28 PM in reply to: FellaGuy |
Champion 10668 Tacoma, Washington | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I've got 3 road bikes, a single-speed mountain bike with drop bars, a gravel bike, and a tri bike that are all "in rotation". The tri bike gets maybe 1% of the total mileage (just enough to acclimate to the position, and whatever event I'm actually racing). I've only raced one tri a year the last several years, so the tri bike doesn't get a lot of use. But I have in the past used it almost exclusively. As for what "you" should be using the road bike for? Riding! just like any other bike. Each has it's niche, and if your personal repertoire of riding doesn't include that particular type of terrain or just doesn't interest you so much, that's okay. |
| 2014-07-10 2:47 PM in reply to: FellaGuy |
Member 1748 Exton, PA | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I put about twice the mileage on my road bike every year that I do on my tri bike. My tri bike is much nicer, but I don't ride it in groups very often so it just does not get as much use. Also my road bike goes on the trainer and is used for commuting to work(4 or 5 days a months). |
| 2014-07-10 2:58 PM in reply to: trigal38 |
Member 169 Long Island, NY | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes Originally posted by trigal38 I primarily ride my tri bike outside in spring and summer. In fact I sold my original road bike because I used the tri bike so much I didn't think I would miss it. WRONG. Ended up buying another road bike. Tri bike on the trainer all winter was not very comfortable. I use the road bike more in the Fall and it is on the trainer all winter. When my tri bike is at the shop for maintenance I am always so happy to have a back up.
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| 2014-07-10 3:40 PM in reply to: Jayabusa |
| New user 560 Key West | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I only use my road bike on the trainer. The Tri bike goes outside for my outdoor rides. Not doing much of either these days though. |
| 2014-07-10 3:44 PM in reply to: Jason N |
Expert 2373 Floriduh | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes Originally posted by Jason N I use my tri bike for triathlons and time trials. That's it. +1 (if I had a road bike that is) |
| 2014-07-10 3:46 PM in reply to: FellaGuy |
| over a barrier | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes |
| 2014-07-10 3:52 PM in reply to: FellaGuy |
Extreme Veteran 1986 Cypress, TX | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I have a tri bike and two road bikes. My tri bike only gets ridden once a week and for races. My less nice road bike stays permanently on my trainer. My nice new road bike gets used for hill riding and more fun riding. A nice road bike just rides better than a tri bike. Tri bikes aren't generally super comfortable to ride in comparison. |
| 2014-07-10 3:54 PM in reply to: GMAN 19030 |
Expert 1224 Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes Tri bike is my main training bike if I'm out there by myself. Always use it for races. Road bike is for group rides, riding with my family, and touring like on RAGBRAI.
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| 2014-07-10 3:54 PM in reply to: running2far |
Champion 9407 Montague Gold Mines, Nova Scotia | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I have four bikes that I ride (at least semi) regularly: Fixie - commuting bike - almost all riding from Sep-Jun Road bike - most summer riding plus any group rides I do and road races Tribike - triathlons, TTs and a handful of other rides Cyclo-cross - most riding that isn't commuting after tri/road race season Shane |
| 2014-07-10 6:44 PM in reply to: FellaGuy |
Extreme Veteran 566 Southern California | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I have one road and one TT, they each get about 50% of my miles. I work an hour away from home so I leave the road bike at the office and have it as an option for training four days during the work week. The TT stays at home and is available for rides on the weekend. |
| 2014-07-10 7:19 PM in reply to: FellaGuy |
| Member 1487 Scottsdale, AZ | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes I have an older road bike with clip on aerobars and a newer tri bike. I ride the roadie 90% of the time, and ride the TT a couple weeks before a race so I get used to the more aggressive aero position. It's smaller and faster than my road bike and a lot of fun, but I prefer to train on my road bike. Like another poster said, my roadie is my work horse, is heavier and bulkier than the TT bike, so I'd prefer to train on that and race on the lighter one! Also, whenever we travel to the mountains or the beach or I'm doing an exceptional hilly ride (Mt. Lemmon or up in Flagstaff) I always bring the roadie. I like having the option. Right now the roadie is on the trainer and the TT bike is hanging in the garage with 2 flat tires. Just haven't gotten around to changing them yet. Still recovering from a crash so not too interested in getting back outside yet, but putting in a lot of time on the trainer! I'm looking into getting a Cyclocross bike to do more commuting and trail rides, but my husband questions the need to have another bike - of COURSE I NEED another one :-)! |
| 2014-07-11 5:21 PM in reply to: FellaGuy |
Pro 5011 Twin Cities | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes My tri bike is on the trainer full time. I only ride it outside on race day. Outside, I am on one of my other bikes. Cross for shoulder seasons, bad weather, commuting, and I often take it to the cabin or on road trips. Nice days, I ride one of my road bikes, or am on the MTB. |
| 2014-07-12 1:04 PM in reply to: FellaGuy |
New user 80 Howell, Michigan | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes During the winter months, I ride my road bike 100% of the time on the trainer. During the warmer months, I only use the road bike for group rides (probably 20%-25%). |
| 2014-07-12 1:25 PM in reply to: LJonesCPA |
| 10 | Subject: RE: For those of you with both Road and Tri Bikes 48 Hours ago I was questioning whether or not I needed two bikes, after stopping by my LBS today to pick up a few tubes, I walked out with a few tubes....and a third bike. Killer deal on a Boardman Elite Air/Sram RED. Shop guy convinced me to take it for a spin (Didn't take much) and now it's mine. I may be developing a problem. So thanks BT for convincing me to spend even more money! |
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