Subject: New Bike or No? Been doing tri's for three seasons now and really enjoy it. I have an older Quintana Roo with 650's that my sis gave me - probably at least six or seven years old. It fits me perfectly. I've gone from averaging 14.8 MPH on a short tri last summer to 17.3 MPH on a short tri this past weekend. Averaged about 15 MPH on a half ironman in April (56 miles ). My goal is to improve and better my times - and winning something in my age group is always nice. Common sense tells me that I probably need a faster bike. But I'm torn with 1 ). spending money on something I may not really need; 2 ). Wondering if maybe I just trained harder I'd be faster, 3 ). wondering if I train my heart out if I'll still be slower because everyone else has lighter, faster bikes.
Thoughts? |