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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?

2014-07-28 12:36 PM
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Subject: RE: New Bike or No?
taking for granted the new bike fits as good or better than the old one, and that you pick a "modern" aero frame, then yes it will be faster.
How much? Hard to tell.
Worth it? Depends on how you define worth it.

I firmly believe that no bike purchase is in vain.
2014-07-28 2:15 PM
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Originally posted by Leegoocrap  I firmly believe that no bike purchase is in vain.

Spoken (okay, typed) like a true died in the wool N+1 cyclist.

And a big +1.

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