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 2004-09-13 8:17 PM |
Veteran  206  Woodbridge, VA |  Subject: Getting StartedHey to all. Have decided to give this whole thing a tri with the ultimate goal of a 1/2. Got a few questions for the corwd with way more experience than me. I have been running 1/2 marathons so those are ok, swimming I can work on, right now it is 'not so much.....' Biking I have been doing a lot of mountian biking and commuting on my MB to work about 3 days a week. So question is what kind of bike to jump in with, I have a few $$ to spend but am not sold on a tri only bike vs a road bike. It was a done deal on a road bike then I heard of the Cervelo Soloist, anyone have any words on this or any other bike suggestions. Thanks Meegs |
| 2004-09-14 4:49 PM in reply to: #61125 |
Champion 13323    Gold member | Subject: RE: Getting Started welcome meegs. have you gone to any bike shops in yoru area that sell road and tri bikes? tell them your goals in the sport and see what they say...try a search here...this has been talked about before... good luck training |
| 2004-09-14 7:53 PM in reply to: #61125 |
| Central Louisiana | Subject: RE: Getting Started Welcome to the T-Spot! |
| 2004-09-14 10:00 PM in reply to: #61125 |
molto veloce mama 9311 | Subject: RE: Getting Started welcome! |
| 2004-09-15 10:14 AM in reply to: #61125 |
Regular 65 | Subject: RE: Getting Started I have just gone through the same thing. You really have to evaluate your priorities. If Triathlon is your only interest then I don’t see the harm in getting a triathlon specific bike. On the other hand, if you are like me and enjoy road riding as well, maybe the best choice is a road bike (they are a little more forgiving on the long rides). Speak to your local bike shop. It is possible to put aerobars on your road bike, but be careful – the aerobars might require you to adjust the rest of your bike in turn making riding on the drops uncomfortable. The tendency is that the aerobars are too far out – like if you put a stem that is too long on your bike. The bike pros should be able to help you with your questions. Good luck and keep at it. Katie |
 2004-09-15 7:49 PM in reply to: #61125 |
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| 2004-09-15 8:28 PM in reply to: #62242 |
| Veteran 206 Woodbridge, VA | Subject: RE: Getting Started None yet, been working on building the endurance base, read ...getting my butt to the pool.... My brother law and I are looking way in the future for some tri's in Buffalo NY (his home) and VA Beach are (near me). Most of what I have seen is winding down for the winter, is that fairly standard?? As far as the bike goes, I have been to a bunch of bike shops and I am really leaning towards a road bike, specifically a Fuji Team. I am going to take a run to the Final Kick store in VA beach this weekend and check out the Cervelos and Tri Bikes. meegs |
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| 2004-09-17 1:04 AM in reply to: #61125 |
| 7 | Subject: RE: Getting Started Hi I'm 13 and I been wanting to do a tri because my math teacher has been talking to us about it and they sound really cool G2G to bed I got school tomorrow wish me luck. signed, Mirade or MRD (Mird) my nickname   :-(  ;-)  :-) :-) :-) ;-) :-) ;-) Bye luv ya |
| 2004-09-17 1:06 AM in reply to: #61125 |
| 7 | Subject: RE: Getting Started Lara could you mail me on here and tell me how to get icons? please? thanks, mirade |
| 2004-09-23 9:38 AM in reply to: #62254 |
| Veteran 206 Woodbridge, VA | Subject: RE: Getting Started Got the bike, found an 03 61cm Cervelo Soloist 105, being an 03 with the 05s around the corner got a great deal. Should be able to pick it up this weekend and get the fit from Final kick in VA beach, can wait it is driving me nuts......Got the aero bars and some DA pedals off Ebay jim Edited by megerj 2004-09-23 9:44 AM (2003-SL105-click.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2003-SL105-click.jpg (59KB - 15 downloads) |
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