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2012-01-26 12:29 PM

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Subject: Long time Athlete 1st Time Tri-Athlete

Hi everyone! 

I've been an athlete my entire life playing in sports ranging from volleyball, rowing, figure competitions, track, etc.  I am looking forward to being involved with a genuine group of people that all have the same goals of competing in a triathlon.

I'm so new to this, I don't even own a bike yet...so...any of you who are upgrading or selling your old ones, hit me up!  I'm 5'10 and about 1 34" inseam - I have no idea how measurements work for bikes, so when I see a 43 cm bike...well, that says nothing.  I guess I need to go get fitted for a bike.  I just don't want to purchase a custom one.

Anyway, I'm from Austin, TX and am super excited to be here!  I look forward to speaking with many of you.

Sincerely,

Morgan

2012-01-26 12:34 PM
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Subject: RE: Long time Athlete 1st Time Tri-Athlete

Hi Morgan, welcome to BT and tri! Love your enthusiasm.

You definitely don't need a custom bike. Actually, for your first triathlon (unless you'd just like to have a bike for other reasons, too), you may as well just beg/borrow/steal/Craigslist any kind of bike that you can tolerate riding for a while. That way, if it doesn't turn out to be a lifelong obsession (you were warned! don't say you weren't!), you didn't blow several hundred/thousand bucks on a bike.

2012-01-26 1:37 PM
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Subject: RE: Long time Athlete 1st Time Tri-Athlete
Welcome!!

Borrowed a bike for my first couple of races and several months of training. It wasn't a perfect fit, but it did the job and saved me some $$$ until I was sure I wanted to continue riding/triathlons. Borrowing a bike also helped me figure out what I did and did not want on the bike I ended up purchasing. Plenty of good bikes to choose from without having to go custom.

2012-01-26 1:49 PM
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Bike sizing is not evident until someone shows you what the measruements mean. Try riding some firends bikes to help determine what feels comfortable. Austin has a large bike community. I am sure you can find a great deal on a used bike there. Also check out the Texas forum here on BT.

 

Welcome.

2012-01-31 3:39 PM
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Subject: RE: Long time Athlete 1st Time Tri-Athlete

Thanks for all the feedback!!  I was looking into Craigslist and I'm pretty sure that's what I will end up doing.  None of my friends are willing to give up their bikes for long periods of time for me to train on! Frown

Thanks again!  I can't wait to get started...better late than never.

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