New P2C... lots of quad fatigue.

Hard to get a really accurate ideal of your fit by picture. However, if your set up is the same and with tyour cycling shoes on, you may not have seat quite high enough. That would cause your quads some issues. Also, if youhave your other bike, take a picture and compare. Alos take measuremnets from the old one and compare to the new one.

I thnk maybe you can remove a few of the spacers on fork, lower your position and also move set to front of your rails. You are a bit extended. Remember, that with a road bike, we engage our hams alot more but for me personally, it made the transition to running more difficult.

The transition from a road bike, even with clip-on aeros, to a tri bike is a big one. If you were fitted for it, just stick with it a bit. Good luck! I hated the transition from road to tri bike.

Also, I just wanted to correct your stretching form as seen in your avatar. Notice how your back is slightly arched and your butt is sticking out a bit (no worries, my body would do the same). In any case, when doing that quad stretch, you don't want to get the stretch by pulling your leg back (making your quad more verticle). What you want do is grab the foot/ankle and pull up toward your butt in order to hold the leg bent (like you are doing in the picture), but rather than pulling your quad back, you're going to roll your pelvis forward, so as to create a straight line with your lower back and butt (not one that curves out like it is in the picture). You'll feel the stretch. Your quad won't be as verticle as it is in the picture but the stretch should be just as good.

shellabree - 2008-10-12 2:39 PM Thank you VERY much for all of the replies. I appreciate them. I'm going to roll over all of the advice that I received here and continue to not only work with my bike fitter, but also spend more time in the saddle. Laur- Thanks for the stretching tip! I usually do try to rotate my pelvis forward, but I may have been in la-la land when my DH snapped that photo! LOL! Will have to try to concentrate on doing that stretch correctly even when zoning out.

No worries - I was afraid I was overstepping my boudaries, but it stood out to me in the pic. Besides, you never know who else it might help.

Good luck wiht the bike fit. It took me a few months before I felt normal and enjoyed riding my tri bike.

For the record, I examed her position and found it to be a worthwhile post.

Not nearly as creepy in person,
Josh

nooooooooooo that bike is too nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want one right now!...... its either stick with my 1990 peugeot and buy electric drums, or buy a p2sl, or p2 2009.....argh sooo hard

But yeah, im thinking different muscles, i hopefully dont have to go through it too bad when i buy a new bike (if i do), but i will be so pumped to take a carbon bike to top speed i wont even notice!!...i dont think ill ever get off.

Am I correct that you have a stronger running background than cycling?  If so, you're hamstrings are likely more developed, relative to your quads.

On your road bike, your hamstrings could play a greater role in the pedal stroke, giving you that extra power.  However, whether you realized it or not, those same muscles you needed for the run were also getting fatigued during the bike segment.  Switching to a tri bike has two advantages -- (1) possibly more aerodynamic position (or at least better fit while in a strong aero position) and (2) steeper seat angle, effectively shifting the muscle loading to a greater emphasis on the quadraceps.  i.e. "saving" the hamstrings for the run. 

When I switched to a tri bike, I too found that my quads had a bit of adaptation to do.  However, once those quads had built up a bit, I definitely saw better run times off the bike b/c my hamstrings weren't as tired.