Tri Bike or Road Bike for IMWI

Fitted?

T.I.T.S will make you more comfortable.  I'm riding the loop this coming Sun.  Come on up.  I'm taking it easy for a nice stroll.  You can get some time in and get used to the terrain.

If you have both, go up and ride the course.  Decided which one is more comfortable for you to ride.

Most importantly, ride the bike that will get you out the door and riding more, which is what you need to do if you don't want another DNS/DNF.

You still have nothing in your logs.  If you have time to post this question, you have time to log at a minimum time/distance for your workouts.

Either one will work if you ride it.  I remember you mentioning before that you really only ride the trainer.  You HAVE to get outside and start working on those handling skills.  As Coredump mentioned-start logging so people can give you feedback. 

You are overthinking.  At this point, aero vs. non-aero doesn't matter if you are not riding.

Ride first.  Just ride.  Pick one.  Flip a coin.  Stop stalling and ride.  Ride a lot.  Log your workouts.  Do that first, *then* start thinking about other things you can do to make yourself faster.

Ride.  Log.  Repeat.

Worry about which bike next summer.

>>You still have nothing in your logs.  If you have time to post this question, you have >>time to log at a minimum time/distance for your workouts.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Just get on a bike, any bike, and ride,, do something

Ride whatever you have.  Nothing in your logs.  Have you done nothing this week?  Nothing? 

~Mike

Good call.  Just remember to log 100% of your workouts.

We're pushy, because we want to see you succeed.  IMWI is something achievable, but it takes a concerted effort, it's not something you can fake or cram for starting next July.  The work starts now. 

^^^^ do what he says.

We want you to be successful. 

That there was... and that individual finished LONG before many with $2000+ tri-bikes (I was working the Bike-in area).... 

95% engine / 5% equipment. 

The difference in a tri bike or road bike or hybrid or $5k bike or $1k bike might change your IM finish time by minutes, not hours. 

One cannot gain admittance to the very exclusive IM club w/o paying the dues....and it all boils down to training and putting in the miles. 

~Mike

That's exactly my point.  You can do it on a tricycle (ok, that's going too far) for all that it matters, but you HAVE to get out there and ride.  Period.

Ride til your butt can't handle it and then do it again and repeat for another 350 or so days.

Just ride is the magic solution. If you can log 1500-2000 miles between now and next summer then come on back and have a big ole discussion about what will save minutes  on your IM time.

We're all behind you on this and want to hear your name called next Sept.!

chirunner134 - 2008-09-19 5:28 PM

Shermbelle - 2008-09-19 4:36 PM

If you can log 1500-2000 miles between now and next summer then come on back and have a big ole discussion about what will save minutes 

maybe this is a little too much too soon but I hope to have that many miles done by Jan 1st. Well 1500 atleast. .

Ya think?

From 0 to 1500 miles in the space of 4 months?  Seriously? 

For once, just train smart.  Going all gang busters on the base you have (which we still don't see in your logs) isn't going to do you any good, either.