Tri-Geeks?

they are jealous.  They get done with a 100 mi ride (drafting off the triathlete) and walk around thinking their all big and bad.  Then the triathlete puts on his running shoes and goes for a jog.  It's rather ego-deflating.

Also just reading the boards here, you can see it.  People who train for tri's are the biggest nerds out there.  We don't just go train.  We monitor our HR continually to determine if we are training in the peak zones.  We research nutrition and lactate metabolism in our free time and are always willing to tell you all about it on a long run.  We are more analretentive then an accountant; we never just go out and ride/run/swim, it's always planned to within a single heart beat.  We drill continously.  Every thing we do is broken down into bare bones peices that we master then reassemble into the final product.  Even look at our equipment.  They put our bikes in wind tunnels to squeeze every last mph out of them.  I'm highly surprised someone hasn't come out with a new aero wheel set and named it after some star trek technology.

 In short, from my experience, triathletes approach the sport from a MUCH more scientific basis then any other sport, especially at even beginner levels.  It's not a bad thing and it's one of the reasons I enjoy the sport.  I used to road race, and our training was go out, ride and try not to get dropped.  Thats how you got fast.  Nothing about LT or aerobic base training or even efficiency drills.  Just ride...

 So yea....I'm a tri Geek and proud of it!

Maybe the more important question is who cares what some cyclist thinks? I am treated well by the roadie-oriented staff at my LBS. I don't know what they say when I leave of course but that's not a concern of mine. They call my bike a "very cool time trial bike" as opposed to a tri-bike. Aside from a language barrier it's not really a big deal.

As far as being run out of a shop...I'm not a business man but it would seem like if there were a market for tri bikes that is growing as fast as the sport I would get my game-face on and start carrying time trial tri-bikes.

And yeah, I'm a complete geek. I'm going to spend my Sunday morning stabbing myself in the finger while I'm running on a treadmill so I can bleed into my little geek machine which will subsequently tell me how fast I shouldn't be running.  Geekie enough?

Applaud.....I just got a girl woody.....woodie?  I gues if I'm not sure how to spell it I shouldn't be saying it. BUT, quite well spoken.....for a stooge.

In 1989, Greg Lemond won the Tour de France by 8 seconds because he used the technology of aero bars that he borrowed from the tri community which had been using them for several years.

I've been treated with nothing but respect, not only in local LBS's but in strange ones when I'm traveling as well.

and you know what they say.....  He who dies with the most Toys wins 

I've never been treated badly in an LBS for being a tri-geek/person/athlete. I've experienced bad customer service, but I think that was for simply breathing in their shop.

I wave to roadies just to see them turn up their noses. If they wave back, I assume it's another triathlete on their road bike.  

I've actually been accepted quite well by the local shops. Both are very friendly and now know me by name. The one shop likes me partly because the first time I was in there I was asking about pricing on an s-works and a lightspeed frame, then asked if they could order Zips (too bad I'm not going to buy my new bike through them...sorry). Even past that, the head mech is pretty cool and we sit there and BS quite a bit about rides and such.

The other shop is a mountain shop run by one guy who is a wrench head. It's the coolest shop ever, just in the guys barn. Doesn't look like much until you walk in and see some of the nicest mountain racing frames I have ever seen. That and he knows his stuff when it comes to pulling a bike apart and putting it back together. He's down with tri's as he used to run xterra's and "gets his butt whooped by the TT guys on group rides." So for a community that doesn't see a lot of tri traffic, it's pretty accepting. Or maybe they just haven't had time to form an opinion

wait i have to stop this thread for a second.  What is a girl woody/woodie??? 

ok continue thread.

Would this be a good comparison - we're like snowboarders to their downhill skiers?  That's how I think of it.   I can't point to any specific example but I've always gotten an elitist vibe from the roadies I've been around.  Just a vibe, one on one they've been nice to me.  Thought maybe I was just paranoid but this thread tells me others experience it too.

I'd be curious what Daremo has to say on the subject.  Hope he chimes in.

I have made my peace with my tri-geekiness.

 Being anal retentive for this sport is just another way of masking one of my many peccadillo's.  And I like the gadgets - GPS is your friend.

Most bike stores welcome my business - the cycling community is pretty open here. I just have to ask why though, in a city the size of Houston do you have only a handful of dedicated tri-shops? Between Lukes Locker - Northwest Cyclery and The Sports Authority, I must make a 30 mile loop every couple of weekends!

Vive le' difference!

I don't know what it is, but I like the idea of a girl woody so much that, um, er, oops.

Hey csgomez, I say your pic on the banner yesterday and it looked great!

Your day is going right when ... You know you're having a good tri-day when ... 1. Your goggles don't leak once. 2. You sit right behind an Angelina Jolie look-a-like (not pregnant) in spin class. 3. You get a flat tire ... as you're pulling into your garage. 4. On your run, there's no wind as you head out ... and a strong breeze at your back after the turnaround. 5. You get a lane to yourself. 6. You see a beautiful sunrise on your workout. 7. You see a beautiful sunset on your workout. 8. The pool temperature is perfect -- not too hot, not too cold. 9. Your boss expectedly says, "Take the rest of the day off" and you head out for a daylight bike ride. 10. Your spouse has a huge breakfast waiting for you as you walk in the door from a long run.

from:  http://www.trigeekdreams.com/