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And Melissa's done in 6:09!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Looking forward to hearing all about it! 3:15 bike, 2:09 run. Way to go!!!

Still trying to figure out George...!!

x2

X3.  Awesome!!!

ICE IS THE BEST

CONGRATULATIONS!

Awesome!! Congratulations again!

BTW, George went 7 minutes faster than last year. Yay!!!

Great job ladies, congratulations to all.

Hey Peeps!  Awesome job to Kim, Doxie way to rock it - I need some run lessons from the two of you!

Great job Dan.  I had a little of your weather today on the bike - sounds like yours was crazy with a more techical course.

I had a good day going 7-8 minutes faster than last year.  Still waiting on the official times.  Swim was about the same as last year (prob would have been faster if I swam straight!), bike was around 3:09 and a bit faster than last year (in torrential rains for part of the time right through the heart of a major thunderstorm).  Run was brutal again but still a bit faster than last year.  With the training I did, I can't complain about the results.  Headed out to France tomorrow so don't now when I can get the RR done but I know you don't expect it any time soon.  I'm thinking that as long as I beat what Linda just did, I am golden!

Congratulations to all of our racers!  Each of you put in a terrific performance!  Now it's time to get working on recovery and crafting those RRs!

Big recovery week is on tap for me and some work travel so like Trevor, I won't be around too much this week.  Make it a good one!

X2!!!

Great job, George!

Need some input from the MG.  I realized on Saturday that I've been obliviously riding on the wrong size crankset on my bike. So I need to purchase a new one.  Anyone have a recommendation for what I should get?  compact 50/34.  Basically I am clueless when it come to bike parts other than how to use them so any help would be much appreciated.  

RR  is here.  

Congrats to George....no thunderstorms on my course...just hard rain...and you went twice as far.  Enjoy France.

Say more.  What are you using now?  I have a 50/33 compact on the front (bike came that way) and I changed out my rear crankset a couple weeks back to an 11/28 (had a 12/25).  I am happy with that move.  It helped on the hills this past weekend and I am sure that it will help for my HIM course at the beginning of Sept.   

It currently has a gossamer FSA 50/34 crank (172.5 mm which is the problem) with Shimano ultegra deraileur and Shimano CS-6600 cassette (12/25). I guess Shimano would make the most sense.  I was also thinking of getting a new cassette for those WI hills. 

By wrong size I'm guessing you mean you were riding a double before and now want to move to a compact?

What size rear cassette are you using now?  Replacing that will cost you $75 - $100.  Replacing the crank will cost $250 - $500.

Not saying that switching to a compact is a bad thing but it's a more expensive thing.

It's the length of the crank arm. Currently 172.5, fit to a 170. Since the arm length is too big might as well go for the compact.

Rear cassette is 12/25.

Stupid question alert... there is no such thing as a tri-bike specific crankset, correct?

Great job everyone - Dan, Kim, Melissa and George!  Another weekend of strong MG performances.  This group always impresses. 

Ok, that makes sense. I'd go with a true compact crank 50/34 vs. the new mid-compact which you can get in different configurations.

Then I'd get either a 11-27 or 12-27 for the rear cassette.

There are aero chainrings which basically have the holes filled in vs a normal chainring that has the open spaces (weighs less) but no such thing as a tri-bike crankset.