SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 342)

dalessit - 2009-11-13 8:08 AM

Yep, I had nightmares last night about that picture...

DougRob - 2009-11-13 9:45 AM I have seen CT's for less. I got mine for $425. There was one in Henderso,NV for $325, but I could not convince Chet to buy it. If I lived there I would have and then would resell it for twice what I paid! If you do not need it right now I would wait and keep looking for a bargain.

BTW: I have an alert set up to inform me whenever anyone in North America puts one up on craigslist.

Doug

ashort33 - 2009-11-13 7:55 AM

Anybody use a cycleops spin bike instead of their road bike on a trainer?

cadmus - 2009-11-13 10:27 AM

Spin class and mt biking were my only bike workouts last winter.  It's better than not riding at all.  I came into spring in decent biking condition.

fattyfatfat - 2009-11-13 9:45 AM And I know all of you Lone Star racers are already thinking about nutrition.. right!   Here' the course food, which btw I believe will be the same all WTC event's...  start stocking up peeps!


Gatorade Endurance Formula, PowerBar Energy Gels, PowerBars. 

ashort33 - 2009-11-13 10:53 AM

I think the big news for Lonestar is that they have 50 spots to the Clearwater 70.3 Championship for pros and age groupers!  Some of you have a chance, especially with the roll-downs that happen!

Kim and Linda - here's you chance!!!

SSMinnow - 2009-11-13 11:07 AM

BARF! I'll be carrying my own.....

fattyfatfat - 2009-11-12 6:18 PM

kim i knew this was going to be an issue so i stopped for the camera for you on sunday (and i was still faster than sam).  topless chicks are frowned on here so take a pic like this and email it to me.  i'll look at, for a while, and figure out whats wrong. don't worry i won't share.   

sdalessio - 2009-11-13 12:51 PM

Ditto - not sure what it will be but Powerbars make me gag!  At least it's not Powerade - that stuff all most did me in at my first HIM.

sdalessio - 2009-11-13 10:55 AM


Thank you John - your pic removed the awful blister pic from my head although I'm not sure which is worse.  ;-)

And for the record, I do believe I was faster in my first HIM than your first HIM.  I'm getting so much good training motivation right now - keep it coming.  The ladies are going to wipe the floor w/ the boys.

TrevorC - 2009-11-13 11:59 AM

Is that going to before or after you make us dinner?

sdalessio - 2009-11-13 11:55 AM


Thank you John - your pic removed the awful blister pic from my head although I'm not sure which is worse.  ;-)

And for the record, I do believe I was faster in my first HIM than your first HIM.  I'm getting so much good training motivation right now - keep it coming.  The ladies are going to wipe the floors.

sdalessio - 2009-11-13 12:17 PM On second thought - I'll be happy to make a pre-race chicken pot pie w/ a special ingredient to help you stay regular on the bike and run!

sdalessio - 2009-11-13 11:17 AM On second thought - I'll be happy to make a pre-race chicken pot pie w/ a special ingredient to help you stay regular on the bike and run!

fattyfatfat - 2009-11-13 9:18 AM

i'd be surprised if that's the announcement,  every wtc 70.3 is a qualifier.  i think its really cool but i'm not really sure how much of a draw that is.  LOL!  at oceanside last year the last slot in my AG rolled down 94th place!

kt65 - 2009-11-13 1:17 PM

oh, john, i didn't know you were going to come out west to do oceanside with me!  what a true blue pal!

dalessit - 2009-11-13 6:00 AM

I believe the software is 60 bucks.

850 is a decent price for it, I think some were on sale on Slowtwitch for about the same price but you would have to pay shipping there.

Overall the CT hasn't changed in 10 years, lol you can still probably use the Super Nintendo version just fine (yes I said Super Nintendo, they set it up to run off that before pc)

Check which accessories come with it.  At one point they switched to polar heart rate strap vs. what I have is the old school attach to your finger thing.  Also if you are going to connect it to a laptop you will need a usb-serial converter, because your laptop probably doesn't have a serial port.  The older version converters, which I have, won't work with Vista or any 64 bit OS, so I have to buy a new one which is 45 bucks or so.  They might not have a converter if they were connecting it to a regular desktop.

Other than those two items the only other thing that is a bit different over the years is the revision of the headset unit.  The newer ones allow you to set the drag while riding, older ones don't.  IMO not a big deal either way, the CT courses are hard enough without adding simulated wind resistance.

If you go to www.racermateinc.com you can pretty much buy every part for the CT.  I got a very sweet deal for mine, paid 300 bucks but had to buy new feet, cables and software.  Even after that still not much more than 400 bucks for the whole thing.