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     I am 6' 215lbs. and am currently riding a specialized transition bike 56cm

My son is 23 yrs old 5'10" and 150 lbs.

My question is Iam wanting to get a tri bike and was wondering if my son and I could use both of these bikes since he is wanting to start triathlons too.  Or would it be better to get one specifically for him. 

     I know the seat height would probably change, but was wondering about anything else.  Believe me, he is my son. (bless his heart)

Cash, thanks for the TI link, I went into their archive articles and read a bunch of them, thats the kind of stuff I need and was looking for.  I am planning on getting the TI DVD and a book. Looks like a good place to start, Thanks.

lrobb, yes I did watch that video, thanks

Tomorrow morning I attack the pool again, hopefully a little smarter and a little smoother .

Thanks all.

I had a great swim last night. Sometimes, just like with bike fit, tiny adjustments make a huge difference.  I was on a bike, swim, bike brick so I thought I'd just swim, which I haven't done without doing drills in a long time. First of all, having the 8 mile bike before my swim helped me to be warmed up. (I've got to figure out a way to do that without getting tired when I race) I focused on reaching, rotating my hips and then keeping one eye of my goggles in the H20. The eye in the water is the ticket for me. It helped me finally do a better job of rotating instead of lifting my head. Wow! Now if I can consistently relax completely, I'll be able to swim for a long time. Thanks!

I also wore my HRM in the pool. I haven't been doing that because I wasn't sure if the "water resistant "  meant that it would work. But it helped.  My perception was that I was running out of breath at 80-85% in the pool. With my HRM I could see that I was at  40%(+-) When I saw that I was at 135 instead of 150, I knew I just needed to relax and breathe.  When I was doing my run Sunday, I was really trying to go fast instead of far. I was maxed out at 168. That helped me to get a better picture of how to use my HRM which I hadn't really internalized.

Rambling.....Thanks for being tri people. Really... I think most of my friends are tired of hearing about this stuff that they really don't get, especially all of the workout analysis and I think they are a little worried that I'm turning into a trigeek.

Have a great day everyone!

Les 

Hi Wendy,

All I can say is that you have to try it on.  I actually found a used one and drove to Austin to try it on before buying it.  Just like everyone else has said, all of the brands fit differently and you need to make sure you have someone that knows how they are supposed to fit. The woman I bought mine from (craigs list) is a tri coach. I'm really happy with mine. It is an ironman farmer jane. Make sure to wear it before your race. Swimming in a wetsuit is really different because it adds so much bouyancy. I swam in it in the pool where I'm sure all of the other folks thought I was an idiot (indoor pool) but I'm glad I did. I also did a practice swim on the course the day before the race but I wish I had done more.

Sweet! I also focus on getting my ear on my shoulder, and belly button pointed toward the wall. That might help you too.

I'll do that! My next swim will be in the gulf this weekend.  We are going to Corpus Christi.  That will be a good thing to try then.  The water should be 74 but I think I am going to take the wet suit anyway.  There will be other people around but I'm thinking about coming up with a little security blanket. What do you think of this? I'm going to get a noodle and put a boogie board leash on one end of the noodle and put it on my ankle. Do you think it will drag too much? I'm trying to get over the ows panic attack syndrome. I don't know if I will need it but my brain might like it to be there.

I got an inexpensive HRM at performance bike. Sports Instruments Pro 9 Heart Rate Monitor
It is on sale for $40.  It has been a good one to learn with. I'm still trying to figure out some of the functions so I don't need something fancy..yet

Les 

     I have 2 choices for bike ride this evening

  (A) Fairly flat and wind gusts up to 30 mph

  (B)  No wind and hills