RFP GROUP 2013 - CLOSED (Page 4)

Went into the LBS today and was looking at TT bikes. I've starting putting some money away and I figure by this time next year I should be able to afford one plus some decent wheels. Interested in what any of you have to say about your TT bikes, the ones I can get locally are Specialized Shiv or the Cervelo P2.

KC and Ice you guys both have Shivs don't you? If so what's been your experience. The guy I spoke to today reckons the Shivs are easier to customize the fit for a comfy ride, then again that could just be the sales pitch talking.

lol @ slow thunder storm! That's good news about the swim, doesn't take long to get back into it. I'm so excited for you, I wish I lived over there so I could come and watch. Maybe one day when I have the money we should plan to do an IM together over there, that would be awesome!!

I dunno re Shep.. they first said 10th of Jan and I was counting down and getting excited then the next thing on their Facebook page they changed it to the 31st of Jan, apparently they sold out within three hours for last years, so I'm hoping I get in... if I miss out I'll just do Canberra, that's in December, a bit further drive up north. IM Australia sign up is in May sometime, but by then I'll have the money... I know how you felt now waiting to sign up for yours!

Good Morning!

Is anyone having trouble with the instructions that Tim gave? i can't seem to paste or copy anything.

Sorry to hear you are having trouble with your fit.  I have never been officially fit but there are some good sites to help if you need it.  I just tweaked stuff alot.  Don't be afraid to do some tweaking to your handle bars, seat height, etc.  Just make sure they SMALL increments.  My thought is that no matter how well you get fit at a LBS you are still gonna need to make some adjustments once you actually spend significant time on your bike.

One suggestions - once you get it to where you want it - make some marks or note your measurements so that if for some reason something gets moved you know where it goes.  I spent ALL of last summer getting my bike set and finally during last long rides of 4-6 hours I was getting comfortable. I took it in for a setup 2 weeks prior to IMWI and they did some work on my stem and when I got on it I thought it was a different bike!  I was freaking and spent the next few days tweaking again but was worried cause I didn't really have any long rides before my race.  I wish I would have marked my handle bars or something just so that I knew.

Gil - you can try skipping the HTML part.  Just hit "Quote" then click and select the box with the names.  Once you see it highlighted then hit CTRL C.  This will copy it.  Then got to your Training Log page and hit "Edit".  You should see a flashing cursor - hit CTRL V and it should paste it in the box.  Click ok and make sure the links work.

I know this can get confusing so just let me know if it is still not working.

Hey Tim,

I don't see my name on the list. Was I not accepted into the group this year? Ha. But seriously, I'm not listed.

Never mind. I see it on the most recent list.

Thanks!

Yes, there are a lot of us Baystaters!  I think we have over 200 members now?? Crazy. 

Right now I'm officially registered for the New Bedford Half Marathon on 3/17 and Cohasset Tri on 6/30.  Will most likely also register for Cranberry Oly in August and a couple more sprints (Escape the Cape, Buzzards Bay, and Marsh Madness are all on my radar...).  I also plan to volunteer at the Patriot HIM again this year.

I had no trouble copy and pasting into my training log.  However, when I click on the hyperlinks for individual members of our group, I get a "page not found" error message?  (The link to the mentor group's forum works for me, just not the individual member links). 

Ugh! Every year I have this issue and I always forget how to fix it! What I think happens is that when you copy it off the forum it gets lost in the link structure o fthe code so that is why none of the names work.  Did you hit "quote" before you copied it?

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Hey Deb. Not sure on where I want to vol - was thnking swim start or swim to bike transition?

Still to bad you have to hunt for a place to swim-good luck with it.

Welcome back Simone.

I love the Shiv and it is very adjustable. I am thinking about bringing it in to the LBS to set it up to be a bit more aggresive than last year. Goodl luck with the research and the purchase.

KC

Hang in there Deb - you have a great bike and I am sure you will find as comfortable a position as possible - just keep trying.

KC