More Manatee Mayhem - 2017 Edition - Closed (Page 73)

Originally posted by melbo55

Originally posted by TXTriRook Did anyone get the new 735XT? I have the 920XT and I love everything about it except for the HR strap. No matter how tight I make it, when I sweat it always seems to slip and I feel like I'm wearing a bra without the shoulder straps. For the record I've never worn or tried on a bra but for now it's the best analogy I can come up with . I definitely don't have plans to spend $500+ just for an inconvenience but I'd be interested to hear thoughts/opinions if any of you have taken the plunge.

I've had to switch to a different HR monitor.  Certain compounds/plastics cause my skin to react in a not nice way.  Fitbit - wear it a day have a rash for a week.  Ditto with the Garmin chest strap (and unfortunately the cheapie Janyne recommended - it has a material on it that bugs my skin, too).  No, it's not because it's dirty.  I've fully washed and sanitized the Fitbit and the strap many times over with no result.  It's only the plastic part that causes the rash, the fabric part is fine.

I now use a Scosche optical HR monitor on my inner upper arm that has a cloth strap and no plastic, so far so good.  DC Rainmaker gave it high regards with respect to accuracy and from what I've experienced so far I agree.  Granted I have very European skin (burn easy, not a lot of hair) so that may be helping the results.  I have a 920XT and love it although the new 935 looks like a nice upgrade!

Imma hafta look in to the Scosche...

Ah, that explains all the midnight runs I see on Strava!  New houses, old houses, they all require time and attention.  The beach trail sounds very nice!

Originally posted by rrrunner

Originally posted by melbo55

Originally posted by TXTriRook Did anyone get the new 735XT? I have the 920XT and I love everything about it except for the HR strap. No matter how tight I make it, when I sweat it always seems to slip and I feel like I'm wearing a bra without the shoulder straps. For the record I've never worn or tried on a bra but for now it's the best analogy I can come up with . I definitely don't have plans to spend $500+ just for an inconvenience but I'd be interested to hear thoughts/opinions if any of you have taken the plunge.

I've had to switch to a different HR monitor.  Certain compounds/plastics cause my skin to react in a not nice way.  Fitbit - wear it a day have a rash for a week.  Ditto with the Garmin chest strap (and unfortunately the cheapie Janyne recommended - it has a material on it that bugs my skin, too).  No, it's not because it's dirty.  I've fully washed and sanitized the Fitbit and the strap many times over with no result.  It's only the plastic part that causes the rash, the fabric part is fine.

I now use a Scosche optical HR monitor on my inner upper arm that has a cloth strap and no plastic, so far so good.  DC Rainmaker gave it high regards with respect to accuracy and from what I've experienced so far I agree.  Granted I have very European skin (burn easy, not a lot of hair) so that may be helping the results.  I have a 920XT and love it although the new 935 looks like a nice upgrade!

Imma hafta look in to the Scosche...

The only minor drawback is it can't be worn swimming, so if wearing it in a tri it would need to be put on in T1.  Tip: don't buy the cheap, knockoff Chinese replacement straps, they are like wearing sandpaper.  I didn't last 5 minutes, probably not even 3 minutes.  Lesson learned, at least it was a cheap lesson!  I bought 2 extra so I could rotate them while one was drying after being washed.

Good to see things moving along for you. I hope all continues to move in the right direction.

 I may need to buy some shorts, so this is timely. Which version of the pursuit?

Speaking of bike shorts, for those of you who have done an IM (or 2 or 3), do you take the time to change into bike shorts in t-1 or do you just bike in the kit you swam in? Thinking if I don't change then I may as well just ride all my training rides in tri shorts, if I change, I'll splurge on bike shorts!

I've always raced in tri suits. But do what you need to get through the race ok. If tri shorts aren't going to cut it then go to bike shorts. It's a long day and discomfort will become a notable energy drain.

I've also trained in bike shorts. Leading into a race I might check out the race suit a couple times, but otherwise it was training in bike shorts all the time. I'm not sure the tri stuff will last as long.

So, everyone does something different! I've used tri shorts up to about 70 miles and have been fine, but am wondering if the extra 40+ miles would make me less than fine!  I like the smaller profile of the tri short pad, but mainly because of the run.  If i'm changing in t-2 to run shorts the issue is just whether I am comfortable on the bike with all that padding.  Guess I need to experiment - good thing i have lots of miles ahead of me for that  Thanks all!

If you're fine to 70 miles, you're gonna be fine to 112. Wear whatever's most comfy. If tri shorts have been serving you well, they'll be fine. If you fall in love with new bike shorts, those will be fine too

Thank you everyone for the burfday wishes

I haven't logged on to BT in a while. For some reason this place makes me very sad these days, and for some reason, I feel much more keenly Oscar's loss when I'm here. Don't know why. But Manatees go on migration once in a while, and I'm floating back to the pod now for a while ... I have missed you very much.

Depends on air temperature.  B2B was a full change in T1 (dry shorts) and change of top in T2.  Chattanooga and Vineman were same shorts as swim.  Vineman was a wetsuit swim and I had on my bra and tri shorts under the wetsuit and pulled on a bike jersey for the bike and swapped to a tri top for the run.  Chattanooga was not a wetsuit swim.  I wore tri shorts and bra under a swim skin.  I pulled on a tri top in T1 for the duration.

People to all sorts of things and whatever you decide will not be wrong. Some people do a full change to dry bike gear for the bike and running gear for the run.

Did any of you see the Tour of California last night? Scary crash :-(  Toms Skujinš went down and was quite disoriented afterwards. The neutral service vehicle let him continue even thought it was pretty clear that this was not a good idea. In fact, he walked into the path of other cyclists before getting onto his bike and he almost hit the curb a few times when he started out. The team car eventually caught up with pulled him from the stage (the team car was not with the breakaway).

Apparently he "sustained a concussion, a left collarbone fracture."

http://slipstreamsports.com/toms-skujins-amgen-tour-california/

Wow, that's scary!!

Hmm,  I'm having a refitting of my tri bike and will wear tri shorts for the fitting. It will be interesting to see if I can tell a difference when/if i try bike shorts!

I saw he went down but I hadn't heard he got pulled. That's a bummer. He went down on that stage last year too.

Speaking of the ATOC, they are 2 hours from me today and I'M NOT THERE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!

Could be different for the ladies, but if shorts changed how I sat in the saddle, then I usually didn't think they were worth using. Hopefully a change is for the better due to lack of experience. I was able to ride any of my bikes with any of the shorts.

I did have to drop the saddle a touch once since a thicker gel pad made it the slightest bit too tall (I previously fitted in a thinner pair), but once adjusted for that everything was fine. Didn't touch it again.

I nearly drove a fitter nuts once in detecting more minute changes. He kept wanting more leg extension that I couldn't do. Even on blind adjustments, I could tell him real quick exactly what he moved. Tried it, but always ended up moving things back.

PSA PSA PSA PSA PSA PSA

Garmin 735XT for $315 for REI's annual sale

25% off Terry bike gear, also during the REI sale.  I use Terry Bella for my road shorts (and DeSoto 400-mile for my tri shorts).