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 2009-09-02 11:43 AM |
Sensei  Sin City |  Subject: What does Tri Talk think?When I was picking up my road bike from the LBS last night, the mechanic made a comment that has sort of stuck in my head for the last 24 hours and I wanted a second opinion. They know I'm a triathlete and do LOTS of riding on my tri bike. But, they said "now that you have a road bike, you will be doing most of you long training days on that" as if it was sort of a "given". I can see that it's possibly more comfortable to ride a road bike for long rides but the triathlete in me said (to myself). "If set up properly, a tri bike should be just as comfortable for long rides/training as well". I trained for my last IM solely on a tri bike and never had an issue. I also think you NEED to get some serious hours in on a tri bike. That brings up a question about IM training. How many of my long rides can I do on the road bike and/or how many long rides should be done on the TT bike? (maybe this is better suited for the IM forum) |
| 2009-09-02 11:49 AM in reply to: #2385055 |
 50 | Subject: RE: What does Tri Talk think? Fun rides, group rides, short ride -> road bike. Long rides (work) where you train your back/neck/shoulders to tolerate 6 hours of pain -> tri bike. 100% of IM training can be done with the tri bike. Generally on long rides my most sore body part is my hands/wrists... tri bike solves that. That said... I use my road bike more... because I specialize in fun, group, and short rides. =) |
| 2009-09-02 11:50 AM in reply to: #2385055 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290  The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: What does Tri Talk think? Threre's no reason you can't do ALL your long rides on your tri bike. At a minimum, I'd be on it exclusively the last month or so. Roadies don't know diddly.  |
| 2009-09-02 11:52 AM in reply to: #2385055 |
Sneaky Slow 8694   Herndon, VA, | Subject: RE: What does Tri Talk think? It seems counterintuitive, that if you are going to do your IM on a TT bike, that doing a good deal of your long rides on a road bike which you are not going to use in the race, would improve your IM finish time. If it were me, I doubt I would do any of the long rides on the road bike. |
| 2009-09-02 11:56 AM in reply to: #2385055 |
Champion 10154 Alabama | Subject: RE: What does Tri Talk think? On vacation this summer I rented a road bike and the first thing I noticed was how much I missed the aerobars. Maybe it was just the geometry of the rented bike but I kept feeling the urge to 'go aero' and a couple of times found myself grabbing for bars that weren't there!
~Mike |
| 2009-09-02 12:17 PM in reply to: #2385085 |
Sensei Sin City | Subject: RE: What does Tri Talk think? newleaf - 2009-09-02 9:52 AM It seems counterintuitive, that if you are going to do your IM on a TT bike, that doing a good deal of your long rides on a road bike which you are not going to use in the race, would improve your IM finish time. If it were me, I doubt I would do any of the long rides on the road bike. My thought as well. |
| 2009-09-02 12:18 PM in reply to: #2385055 |
Master 1610 Kirkland, WA | Subject: RE: What does Tri Talk think? i don't have a road bike - only a tri bike. i hopped on a road bike a couple months ago and road around the parking lot, it felt like a lazy boy compared to my TT bike. however, i am aware that my TT bike is too aggressive for me (i can't stay aero that long without sitting up), and when i ride long, i tend to ride up on the bull horns a lot, as apposed to down on the bars. i should probably get a new fit done on it.... |
| 2009-09-02 12:28 PM in reply to: #2385055 |
Pro 4353 Wallingford, PA | Subject: RE: What does Tri Talk think? Aikidoman - 2009-09-02 12:43 PM When I was picking up my road bike from the LBS last night, the mechanic made a comment that has sort of stuck in my head for the last 24 hours and I wanted a second opinion. They know I'm a triathlete and do LOTS of riding on my tri bike. But, they said "now that you have a road bike, you will be doing most of you long training days on that" as if it was sort of a "given". I can see that it's possibly more comfortable to ride a road bike for long rides but the triathlete in me said (to myself). "If set up properly, a tri bike should be just as comfortable for long rides/training as well". I trained for my last IM solely on a tri bike and never had an issue. I also think you NEED to get some serious hours in on a tri bike. That brings up a question about IM training. How many of my long rides can I do on the road bike and/or how many long rides should be done on the TT bike? (maybe this is better suited for the IM forum) I completely agree with that statement. I find I'm actually MORE comfortable on my tri bike than on my road bike - party because I spend more time on it, and partly because my hands get numb on the road bike - not an issue on the tri bike where I spend most of my time in aero position. I do notice a difference climbing -- not as efficient on the tri bike, but I guess that's not too unexpected. I probably spend about 80% - 90% of my time on the tri bike, especially during the Spring/Summer. As the weather gets worse, I bring out the road bike more, and set up the tri bike on the trainer. But my road bike is more of a beater than your pretty new machine..... |
| 2009-09-02 12:31 PM in reply to: #2385055 |
| Iron Donkey 38643 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: What does Tri Talk think? I don't have a road bike, and do ALL my training on my tri-bike. Well, okay, except those 4 or so family rides, I did ride my ol' beater hybrid. |
| 2009-09-02 12:34 PM in reply to: #2385055 |
Expert 927 Longview, TX | Subject: RE: What does Tri Talk think? I only use my road bike for group rides, but there are many times I wish I was on my road bike after about 3-4 hours in aero. Edited by jcbolton 2009-09-02 12:35 PM |
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