Tri shorts for Duathlon??
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2015-05-04 9:19 PM |
249 | Subject: Tri shorts for Duathlon?? Maybe the dumbest question on here, but is it ok or Geeky to wear tri shorts in a duathlon. I have a pair of Orca 226's. Seems like I am "somewhat" wearing swim wear when there is no swimming. They fit great, have a good pad, and keep my quads tight. Am I just overanalyzing this?? Thanks, Barry |
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2015-05-04 11:10 PM in reply to: Burchib |
Extreme Veteran 1332 | Subject: RE: Tri shorts for Duathlon?? Originally posted by Burchib Maybe the dumbest question on here, but is it ok or Geeky to wear tri shorts in a duathlon. I have a pair of Orca 226's. Seems like I am "somewhat" wearing swim wear when there is no swimming. They fit great, have a good pad, and keep my quads tight. Am I just overanalyzing this?? Thanks, Barry The way I see it, tri shorts are BIKE SHORTS but with a thinner liner. I have cyclist friends who wear only tri shorts for cycling. I wear my tri shorts for running races too, mostly cause it's comfortable, and I like the kit. No reason you can't do duathlons in them, in fact most people here do duathlons in their tri kits as well. |
2015-05-05 4:34 PM in reply to: dfquigley |
249 | Subject: RE: Tri shorts for Duathlon?? Thanks for the input! I'm going to where my Tri shorts in the Duathlon |
2015-05-25 7:55 AM in reply to: 0 |
8 | Subject: RE: Tri shorts for Duathlon?? Perhaps the dumber question is the opposite, is it odd to wear bike shorts for a duathlon? I don't have any 'tri' shorts, but I do have a pair of cheap bike shorts. I've only ever had these one pair, so I have nothing to compare to for how well padded they are. I've run in them some but guess I need to really simulate a sprint duathlon to be sure. The padding wasn't uncomfortable, but I wonder about how bulgy it looks while running lol. Now I am getting more into biking I probably could buy a second pair. But all the tri-specific ones seem very expensive compared to something like this on amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051GN4JC/ref=oh_aui_search_detai... I think that short is fine just would like thinner or no padding. Seems silly to spend double just to get less. Maybe I could carefully remove the pad from that one. Edited by T-Stew 2015-05-25 7:56 AM |
2015-05-26 12:30 AM in reply to: T-Stew |
Extreme Veteran 1332 | Subject: RE: Tri shorts for Duathlon?? Depends on the shorts I suppose! I tried running in a pair of 400 mile bibs once, was my only short at the time. The chafing was a nightmare!! Every time I see someone standing odd their bike, I can tell if it's a bike short or a tri short. That being said, if someone is paying that much attention to your in a race, consider it a compliment! :p |
2015-06-12 10:04 AM in reply to: T-Stew |
Member 2689 Denver, CO | Subject: RE: Tri shorts for Duathlon?? Originally posted by T-Stew Perhaps the dumber question is the opposite, is it odd to wear bike shorts for a duathlon? I don't have any 'tri' shorts, but I do have a pair of cheap bike shorts. I've only ever had these one pair, so I have nothing to compare to for how well padded they are. I've run in them some but guess I need to really simulate a sprint duathlon to be sure. The padding wasn't uncomfortable, but I wonder about how bulgy it looks while running lol. Now I am getting more into biking I probably could buy a second pair. But all the tri-specific ones seem very expensive compared to something like this on amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051GN4JC/ref=oh_aui_search_detai... I think that short is fine just would like thinner or no padding. Seems silly to spend double just to get less. Maybe I could carefully remove the pad from that one. Check out Sierra Trading Post (sierratradingpost.com). They have tri shorts for a similar price to the Amazon bike shorts. |
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