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2007-10-22 9:21 PM


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Subject: what should I wear??
I'm an avid Cyclist and I have a decent collection of cycling shorts, are these ok to train for swimming in? or swim in in general? Thanks for your input all!

2007-10-22 9:24 PM
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Subject: RE: what should I wear??
Get some tri shorts, they have less of a pad then regular cycling shorts but much more than regular swim trunks.
2007-10-22 9:24 PM
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Subject: RE: what should I wear??

The pad in them tends to be a lot heavier than those in tri-specific shorts and one-piece suits.  You'll probably find that regular bike short pads will soak up excessive water and make riding a lot less comfortable.  It's definitely worth it to get a pair made specifically for triathlons.  The bike portion of most races is short enough that you won't need the extra thick padding that regular bike shorts provide.

 

2007-10-23 12:12 AM
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Subject: RE: what should I wear??

To train for swimming get a swimsuit...if you are a guy get jammers.

For tris get tri shorts.

I love my bike shorts and will wear them doing long rides and switch to other shorts for the run when I do bricks but do some of my long bricks in my tri shorts to be ready for race day. 

2007-10-23 10:12 AM
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Subject: RE: what should I wear??
I wore my tri shorts to train in the pool before my first tri and after about 8 months of chlorine they began to degrade. I would recommend getting an actual swim suit for training and rinsing it with cold water after every swim.
2007-10-23 10:22 AM
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Subject: RE: what should I wear??
The pool will definitely wreck your tri/cycling stuff. Train in a swimsuit until close to the race, then do a couple of swims in whatever you plan to wear on race day to make sure it's workable.

Edited by TBZ 2007-10-23 10:22 AM

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