I don’t even own a MTB at the moment but I ride my cross bike pretty much everywhere. Currently we are booked in Lake Placid that weekend to drink and cheer/heckle a bunch of friends doing Ironman, but maybe a day trip could happen…
You can drop 8 grand on a tri bike pretty easy. And it wouldn't be a huge amount better than what stoney got. Someone in marketing figured out that lots of people doing tri have gobs of disposable income.
I used compression socks in the half marathon I ran last year and I think they helped. But I can't imagine using them in a triathlon. After riding position (bike), your next noticeable gains are definitely wheels and helmet. Loose clothing will also cause a lot of drag. Gloves also create drag...
I was pretty blown away how much faster I was on a tri bike. Same race course, similar conditions, in 2013 on my Bianchi roadie, 20 miles took 1:04:37, in 2014 on BMC Time Machine, 20 miles took 56:55. Yes I know I'm slow, but I'm less slow on the TT bike.
I had a dream where I wished there was a button that allowed me to "like" this thread on facebook. But there was no button so I "liked" Aerosmith instead.
Dude good call on the George RR Martin. Just finished books 1-4 myself. Wish he would hurry the f*ck up and finish Dance With Dragons.
Other recent good reads - AJ Jacobs "The Know-It-All" and Chuck Klosterman "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs". And George RR Martin's "Tuf Voyaging" was pretty...
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