Well, it was bound to happen. My over enthusiasm got the best of me yesterday. I went and bought a road bike case. My friend said “I think I’ll just rent a bike in Seattle instead.” After researching the bikes they have available for rent, it would cost me $65 to rent for a day […]
Mandeville Canyon…
Mandeville Canyon….CONQUERED BOYEEEEEE!!!! Well my first climb and although it was tough, it was exciting. It just kept going and going. Boy what a treat. My partner, however, went ahead and said “I GONE GO BACK!” I thought “what?” “I’m gone BLACK”. At this point I kept saying “Yes, we passed the car, we need […]
TREK Madone – Series 7 Team Bike…
I just spent $1,500 more than what I was initially prepared to spend. The owners at my gym were right, expect to spend approximately $3K for a solid carbon frame, with solid components. Well this one cost me
Bike test ride (Pt. 2)
Trek Emonda Look 765
Bike test ride (Pt. 1)
Zone 3 – Kestrel, Look Cynergy – Roubaix, Tarmac Helen’s – Cannondale Synapse, Trek Emonda, Trek Madone Series 7 Bike Effect – Cervelo R3
More Bike babble…
So I asked a Triathelete what their thoughts were about me upgrading my bike. I currently have a Trek 2.1 which is a pretty solid bike. But I also want to be somewhat competitive come race time. My question was “do you think I need to upgrade my bike? And if so, what would you […]
Recovery time…
Woke up this morning and I’m feeling the strain. My neck feels sore, and my body is telling me to rest…so rest I shall. This is probably due to taking a 6:30am spin class, and then swimming for another half hour right after. In fact, I called Massage Envy for an appointment with my favorite […]
Should I get a CARBON bike? What about the pedals?
So I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. I figure that if I want to be competitive on Sprints and Olympic Distance races, it might help to have a FULL CARBON bike than an ALUMINUM FRAME WITH CARBON FORK. What are your thoughts? I mean the bike is TONS LIGHTER. Will this improve my […]
The day I caught the bug (TRI bug that is)…
March 12, 2016 was the day that I became a triathelete. This was my first event and it was A BLAST! Although it was a significant challenge (I hate running.), it also proved that a significant of our limitations are PURELY MENTAL. I believe anyone can do a triathlon and the Pasadena Tri is the […]