2 bikes Is it worth it?
Weavewoman
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I have a ladies Range Rover bike, a bit like a mountain bike but with smaller tyres, mud guards basket on the front etc. I use this every day to go to work, but its not suitable for triathlons, so I have purchased a proper racing bike. I still use my work bike to go to work, its hard going and after 20 minutes up and down hill I have had enough. On my racing bike I can go for miles no problem. The question is - is it worth still using my heavy day bike, do I gain any benefit from it? Will it help to build my stamina or should I get rid and just use the racing bike?
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It's the same principle as having separate racing shoes from training shoes. You get a huge psychological boost when you put the lighter ones on, or switch from your heavy training bike to the lighter one.
You also save your racing bike from too much damage/wear and tear etc.
and no doubt it will do your training the world of good. x
The line up will be-
carbon race/tt/tri bike,
ally winter frame with full guards,
MTB for local village trundles with the wife,
Fixed gear with full guards (this is what i am trying to buy at the moment)
I want the fixed gear as i am tired of replacing components in the winter, but i dont want to get rid of my ally winter trainer as it will be needed for the group slogs in the winter i do. I can hardly see myself doing the exmoor beast on a fixie/carbon..... maybe i will get a triple as well?........ see, i actually need more then four bikes.
and im not taking them off till my ironman,and i will have lighter wheels also.
should be fun.
Treefrog would have titled this thread "Only two bikes is life worth it?" [;)]