So How Much Do You Spend?!
KarlOnSea
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My wife jokes that when I took up triathlon, I seemed to have discovered the one sport more expensive than my other favourite - skiing.
It's not so much entering the races, as all those little trips to the bike shop, boxes arriving from wiggle, yet another trisuit from Sigma, some different swim paddles from swimshop, that wetsuit which mysteriously arrived from triuk, oh, and that new bike last summer . . .
The question is, am I just a gadget & gizmos junkie, or does everyone end up with all this stuff . . . and what do you spend - hopefully it's more than me, so I can tell Wife that really, I'm not that expensive! [;)]
Here's my list for last year:
Bike - £650
Bike clothes, shoes, etc - £300
Converting my bike from drop- to a TT-setup - £150
Tyres - £50
Wetsuit - £200
Goggles (3 pairs) - £45
Swim training aids - £35
Trisuits - £75
Running Shoes - £120
Nutrition (mostly zymm & nuun) - £50
New rear wheel for my training bike - £100
Cyclecomputer - £35
Kitting out my bikes with toolkits - £50
. . . and probably a whole lot more. I think I may have just worked out why I never have any money!
It's not so much entering the races, as all those little trips to the bike shop, boxes arriving from wiggle, yet another trisuit from Sigma, some different swim paddles from swimshop, that wetsuit which mysteriously arrived from triuk, oh, and that new bike last summer . . .
The question is, am I just a gadget & gizmos junkie, or does everyone end up with all this stuff . . . and what do you spend - hopefully it's more than me, so I can tell Wife that really, I'm not that expensive! [;)]
Here's my list for last year:
Bike - £650
Bike clothes, shoes, etc - £300
Converting my bike from drop- to a TT-setup - £150
Tyres - £50
Wetsuit - £200
Goggles (3 pairs) - £45
Swim training aids - £35
Trisuits - £75
Running Shoes - £120
Nutrition (mostly zymm & nuun) - £50
New rear wheel for my training bike - £100
Cyclecomputer - £35
Kitting out my bikes with toolkits - £50
. . . and probably a whole lot more. I think I may have just worked out why I never have any money!
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*ouch*
Last year £1250 best bike, £200 training frame, £350 new training frame, £500 equipment.
My cycle buddy last year £4500 best bike + £500 for spare wheelset, £1200 tarting up winter bike (nuts i know), £1000 equipment.
Pack of inner tubes - £7.50
Schwalbe Stelvio tyres - £15
Race Entry fees - £300
Enjoyment from doing triathlon, even on a budget - £Priceless
http://triuk.com//index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1372&category_id=17&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=26
I was very impressed with the Tri-suit; as it is "quite snug" it acts like a minimiser bra and makes my man boobs look like pecs ( tho' Mrs T was, to say the least, underwhelmed).
As I already had a helmet and goggles they were more than happy to let me swop them for a set of aero bars. The whole lot was delivered the following day!!
http://triuk.com//index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1373&category_id=17&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=26
If your starting from scratch (as I was) then I don't think there is a better deal around when buying entry level gear. I was advised I'd have to spend over 1.5K at first!
I went on to get a load of bike accessories, already had running shoes since I'm a converted runner! In total this year has ammounted to about 850 of your best GBPs... there are definately worse things I could spend my student loan on!