Triathlons make me poor.
nicknofinger
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Does anyone else feel really poor when they go to a race, everyone else seems to have a 3K road bike and shoes to match.
I know I'm just jealous but are all other triathletes bank robbers or just rich?
I know I'm just jealous but are all other triathletes bank robbers or just rich?
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I did comment once to my friend that you look also at the average car at a tri and...well there aren't many old ones around!! Haven't yet seen an olde Skoda...and am still looking!
i spoke to a chap from team kennet who admitted he'd saved for 3years for his colnago, which at least made me feel vaguely normal.
the most satisfying thing is beating the rare moments where you pants off someone with the all the proper kit though - although the extra weight of my cast iron boneshaker must make a difference on descents.
It's a good job I'm in this for the sport not the gear.
My Trek 1.5's not bad (£650) but not a patch on some carbon things I saw on Sunday though. However, I overtook loads of people and hardly anyone got back at me. I was in the last ten out of the water in my swim wave out of 50 or so back off the bike about about 25th I think.
The funny thing is apparently the particular Colombus frame is now a bit of a rarity and worth about £300.
Anyway, my reasoning on the £5k plus bikes is that they obviously can save a rider some extra minutes in race time .. but to anyone less able the cost when divided by the time saving might work out to something like £1k per 60secs .. and say if they then waste some of that time in T1 or T2 due to inexperience .. that might have just cost them about a grand
That or a few weeks extra training might earn them the equivalent time in the run that a Carbon bike could give them in the cycle. When i reach the point that i don't feel I can get a reasonable extra time saving out of the swim, run and cycle by general training alone (long way off yet) .. then it's time for my equipment upgrade. That or when my bike collapses.
For someone who has the $$$ I am all in favour of throwing money around and looking good... i want a Tiger Frog.
Zac I know if i won the lottery I would have the most expenseive kit to ability ratio of anyone in the world, I do like the look of the treefrog but also the Ceepo Viper looks like a stealth bomber with it's 'jaged' pointy looking edges...just a shame they seem to have the IM branding on them all now...not that it matters as i can't afford/justify getting one.