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07-24-08, 11:51 AM
This is my first season doing triathlons. In a couple weeks I'm doing the timberman 70.3, which is my "A" race for the season.
Still being my first year riding a road bike, let alone triathlons, I was debating if its worth getting aerobars for. Part of the reason is it seems like I've been spending $$$$ on a lot of other things, like wetsuit, switching to clippless pedals, etc. The bike I have is a Trek 1500.
I looked at their map, plus one on mapmyride. And it looks like it starts/finishes with a big hill. I wasn't sure if the hills would make it not that much of an advantage.
I figured I should ask now to allow me some time with the bars if I go that route.
Here is a link to the map, on the right is a box to see the elevation.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/nh/gilford/352318875
Still being my first year riding a road bike, let alone triathlons, I was debating if its worth getting aerobars for. Part of the reason is it seems like I've been spending $$$$ on a lot of other things, like wetsuit, switching to clippless pedals, etc. The bike I have is a Trek 1500.
I looked at their map, plus one on mapmyride. And it looks like it starts/finishes with a big hill. I wasn't sure if the hills would make it not that much of an advantage.
I figured I should ask now to allow me some time with the bars if I go that route.
Here is a link to the map, on the right is a box to see the elevation.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/nh/gilford/352318875