Thinking about my first TT... advice?
06-28-10, 09:17 PM
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Thinking about my first TT... advice?
I looked in the Road Racing subforum but most of that TT stuff seems pretty hardcore. This TT is a 9.1 mile out and back ride held over 4 weekends and they take your best 2 times (only one time per day) and then declare a winner based on age categories.
I'm just wondering if it would be dumb for me to sign up and try it or if I should say eff-it and go for it and see what happens.
I don't have any TT specific biking gear... just my normal road bike setup.
I guess I'm just looking to see what you all think. Should I sign up and go for it or will I be shunned as a noob showing up with a road bike with MTB shoes and random ass Performance Bike jersey, lol.
I'm just wondering if it would be dumb for me to sign up and try it or if I should say eff-it and go for it and see what happens.
I don't have any TT specific biking gear... just my normal road bike setup.
I guess I'm just looking to see what you all think. Should I sign up and go for it or will I be shunned as a noob showing up with a road bike with MTB shoes and random ass Performance Bike jersey, lol.
06-28-10, 09:21 PM
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If you have the money and would enjoy it, there's nothing wrong with going out and doing it.
An English teacher I had does a lot of triathlons. He says he normally passes a few people on his entry level Allez that have have the full TT setup with aero wheels and helmet.
An English teacher I had does a lot of triathlons. He says he normally passes a few people on his entry level Allez that have have the full TT setup with aero wheels and helmet.
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Yeah, I'd probably end up paying the $60 for a USAC license vs. 3-4 $10 one day passes, and then the $50 for all 4 races. I guess it's not cheap but I really want to do more races. There's only so much riding against your previous times you can take before you start to get bored.
