Originally Posted by
Ericfox
Hey guys - I am a decent swimmer and can run OK - but my biking experience has been using my mountain bike riding around the neighborhood with my kids - so this part will be new for me.
I’m 5’9” with 30” inseam if that helps. I’ll check back later after work and I’ll check out that Trek on Craigslist
thank you all for the good advice so far!
Eric
Cool Eric, sounds good. But what about budget?
Once again, any bike will get you through it, even your mountain bike. But kinda sounds like you want to get a little more out of the bike ride portion. Can't blame you for that! So, a Road Bike (not a triathlon specific bike) sounds like the perfect setup for you. As you get more experienced with the handling, you can add accessories and such to make you more aero, providing it becomes your thing. Or maybe pure cycling will be your thing and you will have they covered as well with a Road Bike.
So budget and a 54cm to 56cm is your main factors when test riding your prospective bikes ...so go from there.