Originally Posted by
_ForceD_
Give it a rest. What’s the harm in saying you have feelings of elation when you’re on a traditional road bike and pass someone on a tri-specific bike? I’ve had those same feelings myself using a standard road bike with clip-on bars. And it doesn’t mean anything about being a good or bad swimmer. Just about all the triathlons I’ve ever been in have required age-group markings on your calf. When I’m well into the bike portion of the race and I pass someone with a marking from a younger age-group, on a more tri-specific bike than mine, who started the race in a wave minutes ahead of my age-group’s wave. Yeah...that’s a good feeling.
Dan
I believe you understood my reply as simply showing that even a regular bike with aero bars clamped on can be used in an IRONMAN event AND NOT DIE IN THE PROCESS.
r.e.
bold -- I ALWAYS enter the water as late as possible due to being a VERY POOR SWIMMER and not wanting those better having to climb over me. Exiting the water 5 minutes, 10 minutes and even more behind others and then catching/passing those better swimmers does help to boost one's ego AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG with that feeling.