Originally Posted by
ArgoMan
Jen, same here. I can just "feel" my speed on the Slice. I see it too on my little speed-computer-gizmo. In a straight line I easily get 2-3 mph's faster than my roadie, even in the drops. BUT, I'm thinking about the Lake Castaic Oly in June. If I do it, I'll use my backup bike, which is an aluminum roadie with Zipp Aeros. Reason is that it's got some hills and lots of turns, which kind of negates the aero TT benefits. I think.
Hey Argoman,Be careful taking a road bike to a triathlon. About a decade ago my wife and I did the HITS 1/2 distance Tri iNapa (actually Lake Berryessa). The bike course was about 2500 ft of elevation gain on the 56 miles, multiple turns, always rolling. The first year we both used our tri-bikes. The second year my wife decided to take her Trek Emonda, a very light and nimble climbing bike. Even with the climbing, her statement after the race was "I took a knife to a gun fight". She was slightly faster than people around her on the climbs, but they were way faster in areas where they were on the aerobars. In generally she lost a lot of time to people who were not as strong of riders as she is.