How to rack the bike in the transition area?
06-12-07, 02:05 PM
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 13
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
How to rack the bike in the transition area?
I'm doing my first triathlon in about a week. I'm concerned about how my bike is going to fit in the bike rack. I've only watched one triathlon and I can't remember exactly what the racks looked like. But I think I remember people hooking their bike's handle bars or brake levers over the top of the rack to keep it in place.
I've got a hybrid (trek 7.2fx) and I'm worried that the flat handle bars won't provide a way to hook over the rack. Is this usually a problem? Solutions?
I've got a hybrid (trek 7.2fx) and I'm worried that the flat handle bars won't provide a way to hook over the rack. Is this usually a problem? Solutions?
06-12-07, 02:13 PM
#2
Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 35
Bikes: Specialized Allez (with a little help)
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
A lot of people with hybrids and mountain bikes will just hook the nose of their saddle over the rack. Just be careful when pulling your bike out not to knock other people's bikes down :-) Gluck with your first tri!
06-13-07, 05:51 AM
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Posts: 311
Bikes: Specialized Allez Pro, Trek 2300, Specialized Rockhopper, Cervelo P2SL
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
If you can do it by the saddle try 'backing' the bike into the parking spot, so you can just push it down and take off in the right direction to begin with.
