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April 10, 2008
I Heart My Road Bike
So as previously mentioned I dropped my TT off at the bike shop yesterday to get tuned up and race ready. The shop was going to call if they got it done today but otherwise I could just ride my road bike for my ride today. I checked my cell phone after work and no call from the bike shop so the road bike it was! Yippppeeee!!
I have a little confession to make. (but quiet - don't tell my TT!) I like riding my road bike MUCH more than my triathlon bike.
Now why I'm not really sure. My TT is a great bike. I have a great fit on it. It's a much better bike (frame and component wise) than my road bike. It's newer. And we've been through a lot together. It's a RACING bike! But if I got to choose I would probably pick my road bike 9 times out of 10. Too bad the TT is about 10x faster or else I might choose the road bike to race on! :)
Part of the reason for the road bike love has got to be the terrain around here. Let's face it - it's easier to climb on a road bike (or at least it is for me!) just due to set up and...well...there's a lot of climbing to do around here!
And then there's the fact that a road bike is a little easier to handle (again, at least for me!) and I'm a little more fearless on it.
But I think the real reason I like the road bike more is the fact that I FEEL like a cyclist on it. My very first year of triathlon I almost exclusively rode a road bike (I did have a TT that I really only rode in races!) and I was always hanging out with cyclists (give me a break...I didn't know any better! ;). I did a lot of group rides (road bikes only!) and crits (road bikes only!) and LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT. And so when I get on my road bike...I get that same feeling - loving every second.
So today I was treated to another great day and another great ride on my road bike. I hit some serious hills - so far back in the country (the farther you get back, the hillier it gets around here) that I was only seeing 1 car every 10 minutes or so! I did see a lot of junk-yard dogs. And one pickup with a huge "REDNECK" sticker on the back (I'm not even smart enough to make this stuff up) came honking past me with about 5 dogs sitting in the bed of the truck. They (the people, not the dogs!) were yelling stuff too but I'm not really sure what. Luckily they turned into "Mike's Blue Moon Saloon" and I didn't see them again. :)
And lest you become concerned, I did also swim at masters this morning where we were treated to a set of 24x100 with half of those 100s as best average. Ohh...those best averages are rough! Swam strong though and I'm getting more used to long course meters.
Add to that a usual work day and that makes a FULL day! Now it's time to clean myself up!
Good night everyone!
Posted by beth at April 10, 2008 7:33 PM
Comments
I just got my road bike, road it up a big hill and tomorrow will be my first group ride with it! YOU are so right... the road bike is so much fun! hmmm... with all that swimming improvement and your love for the road bike MAYBE just maybe you can do some ITU stuff!
Posted by: Bree at April 12, 2008 2:58 AM