So I came in and asked for the millionth time what is the best bike to do everything, commute, triathlons, training runs etc. Tricross or similar was the answer, but it won't excel at anything.
So I got a Felt Z35 (full carbon) via ride to work scheme plus a little extra. No shouting I pay my taxes and the bulk of the mileage is likely to be ride to work. The fact it happens to be the bulk of my bike training as well is a lucky coincidence - well it is really down to the fact that I also have to do swim training and run training.
So far it is clocked up 4 trips to work (35*4=140 miles), one short test ride (10 miles) and a Sprint Triathlon (22km in 45:02). Very happy with the bike. Diary is favourable and by the end of this week it will have done another two trips to work.
Slightly numb hands compared to it's steel framed predecessor but it did have aerobars and I used them a lot. Definitley need another set.
Thanks for the advice on the bikes. I went for a bike that does thing one pretty well (go fast) and will get it through the winter with some shared duty on the old bike.
The hills are much kinder on my legs with a 53/34 compact and 11-27 or whatever it is than the old bike with a 53/42 and an 11-22!
Should let me cycle more than alternate days. More questions to come but will save them for specifc threads.
FootSore
So I got a Felt Z35 (full carbon) via ride to work scheme plus a little extra. No shouting I pay my taxes and the bulk of the mileage is likely to be ride to work. The fact it happens to be the bulk of my bike training as well is a lucky coincidence - well it is really down to the fact that I also have to do swim training and run training.
So far it is clocked up 4 trips to work (35*4=140 miles), one short test ride (10 miles) and a Sprint Triathlon (22km in 45:02). Very happy with the bike. Diary is favourable and by the end of this week it will have done another two trips to work.
Slightly numb hands compared to it's steel framed predecessor but it did have aerobars and I used them a lot. Definitley need another set.
Thanks for the advice on the bikes. I went for a bike that does thing one pretty well (go fast) and will get it through the winter with some shared duty on the old bike.
The hills are much kinder on my legs with a 53/34 compact and 11-27 or whatever it is than the old bike with a 53/42 and an 11-22!
Should let me cycle more than alternate days. More questions to come but will save them for specifc threads.
FootSore
