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You probably don't want to spring for a specific time trial bike straight out of the gate - you might hate the triathlon experience, for one thing! Given that you're planning on using the bike after this events, albeit possibly with other events down the pipe, I'd be looking for something that you can get the best use of after the event. So a road bike ...

They are primarily used for high-performance road bikes for smaller riders. There comes a point where a proper fitting frame for a smaller rider will have strange handling using 700c wheels. 650c wheels are designed to address that. Smaller riders can also have road bikes built with 26" wheels. So if you are of average height there is no significant ...

In the same way you train for your running you'll likely want to vary the rides you do on your bike. Bicycles offer you the same options like: Tempo ride: stay just below your lactate threshold Interval training Find a long flat section of road Go above your LT for a bit, then a little below for a bit (stay above 70% of LT) Many times this is 1 minute ...

I would think that it isn't much that cycling has over running if you already are an accomplished runner but it does have it benefits. cross training would definitely help get over plateaus and would also add an element of fun into your training. hill climb rides would help stretch your endurance and give your quads a good burn. as mentioned, a cycling club ...

If possible, borrow a second bike, and perhaps a trainer. There is very little that you can do to effectively warm up in a cycling effective way, other than ride. A light jog, and some stretching is the second best option. It is a short enough ride for that to suffice, if it is your best available option.

Its only 13K, so you do not need to much of a warm up. However, the purpose of a warm up is two fold. One get your aerobic system going, and second to get exercise specific muscles warmed up. For the first, you can go for a light jog (not in your bike shoes please!) and for the second, it is best to ride to match the muscles, and running muscles are ...

I have been considering this question lately. Here's my input... I understand that 650 wheels have advantages because: Less weight, less inertia. The less weight there is the easier it is for the wheel to accelerate, turn and climb. I understand that 650 wheels have dis-advantages because: Less popular than 700 & 26" with retailers, so potentially ...

Since this might have really been a question about 650, I am going to answer if from perspective of why use 650B. 650B is common in Randonneur style bike, currently one of the more popular types of bikes being requested in the handmade bicycle market. 650B allows the use of 42 width tires with full fenders, big tires even at low pressure with 650B become ...

I'm in the USA and mostly ride on 700's so that is the angle from which I see this. 700C wheels are larger and will require slighty less energy to make them go round and round. If you have a really small frame (like an XS), though, these 700's may be large enough to cause toe overlap. In this case, you're hitting your toes on the tires when going around ...