Please help! Need advice on a good woman's bike!?
March 14th, 2010Considering the article below, You need a bike that is fast and fits well. If you are a first timer, do you want to come out in the top 30% of first timers or better, or just finish? The higher up you want to finish, the more you have to spend.
"Seriously competing versus just completing". but as a first timer, finish well against other first timers and wanting to do it again is a reasonable goal.
Talk to your local bike club; they LOVE having riders like you. They will give you GREAT advise and help with training rides, fit, adjstment etc.
Look for a used road bike that fits you well. Proper fit and adjustment is critical, otherwise you are wasting lots of your energy. might have to go $550.
The Fuji 4.0 is not too bad in this price range, IF IT FITS. Not much else at this performance level/price new.
http://www.fujibikes.com/Road/Sport/Newe...
performance bike is having a sale if you have one close: $479
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/prof...
My wife has a chrome-molly road bike with Dura ace wheels. It makes a difference on serious rides.
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Q: I'm thinking about doing the Danskin triathlon this summer. How long does the event take the average woman to complete? What can I expect? How long do I need to train each week?
A: The Danskin triathlon is a multi-sport sprinting event combining .5 miles swimming, 12.5 miles biking, and 3.1 miles running, in that order. If you figure a person in fairly good shape might be able to swim .5 miles in 15 minutes, bike 12.5 miles in 50 minutes, and run 3.1 miles in 25 minutes, with two transitions at 3 minutes each, then total time might take roughly 90 minutes. Elite triathletes might cross the finish line in just over an hour; newcomers might spend 2-3 hours or more. The goals of your very first triathlon should be to 1) finish, even if that means doing a doggie paddle, moderate bike ride, and jog; 2) find out what it's like, and 3) have FUN.
To read more about what you might expect, see Courtenay's article about her own experience, called Steel Heart, Lead Legs. The Danskin is a well-run race, a great introduction to multi-sport competition, a fantastic way to test your own endurance, and a way for you to get a taste for the longer distance events like the Ironman. Training need not take too much more time than your current workouts, if you are already exercising regularly. In fact, if you can comfortably do the distances listed above, why not try your hand at all three back-to-back?
The most challenging part seems to be transitioning from the quad-dominant biking to hamstring-dominant running/sprinting, so spend time on your own combining bike rides and jogs so that you'll be used to the feeling.
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