I'm currently deployed to the Middle East and may have the opportunity to do the IM 70.3 in Bahrain in December. My bike is back in Maryland in the care of a trusted friend. This isn't a TriBike Transport race. My options are thus:
1) Have friend ship bike from Maryland to Bahrain. Does anyone have a suggestion to do this, other than bikeflights.com? The quote they gave me is well over $1000.
2) Rent/borrow a bike in Bahrain. As if this wasn't difficult enough at the onset, I'm 5'3" and ride an XS (47cm). Anyone have any suggestions on how to do that?
3) Buy a "cheap" tri bike out here just for the race. I don't even know where I would begin to look for one or how I would get it fit/adjusted so I could handle to stay on it for 56 miles.
I appreciate any suggestions anyone may have!
1) Have friend ship bike from Maryland to Bahrain. Does anyone have a suggestion to do this, other than bikeflights.com? The quote they gave me is well over $1000.
2) Rent/borrow a bike in Bahrain. As if this wasn't difficult enough at the onset, I'm 5'3" and ride an XS (47cm). Anyone have any suggestions on how to do that?
3) Buy a "cheap" tri bike out here just for the race. I don't even know where I would begin to look for one or how I would get it fit/adjusted so I could handle to stay on it for 56 miles.
I appreciate any suggestions anyone may have!