Feel free to shame me- I'm new, I'm used to not knowing what I'm doing (you should see me in the pool!)
Had a gear question that I was getting all sorts of different answers to, so figured I'd ask here to get a more informed set of answers.
So, I'm really trying to stay on a budget- this whole tri thing seems to be getting expensive fast. I already have a solid carbon road bike (Trek Madone) that I'm going through a professional fit to make work for 70.3 Madison. I've got a wetsuit I bought on black friday that I know fits. I'm really trying to keep cost under control- do I really need a tri suit for under my wetsuit if I'm just aiming to finish and not be DFL?
My thought is that it likely will slow me down a bit to change into a cycling kit in transition, and again to my running gear in the second transition, but does it really matter given that I'm so new? Much like I'm not going to buy a tri specific bike until I've got some more experience, I was thinking this is another thing I could hold off on.
Thoughts?
Had a gear question that I was getting all sorts of different answers to, so figured I'd ask here to get a more informed set of answers.
So, I'm really trying to stay on a budget- this whole tri thing seems to be getting expensive fast. I already have a solid carbon road bike (Trek Madone) that I'm going through a professional fit to make work for 70.3 Madison. I've got a wetsuit I bought on black friday that I know fits. I'm really trying to keep cost under control- do I really need a tri suit for under my wetsuit if I'm just aiming to finish and not be DFL?
My thought is that it likely will slow me down a bit to change into a cycling kit in transition, and again to my running gear in the second transition, but does it really matter given that I'm so new? Much like I'm not going to buy a tri specific bike until I've got some more experience, I was thinking this is another thing I could hold off on.
Thoughts?