Im a new Triathlete and stuck on which bike to get. I am already committed to a (2) Sprints (escape the cape),an Olympic and a Half Ironman (Atlantic City). Ive hired a coach and following a training plan religiously. If all goes well, I plan on trying a full IM in 2020. Im not young (45) but Ive always been athletic. I was a college Decathlete (very long time ago) and after a break from any running, Ive been an avid runner for the last 10+ years, but now Im finally jumping into this world. My goal isnt to win anything...but Im a competitive person by nature and I have what I consider to be "respectable" goals for each race (probably not respectable by many standards.....but its my first year and I like having goals!)
Anyway - Im not someone to stick my toe in....I usually jump in full to anything I commit to. I have a Cyclocross bike that Ive been using for a few years, but Im going to buy a decent TRI bike in the next week. I was originally set on a TREK SC (new) but intrigued by the Premier after a local race director mentioned that I should consider one.
Im being professionally fit for a bike this week and the fitter is 100% on board with the SC (partially because the store sells trek, but its not a TREK only store). He said that he is 100% confident that he can get a great fit on the TREK and that the TREK is a more flexible bike from a fit standpoint. He had concerns about getting a good fit on the Tactical, parts availability, crash test data....etc...and a whole bunch of things that Im not sure that I understand...or care about. Tactical seems to have great reviews, great service and better wheels as standard.
Both are about the same price configured similarly (Di2, both pay for the fit, etc), but Im not real focused on the cost except if there was a significant difference - as both are within what Im willing to spend. My plan is to get fit this week then decide and order one next week. Is there anything about one of these bikes that I am missing? Truthfully seems like I cant go wrong either way.
Anyway - Im not someone to stick my toe in....I usually jump in full to anything I commit to. I have a Cyclocross bike that Ive been using for a few years, but Im going to buy a decent TRI bike in the next week. I was originally set on a TREK SC (new) but intrigued by the Premier after a local race director mentioned that I should consider one.
Im being professionally fit for a bike this week and the fitter is 100% on board with the SC (partially because the store sells trek, but its not a TREK only store). He said that he is 100% confident that he can get a great fit on the TREK and that the TREK is a more flexible bike from a fit standpoint. He had concerns about getting a good fit on the Tactical, parts availability, crash test data....etc...and a whole bunch of things that Im not sure that I understand...or care about. Tactical seems to have great reviews, great service and better wheels as standard.
Both are about the same price configured similarly (Di2, both pay for the fit, etc), but Im not real focused on the cost except if there was a significant difference - as both are within what Im willing to spend. My plan is to get fit this week then decide and order one next week. Is there anything about one of these bikes that I am missing? Truthfully seems like I cant go wrong either way.
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JerseyDragon: Mar 5, 19 14:30