I’ve getting pretty creative with how I store my bike during brick workouts. For those who do not leave their bikes at home. What are some things you’ve done to store your bike? Lock it on the car rack?
I don’t do that many brick workouts but when I did have to do them away from home, I just locked it on the car rack and hope no one try to take it. So far, I have been lucky.
I keep mine in the trainer in my basement. If it’s gone, I’m pretty sure my wife is the thief. My daughter doesn’t have the strength to get it up the stairs.
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I take the front wheel off and lay it in the back of my car. Cover with blanket so it’s a bit less conspicuous. My windows are a little tinted so I think that helps too. I have a Jeep Cherokee so it’s pretty easy (even easier in my old Outback)!
My sister and I have been training for an Oly distance which has separate transitions. So we stop at T2 and park my Element then load my bike into her RAV4. Two bikes fit with front wheels off. We drive to T1, and set off. At T2, the Element can quickly take the bikes without removing wheels. The run finishes back at T1.
I’ve getting pretty creative with how I store my bike during brick workouts. For those who do not leave their bikes at home. What are some things you’ve done to store your bike? Lock it on the car rack?
I mostly do the bike on the trainer before running. Can leave shoes next to it and you’re off running immediately. (e.g. 1hour interval hard bike session + 15 hard run). It’s very time-efficient.
I put mine in the back seat of my car, don’t even take the front wheel off
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now that’s a good question…
I’ve done these three things over time.
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Found a place out of sight of any traffic/houses (I used to use a “never” used county property w/100’ gravel driveway) and set up a “T2” - did my ride came in and ran mile repeats on the nearby road/sidewalk. Left the bike there, but trusted that no one would ever be there - never a problem).
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Bring racing flats (in jersey pockets) with shorts, did my hard ride, stopped at a local HS track. Changed in bathroom or porta potty (into running shorts/shoes), ran in jersey. Did track workout as transition run. Basically, never out of sight of the bike.
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Ride from home and use home as my T2, treat the ~1mile jog to the HS track as my “get my legs back time” then do the track w/o.
as far as a true(est) race simulation goes: #'1 and 2 are best because I could ride “hot” into transition - no stoplights and stop signs. Riding home I have a few stoplights in the last few minutes that give me an artificial recovery; unless the lights are all green - which never happens.
As you can see, my philosophy is not only to simulate running off the bike, but, to simulate running fast off the bike. “how can you expect to do something in a race if you haven’t practiced it?”
To be fair - one has to be careful to avoid overtraining/injuries (but, that applies to any training).
Also note: I haven’t done a transition w/o in 2 or 3 years, because once you’ve got the requisite technique and confidence that your legs “will come back to you” you don’t need them anymore - (sorry, BTB, but I’m FOP in my AG if that adds any credibility). But I used to do them at least once and, often twice a week for at least a few years - partly because they ARE time efficient.
I lock mine to the bike rack. Not that anyone with bold cutters and/or a sledge could easily break that thing off. I rely, generally, on the fact that my bike is usually the least fancy/flashy around.
Trainer, treadmill.
Yea, Long Island is great.
Most of the time I do bricks from home. In other situations:
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My bike fits in the back of my Blazer, so I just put in there and lock it up. Or,
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Our tri club holds a weekly brick workout: One hour bike, followed by 30 minute run. (Timed workouts to help accommodate athletes of different levels). Someone from the club volunteers to watch the bikes and other gear.
Mark
I take my front wheel off and I store it in the back end of my car and then lock the car up…
Joel
Cable lock through the spare tire, then lock your bike to the tire. The tire is bolted on so chances are slim it’s going anywhere. Think of it as “re-racking” your bike. =)
I keep my bike in the back seat of my civic. You’d be surprised how fast you become at taking BOTH wheels off, when you need to.
Never felt comfortable leaving the bike locked on the bike rack.
Trainer, treadmill.
Yea, Long Island is great.
You give up too easily. Where do you live, Valley Stream or Wyandanch?
On a serious note, I just put it in the back of the CX5 and go run, but then I go to Heckscher to do a brick, and park away from field 5 and the inner city bus to the burbs crowd.
I just run around a track so I can always see my bike.
Out and back from home for bike and run.
Let the gorilla guard it, of course.
All of you with the “I do my bricks from home” replies just stop gosh darn it! That’s the same thing as saying the best cure for a hangover is “don’t drink the night before!” Until a flux capacitor exists, shut your dang trap. He is obviously transporting his bike. Give advice accordingly. That’ll be all…
