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Road Bike or Tri Bike on Trainer?

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I dropped my race bike off last week before I took a weeklong trip.  I came back today and went to pick up my race bike only to be told that I have a broken piece in my seatpost which means I will not be able to ride it for my RR#1 tomorrow.  My dilemma now is do I do RR#1 on my road bike or my old tri bike which is set up on my Computrainer?

Road Bike: I have never ridden more than 4 hours on and which I am not comfortable on.  I also do not have aerobars on them.

Old Tri bike:  Comfortable set-up indoors.  And yes, I can handle the 6 hours on the trainer.  I've been doing all my long rides on it and have in the past done 6 hours.

I appreciate anyone's thoughts on this.  I guess I am just worried that I won't get the same benefit of doing my RR#1 on the trainer as opposed to riding outside.

Thanks,

Joanna

 

Comments

  • Al TruscottAl Truscott
    Why can't you ride the old tri bike outside?
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    It's not set-up to ride outside anymore.  image
  • Paul HoughPaul Hough
    The question is which one best mimics the actual race conditions you will face, and which best meets the purpose of the RR. Since you are in NY, I would vote for the trainer because the indoor temp will much better approximate IM Texas, you can dial in your nutrition for warmer conditions, and practice staying in the aerobars.
  • Coach RichCoach Rich
    How long until you get the seatpost fixed? The timing of the first RR isn't critical and can be rolled forward a week or so.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    Just to close the loop on this thread.

    My bike is still not fixed and likely will not be done till this weekend. Because I have RR#2 to do on April 27, I had to do RR#1 this past weekend. And yes, I did 6 hours on the Computrainer on the IMTX course then followed by an hour run.

    Thanks to all who posted and viewed!
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