New bike and racing in 2 weeks
Need advice: I ordered a Trek Speed Concept back in February. Through no fault of the LBS, I just got my hands on it Wednesday night. It's great, but it is radically different from what I've been riding (a Felt F3 with clip on aero bars). Also, I have my first A race in two weeks: a hilly Rev3 in Knoxville.
I rode for the first time on Saturday, and it felt awful. It was supposed to be my final RR Ride, but I quickly dropped that plan and spent 4 hours getting the fit dialed, stopping at the LBS to help get adjustments, learning the bike etc. it turned out to be ok, but I realized that this is a huge change.
Today I just rode 75 minutes, tweaking my position, and otherwise just getting comfortable. I think my plan is to spend at least every other day on the bike between now and race day trying to get used to the new bike. I also have a power meter on this, but haven't learned the ins and outs yet. So iI plan to race by HR instead of power.
Any advice, hacks, tricks you can suggest for getting ready to race on a new bike in 14 days?
I rode for the first time on Saturday, and it felt awful. It was supposed to be my final RR Ride, but I quickly dropped that plan and spent 4 hours getting the fit dialed, stopping at the LBS to help get adjustments, learning the bike etc. it turned out to be ok, but I realized that this is a huge change.
Today I just rode 75 minutes, tweaking my position, and otherwise just getting comfortable. I think my plan is to spend at least every other day on the bike between now and race day trying to get used to the new bike. I also have a power meter on this, but haven't learned the ins and outs yet. So iI plan to race by HR instead of power.
Any advice, hacks, tricks you can suggest for getting ready to race on a new bike in 14 days?
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