TriBikeTransport Stealing My Power on 9/23 (pre-Kona power solution sought)

Coach Patrick

Folks, quick question for you. Since the fam-damily is coming to Kona with me this year (yay!) I opted for TBT because it means that I will not have to deal with the bike pre- and post- race. Pumped about that but bummed I lose the bike a full 3 weeks before race day. 

So I am planning to ride my road bike, but given that I am on a minimalist plan doing intervals, I kinda need power. My options are:

• keep powertap rear wheel and bring it with me when traveling (never done that)
• borrow a powertap to ride with (close enough, I am not picky re a few % points either way)
• dial in a wireless computer with that bike program so I can get virtual power for my interval workouts and fudge the long workouts (only 2 of them)
• fuggit, go old school and I'll be fine...

WWYD?

Thanks!

Carrie Chavez

Borrow a PT or go old school and train HR.

John Withrow

Borrow a Powertap Zipp 808 to race on and keep your own PT wheel to use to train with on your road bike for the last 3 weeks...

GMAN 19030

I say either power a PT or go old school. You probably have your RPE dialed in enough that you'll probably ride close to whatever goal watts you want for those last few training rides.

scott dinhofer

Stop being so cheap and buy a Quarq and race wheels.

Dave Tallo

The 'get your head into a positive space' plan: Borrow a PT, use it with your cpu covered, and ride the intervals old school WITH THE GOAL OF ENJOYING RIDING. Don't check your watts until post-ride.

Trust, but verify!

Cary Blanco

Travel with your PT wheel, I've done this a few times no problems.

Tom Glynn

travel with the wheel

mgraffeo

P, take my wheel for a few weeks. Maybe all those monster watts will rub off!

Of course, it's a wired PT, so would require you also using the LYC, don't know if you'd be willing to go back to the dark ages!

tim cronk

Computrainer inside if you have one if not go to Todd's. Dont use a fan to help you acclimate!

dotcatlin

Call Todd & tell him to hook a brutha up

Paul Hough

There's no school like the old school!

Nate Parady

I would do whatever feels less stressful....

how's that for some non specific advise....

ship the bike as is, then do some combination of riding "old school" on your road bike and beg, borrow, steal a PT wheel for a ride or two if your really freak'in out about it.

Coach Rich

Keep the PT, ship it out to kona to meet you using a bike shops commercial FedEx account.

Coach Patrick

THANKS ALL! So I will likely ship it or travel with it...just curious how folks actually travel with wheels. Wheel bag? Gate checked? In a box?

Woody Freese

I am sending my bike on TBT with a training wheel on the rear and boxing up the Zipp Wheel, with foam sheets in the box. As I recall, TBT will take race wheels at no extra charge if they are packaged - call and confirm. One thing that is really sweet about TBT - as I understand it, they will include a duffle bag or suitcase (seperate and away from a wheel box and your bike) for $35 r/t. MUCH cheaper than airline fees!

Cary Blanco

FWIW - I've checked my PT wheel as regular baggage in a lightly padded wheel bag with no issues.

TH3 FRB

Lowest stress option is to borrow a PT to train on and let TBT handle your complete race rig.

If youd ecide to keep your wheel to train I'd ship it FedEx week before the race.  I wouldn't airport check an important/expensive wheel unless it was in a hard case and even then you'll pay the baggage fee. 

Cary Blanco

Posted By Cary Blanco on 27 Aug 2012 12:24 PM

FWIW - I've checked my PT wheel as regular baggage in a lightly padded wheel bag with no issues.

^ This was an aluminum rim PT wheel.

Joseph Lombardi

3 weeks out....go old school you will be fine.

Coach Patrick

@Thanks JCL!!!

scott dinhofer

Patrick, i am in standdown mode to detrain my heart for DX purposes. I have an 808 firecrest & a HED belgium with PTs in both, we can do UPS ground and you have it in a day!