Are Triathletes worth the dues they pay toward Masters Swimming?
I say we force all Triathletes to spend one day a week in the sprint lane, one day a week doing stroke (i.e. IM) work, and then make them focus on their starts and turns.
This invasion needs to be controlled.... :-)
John Smith
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There was actually an article in the NYT a few weeks back (I'm pretty sure it was NYT) that talked about how the custom bike industry is going gangbusters with folks spending $20K+ on bikes. I could swim in FSPROs for life for that.
Heck, for $20K, we could even get Stud a backstroke lesson or two.
Get yourself a haircut while you're at it. ;)
But to compete in a Triathlon do you really need thousands of dollars in cycling gear? I am inclined to think that it is similar to swimming. Throwing money at high end equipment will only get you so far. Lance Armstrong on a Sears Ten Speed versus the average Joe on a 10 grand Trek...you know the story.
There was actually an article in the NYT a few weeks back (I'm pretty sure it was NYT) that talked about how the custom bike industry is going gangbusters with folks spending $20K+ on bikes. I could swim in FSPROs for life for that.
Heck, for $20K, we could even get Stud a backstroke lesson or two.
Get yourself a haircut while you're at it. ;)
But to compete in a Triathlon do you really need thousands of dollars in cycling gear? I am inclined to think that it is similar to swimming. Throwing money at high end equipment will only get you so far. Lance Armstrong on a Sears Ten Speed versus the average Joe on a 10 grand Trek...you know the story.
