Category Archives: Bike Setup

Bike Fit

I’ve had the occasional bike fit in my time as a triathlete. Initially ahead of buying my first road bike when I had not real idea of what bike was appropriate. Since then I’ve had a more sophisticated fit for … Continue reading

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Aero Bars

Most people start out in triathlon by just adding some clip on aero bars to their road bike. This is what I did and had some success in my first year. The clip ons tend to be pretty clunky (though … Continue reading

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Getting Aero

Recently I’ve had discussions with athletes about getting aero. Specifically Road vs TT bike, aero tubing vs none and aero bar set up. Much of this will be of use to anyone setting up their bike for racing Triathlon for … Continue reading

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Aero Evolution

Yes, another picture of my new bike. I’ve spent the last week doing all my riding on it and tweaking the setup. Slowly but surely the saddle has been pushed forward. It’s now as far forward on the post as … Continue reading

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My New Ride

What a great way to finish the week. A beautiful morning, out early, no traffic bombing along on my fantastic new bike heading to complete all my weekly targets. Swim 20k (done Fri with 22k), bike 400m (done today with … Continue reading

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Back In The UK

Life is so much simpler away from home. All your belongings are in a box and a bag and none of your mail reaches you. Back home there’s a tonne of mail to sort out and suddenly I have “stuff” … Continue reading

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