Forums >Running 101>not about running, but biking
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The MOST MOST MOST important thing is you buy a bike that fits you. Don't be overly tempted by discounts, pretty colors, brand names, etc. (I have a lot of bikes and used to work in a pretty high-end bike shop.)
This is a big question. A few follow-up questions: - How much are you willing to spend? If it's under $600-700 or so, you might be better off looking for something used. - Do you have any bikes right now? - Do you definitely want a tri bike? If you don't have a road bike, you might just want to get a road bike and put aero bars on it for tris. - Are you just going to be using the bike for road riding, or are you going to commute to work and run errands and such on it? The MOST MOST MOST important thing is you buy a bike that fits you. Don't be overly tempted by discounts, pretty colors, brand names, etc. (I have a lot of bikes and used to work in a pretty high-end bike shop.)
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If I want to get into trying Tris ... what's the minimum I could spend on decent equipment? As in everything, bike, those pedal-shoe-thingies, helmet, whatever. And I mean minimum, as in bottom of the line, just barely decent.
ps. most male triathletes seem to shave their legs.
what's the minimum I could spend on decent equipment?
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