training vs racing shoes
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olivestri posted 11 weeks ago.
wow! i've only got one pair of shoes for my bike...
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TriSooner posted 11 weeks ago.
100% road bike shoes. You could try training in road shoes and having tri shoes for tri racing, but I've found tri lack a good fit. That velcro on top makes them too loose and I feel I loose a bit of power on the up-stroke. Plus, I have a hard enough time keeping up with two pair of shoes (bike + run), I don't want to add to the chaos by adding another pair or cycling shoes. On that note, I know some racers like to pre-clip-in their tri shoes on the bike, then soft-peddle out of T2 and slide their foot in during the first kilo on the bike. I'm not even going to try that. I'd be that guy who wrecks hard out of T2 and takes out 10 people.
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fpugsley posted 11 weeks ago.
I have my road shoes on my road bike, and my tri shoes on my tri bike....and my mountain shoes for my other bikes. They pretty much never get unclipped, unless i need to lube the cleats.
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tsilcyc posted 11 weeks ago.
I train in a bike shoe and race in a tri shoe primarily because I want to keep the tri shoes in good shape.
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UFTriGator posted 11 weeks ago.
I train in nice road shoes b/c they're more comfortable and fit better (Specialized S-works). I also have a pair of rain shoes (Specialized Comp). I use the tri shoes (Specialized Trivent) once in a while, but they just don't fit anywhere near as well as a road shoe. I'd probably use my road shoes if I raced a HIM where the time on the bike with better shoes would outweigh the extra time of getting the shoes on.
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tsilcyc posted 11 weeks ago.
I'm the exact opposite, my road bike shoes are not nearly as comfortable as my tri shoes, Shimano TR-50. I'm considering another pair for training. The funny thing is the road shoe, another Shimano, looks very similar but it just doesn't fit as well.
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RV posted 11 weeks ago.
My Tri shoes - Specialized Trivent - are way more comfortable than my road shoes.
Shoes (like finding a good saddle) are very personalized - gotta find what works for you.
RV
It takes a long time to get good. - Scott Molina
Slow is smooth; smooth is fast. - Rich Strauss
Do most of you train in your race/tri specific shoe or do you train in a more bike specific shoe and race in a more ventillated tri shoe? Hope I made, like sense :)
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