My name is Ryan and Im 22, married, and a student at Arkansas state university. I decided to do a tri. about a week ago, lol, my wife has been making me run with her every night so I figured I’m running anyways might as well call it training. lol. There is one near my home in july and it’ll be my first. It’s a 1/3m swim, 13m bike, and 3m run. I’m a bit worried about the short run, A lot of track guys around here. being my first and i dont imagine I’ll be a competitor; do i need a tri bike or would a mountain bike be ok? That may be a dumb question but id rather not buy a $1000 bike, just yet anyways. Has anyone ever seen someone ride a mountain bike in a tri? Thanks Ryan aka onevette77