In need of transistion advice!
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Tri Hard posted 2 years ago.
Don't know if you're ready for flying mounts and dismounts yet but here's a great link discussing them. You should be pretty comfortable on the bike before attempting, but once you are they really aren't that hard to do.
http://trigearreview.com/forms/Article.aspx?REVID=217
PS practice a couple time prior to your first race doing them
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Kevo posted 2 years ago.
if you are using tri shoes with 2 straps try clipping your shoes to your pedals and mounting your bike normally. start riding with your feet on top of your shoes and once you get going slip your feet into your shoes. It may seem hard at first but if you do it everytime you get on your bike it gets easy. If you are using road shoes it will be a lot harder to do it that way.
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wesmeyer11 posted 2 years ago.
I would stay away from the flying mount as a newbie. I have seen several people crash trying it and in my opinion it doesn't save tons of time, maybe five to ten seconds at the most, which will be all for not if you fall and have to peel yourself off the ground. I think lots of people do it because it looks cool, but they don't look so cool when they crash while trying to strap in.
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brentthompson77 posted 2 years ago.
Thanks for the help! the only problem my shimano shoes have three straps and I'm pretty cordinated but I think I would have to have magic hands to strap in without killing myself. I guess I'll just have to practice. Thanks again for all the advice.:)
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amsherm posted 2 years ago.
So, looking at Kevo's response -- do you think it's still worth from a time-saving perspective it to leave shoes clipped in even if you cannot do a flying mount and dismount? I have xlab with the water bottles in the back of my bike, and my "flying" is a bit challenged by it...I'm finding the mount too challenging, and the dismount better accomplished by bringing my leg over the bike tube.
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Tribro posted 2 years ago.
All depends on what you're comfortable with. I'd suggest practive several times prior to racing and see if it works for you. I tried my first attempt at this in a race situation years back and it definitely cost me time because I had trouble getting my feet in the shoes because they were wet. Also on the dismount make sure your pedals are set correctly or your shoes will drag and, like me, you may lose one and have to go back and get it. Definitely takes practice.
For longer races I just put my shoes on in transisition. 30 seconds savings over a 6+ hour race doesn't help me much. Maybe instead of placing 100th in my age group, I'd place 99th :) If some day I get effecient enough in the rest of the race that those seconds count, I'll practive the mount and dismount to shave those seconds.
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steventrihard posted 2 years ago.
Bottom line...if your in contention of coming home with hardware....practice the form... However its been my experience if I go through the transition at a slower pace it allows my HR time to regulate (especially on a hot day) and I'm more productive getting ont he bike...OR on the run. Save the stress level for the climbs or sprints, NOT the transition!
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Kevo posted 2 years ago.
I haven't ever tried the "flying mount". (scared i guess:o ) I mount my bike with the shoes clipped in just so it is easier to move around in the transition area. I have Sidi T1s so it is easy for me to get my shoes on while going down the road.
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Hey Everyone! Well I just put on my first pair of the clip in pedals for my bike and oh boy what a difference! I road with them last night and I was missing out using those old stirrup like pedals. My question is do any of you have advice on the transistion area as far as the easiest and most fast way of getting my shoes on and out of the transistion area without killing myself. Thanks for any advice.