In fact, it didn’t scream anything at all. And third – most importantly – it didn’t scream ‘Bike Case’. First, the case was a bit smaller – easier to manage and drag around an airport with a simple shoulder strap. The benefits were actually more than meets the eye. These cases were slowly making the rounds on the pro scene, and also infiltrating the age groupers as well. If I spent $400-600 on a case, will it last three times as long as the crappy Performance case?īefore I finished mentally debating that – I started hearing murmurs about new soft cases. It then starts to become a cost equation. Other cases on the market however, lacked cheap – but appeared to be built like tanks. While the Performance case was cheap – it lacked long term life. So, I started looking around for an alternative. They had taken every build short-cut they could with it – and my bike case was slowly disintegrating – and with it, putting my bike in further danger each trip. Bike went.īut, after just a few trips I started to notice something. Not knowing what I might need long term, I simply went to Performance Bike nearby and picked up their $200 bike case. My first experience with this venture was over three years ago when I did my first half-iron triathlon ( The Big Kahuna), down in California. I’ve got a long and storied history with dragging my bike around the country and world. But for the 2-6 hour (or longer) Ironman and Half-Iron type rides, you just need a real bike. Weekday rides I can get away with on a stationary bike at a hotel, since it’s primarily an aerobic experience. Further, none of these really solve the long-ride problem. And while Spin bikes are on the rise in higher end American hotels, they haven’t made it to the international scene yet – nor to the ‘Hilton Garden Inn’ type hotels I’m usually at while stateside. See, many hotel gyms these days have transitioned over to EZ-Boy recliner type stationary bikes. Swimming though, albeit a logistics and financial pain in the butt to find a pool, can be done with a bit of homework. Running is easy – you can run just about anywhere on earth (ok, Haiti was a no-go for running). In the past I’ve talked about how I train and travel, but I wanted to spend this post and focus on the bike segment. Of course, some sports are easier to train for while travelling than others. There’s simply no way you can be competitive at all three sports without actually training in all three sports (disappointing, I know…I keep hoping that Pasta Eating can be substituted for swimming). If you travel as much as I do for work (150,000+ miles last year), you’ve got no choice but to get creative with your training.
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