I always wondered what someone would look like if they just did the squat/clean and press in a mid rep range 5-8 or did some Milo of Croton type thing with sand bags.
Getting sized and fit, all around equipped on cycling gear can be an expensive pain in the ass.
A couple of friends of mine got into triathlon and that was the big one.
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Yup! I got a used road bike off CL, albeit in excellent condition and barely used and worth a grand, but it’s a 58cm bike and I honestly need a 60cm one, and I never got a bike fit. It can be anywhere from a couple grand to 15-20 thousand dollars by the time you’re done. I got kids to feed, bruh!
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I know, me too. And that is right in the ballpark of a good triathlon type bike.
I currently have a full suspension mtn. bike that works as well as I need and an airdyne for my cardio needs. Both free.
Granted, I’m not going to be doing an Ironman any time soon.
I could buy 5-6 Chevy Tahoes for that (at least the 03 model I have).
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The only thing more ridiculous than the price and appearance of some of these bikes is the physical state of some of the people who have bikes like this. At my first race I was passing people on Felt TT bikes, on a hybrid. You are the engine. Seems silly to slap a high end frame on a motor that splutters and dies after a couple miles…
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That looks like more of sleek, futuristic motor bike than a bicycle.
People like to drop a lot of coin on clothing and equipment long before they ever start training.
But they look good being below average!
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A grossly obese friend of mine was buying a MTB years ago. The sales guy tried to up sell the bike. An other £250 or so to shave 1.5kg of the weight, so it was easier to get up hills. It made me double over laughing. The bike is not why going up hill was hard!
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I have the strongest, weirdest craving for raw salmon, squid, crab, and lobster right now.
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What does that thing do? Turn the crank and it makes money come out of the riders ass or what?
Jeez-o-man!
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Stuff like that makes me wonder if people are really misunderstanding the point of exercise.
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You actually have to load it with more money before each race, and as you turn the crank it stuffs money into your ass, over and over.
That would get downright uncomfortable after a hundred some miles.
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Yeah, when the ATM gives me Sacagawea coins in lieu of paper currency I’m always a bit apprehensive about the next journey.
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I was into bike riding for a long time. My riding partner was very into bike equipment, we basically dropped into a bike store and bought something new each weekend, usually buying lighter and lighter components.
One day, the salesman flat out says - you don’t need a new titanium or carbon fibre anything, you need to be less fat.
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More people need to sell reality.
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I was one of the most prized salesmen at my Big 5 sporting goods by constantly answering the question of “What boxing would you recommend” with “Nothing that we sell here”.
Apparently people liked that answer.
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So it looks like increase in squats, bulgarian split squat and deadlift combined with the last 18 weeks of increased eating are doing their job. My work pants are getting dangerously close to either splitting or popping a button.
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Kids have gotten into this show… it is the stuff of nightmares:
Confession: genuinely creeped out by this
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