Triathletes-- What are the most common mistakes you see a first-timer make? - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

Kirby · 01-12-2008, 05:05 PM

...I posted this in running/swimming too- for different perspectives.

onlyme Mr G · 01-12-2008, 05:05 PM

I can only answer regarding the bike bit, the last few lines from Silverbullet makes sense though!

(I'm in hysterics from his first line!)

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SillyMia · 01-12-2008, 05:05 PM

Underestimating the brick wall between cycling and running. Not training enough for that transition.

McG · 01-12-2008, 05:05 PM

You might also ask this same question in running and other sports. That might help you get some better answers. I think most here are hard core cyclists.

silverbullet · 01-12-2008, 05:05 PM

Had to think about that for a while. Usually I'm toward the front, so I don't see many first timers.

Only place would be a race like Chicago, where I'm in like wave 32, and have to work my way through a few hundred fat chicks on mountain bikes on Lake Shore Drive.

I guess I'd say not understanding the rules and etiquette of the bike leg of the race. Riding side by side and blocking faster cyclists overtaking.

It is a sport, there is a rule book. If you're going to compete in a sport, you ought to have an idea what you're supposed to do.