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I’m actually an avid cold weather fan, and am now contemplating a polar bear plunge / triathlon collaboration. Sounds dangerous.

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Right on right on. I wont be making any purchases in the near future, I’m just obsessed with thoroughly researching all the options well in advance before relinquishing my grip on precious dollar bills.
While swimming is my weak point so far, I’d much rather spend hours in the water getting up to a level on par with my biking and running, than write the pool off and stick to the duathlons. Though they are good practice to compete in a few while working on swimmin.

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Hey CC, any chance either you or your son could offer advice on tri bike brands or specific bikes? From what I’ve read it sounded like Cervelos are the cat’s pajamas, from their lowest to highest end models. You mentioned riding on Quintana Roos, is that because you prefer them over others, or just found a good deal?

Thanks for your time.

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Actually there’s one up on craigslist for a decent price, I just need to get home to determine my seatpost diameter.

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/bik/2522035680.html

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Yeah I’ll be moving around to shift, but while still on an adjusted road bike and not a tri, I wont be worrying too much about shaving seconds.

As for the seatpost, would this be the post you referred to?

http://www.amazon.com/Profile-Design-fast-Forward-Seat/dp/B000MUK0J4

Wish I could find a local one to buy in-store, I do so hate ordering parts online.

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Thanks for that pointer, after doing some more research it sounds like being forward enough to achieve good aero position is more important than the knees-directly-above-ball-of-foot I’m used to. My plan so far is to get my buns in a couple tri’s with this bike, see how well I enjoy it, and if i continue on with the sport (which so far seems incredibly likely, so very enjoyable and cathartic), invest in a tri specific bike. I must admit I’ve been looking at ads for Cervelo duals and QRs on craigslist and having to force myself to close the window.

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Just an FYI, Metro defines rush hour as 7-10 AM and 4-7 PM, and doesn’t allow the use of bikes on the trains during those times. Though I have often seen people during those hours on the rails, and can only assume they bribed one of the little desk employees or got on the system before rush hour time began. Personally I find the restrictions incredibly inopportune, as in the past few summer months at least 25 times I have desired to take my bike in to DC on the metro to avoid heat and traffic, only to remember they’ll turn me away. Frustrating.

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Not the exact right direction but you might be on to something, the beltway might be a smoother more favorable ride. Just gotta factor in the more circuitous route. Experiments must be done! (kidding)

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Yeah I got that far, now I’m just trying to determine if getting the cables out from underneath the bar wrap then rewrapping would end badly for my brake cables. I would have to unwrap a good couple inches worth so that the cables, once out of the bar wrap, would have a gentle slope away from the handlebars once the mounting system for the clip-ons is in place, so the cables don’t get too abruptly bent to make room.

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For clarification, here are a couple images of the handlebars in question.

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From what I’ve read, clamping the aerobars over bar and cable together is a no-no, even though it looks temptingly doable. Therefore I would think the solution would be to unwrap the handlebar wrap starting at the taped end near stem, unwrap a few inches, feed the cable out of the wrap away from the handlebar, then rewrap the few inches I had undone, retape.

Any advice on this topic would be greatly appreciated, as I do not wish to damage my cables / cause friction in the housing.

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Oh, I should have known. The bikepedia link below seems to be almost entirely accurate in terms of componentry.

http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/BikeSpecs.aspx?Year=2002&Brand=Cannondale&Model=R700%20Si&Type=bike

Sans pedals it weighs between 19 and 20, still need to find some before i can get my tush on the thing.

Attached a photo I just took.

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Thanks again for all the advice. I perused maybe 10 local and not-so-local bike shops and found out a lot more about what i wanted / needed and met some very helpful people. In the end I stuck with the craigslist route and managed to come out with my soul intact. And a great deal on a Cannondale R700.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/bik/2468488937.html

The gentleman went down to $350 due to the damage on the crank, which I believe can be repaired easily enough by either going in from the back side of the crank with the pedal to clean out the threads, or Ive got friends with large tap sets to re-thread the 1 or 2 jiggered threads. Aside from the mildly amusing detail of the front tire being a schrader valve and the back a presta, i am wholly pleased with the results of my search. Now, to training…. huzzah!

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Heh thanks for looking yourself, I appreciate it, but I myself am an integrated kind of guy. Taste of the new generation and the like.

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how much of a hassle / cost is it to change a flatbar to drop

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oh, and i forgot to include

Scott Flatbar Speedster
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/bik/2460656003.html

why are there so many. cruel cruel capitalism

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