Triathlon Bike Tips: How To Pack a Triathlon Bike Case - Part One
Is your next big race halfway across the country? Traveling a long distance to a triathlon adds a lot of additional stress and potential problems before the starting gun even goes off. Here are some tips on how to pack your triathlon bike and gear so that everything gets to the transition area - including you - in good shape and ready to race.
Here are the steps to packing a triathlon bike.
Step 1: You start with a good bike case. If you travel a lot you should buy one. If you don't, go to your local bike shop and see if you can rent one (that is what I usually do). When you open up the case you will see three layers of foam. You sandwich the bike and wheels between the layers of foam.
Step 2: Take off your aero bars - make sure that you pack whatever tool you use to loosen the hex nuts. Also watch for things like where your brake cables are situated (you might want to take some digital pictures of your bike setup as you are taking it apart to remind you when you go to put it back together at your race site). Put all the hardware into a ziplock bag.
Step 3: Loosen the handlebars where the handlebar stem attaches to the bars. You don't want to remove them - just loosen them enough so you can move them to the left or right.
There is a companion page to this article where you can see pictures showing each step of how to pack a triathlon bike.
Author: Janet Wilson
Janet Wilson is a USAT certified triathlon coach and ACE certified personal trainer. Janet is an accomplished and nationally-ranked amateur triathlete and she coaches triathletes of all skill levels, from a triathlon beginner to Hawaii Ironman qualifiers. To learn more about triathlon training, swim tips, coaching programs or just great tips on how to stay in shape visit her website at http://www.coach-janet.com
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