How much money do you really need to spend on gear?

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08/09/18 • 32 min

The 1% Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends

So you’ve decided to take on an athletic challenge - you’ve entered that bike sportif, triathlon or adventure race - now you just need the gear! The question is, do you need to drop thousands of dollars on the latest and greatest in carbon, aero, digitally enabled equipment? Tune in to find out.

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Daren's DIY Time Trial Bike Build Stats

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Brand New Aluminum Frame - $150
Wheels & Tyres (were sourced off another bike built separately) - $700
Aero Rear Disc Cover - $90
Black Spray Paint - $10
Shimano 105/Ultegra/Dura Ace Groupset - $200
Other Accessories (Sourced from other bikes; Garmin, Water bottle holders, Saddle, etc.) $Free.99 - $150
Total = $1300 and he consistently beats a lot of guys that have $5,000+ bikes

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Time Gains

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Daren's DIY Time Trial Bike Build Stats

Photos
Brand New Aluminum Frame - $150
Wheels & Tyres (were sourced off another bike built separately) - $700
Aero Rear Disc Cover - $90
Black Spray Paint - $10
Shimano 105/Ultegra/Dura Ace Groupset - $200
Other Accessories (Sourced from other bikes; Garmin, Water bottle holders, Saddle, etc.) $Free.99 - $150
Total = $1300 and he consistently beats a lot of guys that have $5,000+ bikes

Links:

Time Gains

F.I.R.E

DC Rainmaker

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Links:

TSS - https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/what-is-tss/

Training Peaks, CTL - https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/applying-the-numbers-part-1-chronic-training-load/

Strava, Fitness and Freshness - https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/216918477-Fitness-Freshness-Premium-

Strava Suffer Score - https://blog.strava.com/suffer-score-how-hard-is-hard-11775/

MAF Formula - https://philmaffetone.com/180-formula/

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