FINALLY got to ride my new tri bike, a Felt B Performance 105, on the actual rode today! Beautiful, early morning weather greeted me as I left the house with my bike racked up and my nutrition next to me.

I woke up a little earlier than I originally planned (my alarm was set for 7am) but that’s completely fine. When I saw it was 6:43 I almost rolled over to go back to sleep but decided I would probably feel worse if I did so I decided to go ahead and get started. I downed a bowl of strawberry protein Cheerios before packing up everything to head to my normal riding spot, mentally running through my checklist multiple times (although I really need a written one as I’m pretty sure the list in my head keeps changing). After assuring myself that I had everything I pulled away, excited for my first session on my new triathlon bike.

My planned session for the day was a one hour ride in zone 2 so I didn’t go heavy on nutrition. I always have two water bottles on rides; today one contained Tailwind Blueberry Lemon Endurance Fuel (hands down my favorite flavor) and the other had Mortal Hydration’s Salty Margarita. The endurance fuel is because I knew the cereal I ate really wouldn’t cut it for a good ride, the Mortal Hydration is because I would sweat even if I was in an igloo so I always need electrolytes.

Overall it was a fantastic ride! I need to get more comfortable riding in the aero bars as the handling is more touchy than I am used to. About halfway through the ride I finally felt my tension start easing up as I started learning how to handle the bike while in aero. While I currently do not have any way to measure my power I absolutely felt that my output was higher but I cannot quantify how much.

The only real bump in the ride, which ironically came from an actual bump, was one of my bottles being launched when I went over what I thought was a small bump. It did not feel small in the least. When I heard several loud clangs immediately after the bump I thought there was some major damage to the bike, so I was extremely relieved when I looked back to see my bottle sitting in the road.

I can’t wait to get back on it and keep pushing! My first triathlon is less than two months aways so I definitely need to get comfortable on my triathlon bike.