I've gotten many questions as to what my gear is for the Danskin Triathlon. Here's a breakdown:
Heart Rate Monitor
This is a must have for anyone who is at all serious about improving their health and well being while excercise. I just bought a new one (lost the old one)....It's another Sports Instruments. Here's a link:
I like Sports Instruments because it keeps your Heart Rate onscreen in addition to many of the other screens available (Lap timer, for instance.)
UPDATE! I've been working with my new HRM for almost a week and I love it. One of the great things about the Pro 9 is that it uses onscreen arrows to point you towards the proper button when you are trying to program it. This is a great monitor that you can use as a beginner but won't grow out of too quickly. This is a great buy!
Bike
I'm currently riding a Specialized Hybrid which I love. Even when I do upgrade to a road bike I think I'll always keep this bike. It's comfortable and perfect for strolling around the city or a park. My dream is to one day be a sponsor for trek and earn one of
these Women Specific beauties.. The 2007 model is ice blue with lime green polka dots. Women Specific means more than just pretty to the people at Trek. They are designed to fit a woman specifically when it comes to leg length and torso length specifications. I took a test drive last year and I'm still salivating. Who needs a gas guzzling Hummer when you can have something like this?
Clothing
While there's a great new company called
Triks that has some really comfortable sporting wear for women, I try to stick with
Danskin whenever I can. They've done so much for Womens' Activity that I feel I owe them my loyalty. Aside from that, I think they make one of the best tri suits out there.
Okay that's a little nutshell of shopping for those who are interested. Here's a link to my amazon store where you can purchase some of the products listed here.
If you try out these products or find other ones feel free to let us know how you like them.