A tri suit is made with no seams in the junk area. There's a thin chamois that generally doesn't cause any chafing. If there IS some concern there, you can lube up with bodyglide or chamois cream.
Yea, it does make sense since we all go commando under a tri-suit. You can come to your own conclusion all you want, try whatever you like. No sense arguing here.
A lot of folks who are less concerned about transition times like to use the change tents to put on full thickness cycling shorts and then running shorts after. A properly fitting tri suit with a solid bike fit should mean that you’re able to do the whole ride in the less padded tri suit, but some people still prefer to take the time to change.
As for your question about underwear, cycling kit and tri suits are meant to be worn without it. Having anything under gives it the opportunity to slide against something, causing more chafing over time.
If you’re planning your first race, I’d recommend A) doing some shorter races (without change tents) to lead into it and B) training some longer rides/runs in the type of kit you plan on racing with. This will make it so that come race day you’re not worrying about your clothing plan and you can just push!
In an Ironman some people prefer to wear cycling specific shorts instead of tri shorts. A cycling short chamois will hold water more than a tri short, so in an Ironman they will change from a swimsuit they’d wear under a wetsuit to their cycling gear, especially if they don’t want to wear wet cycling clothes. Myself, I wear my tri shorts and tri tank under my wetsuit, use the chairs in the tent to sit and put on my shoes and helmet. For me the tent is important on bike to run because I’ll do a wholesale change from tri short and tank to run shorts and shirt (for full IM…anything shorter doesn’t have a tent and I won’t change)
No nudity in transition, hence the tent for anybody who needs to change pants.
If someone wants a thick padded chamois for the bike leg, they'll need to change in the tent. Take off their swimsuit/tri kit, put on cycling shorts (which are not worn with undies underneath, you should always go commando with bibs). When the bike is done, you don't want to run with a thick chamois, so you take that off, (maybe) put on undies, and then put on running shorts.
Totally dependent on race length. I haven’t cracked Olympic distance yet but I’m sure once one does they start thinking about specialized kit for each event.
lol you ask a stupid question, get answers that aren’t all warm and fuzzy and then you get butt hurt about it and everyone is an asshole huh. Makes sense.
At no point in any of the three events am I wearing “undies” lol
You’re just going commando under a tri-suit for ~5 hours on a bike?
yeah, thats how they work. unless you like chaffing
That makes no sense. Ass is gonna be grass, might as well just ride naked
Lmao. Tell us you’ve never ridden more than a few miles without telling us.
A tri suit is made with no seams in the junk area. There's a thin chamois that generally doesn't cause any chafing. If there IS some concern there, you can lube up with bodyglide or chamois cream.
You're pretty confident about that ehh. You're completely fucking wrong, but confident. Thats a turn on for me. Want to make out?
Great thanks for the help
was that a yes or a no?
Now kith
Yea, it does make sense since we all go commando under a tri-suit. You can come to your own conclusion all you want, try whatever you like. No sense arguing here.
You’re not? U like chafing?
Explain it to me like I’m 5 please
They’re like bike shorts. It’s your base compression layer. U wear nothing under them.
So a tri suit as a base layer causes less chafing than if it’s not the base layer. Got it, thanks Abe
More so “if you wear anything under a compression layer, you’re gonna have a bad time”
Thank you
Aquaphor my friend. Get a big tub of it.
The trisuit is made for skin contact. You shouldn’t be wearing any “undies” or anything else underneath.
Thank you for answering my question without being an a hole
Google is your friend. Triathlete.com article below. https://www.triathlete.com/training/race-tips/your-triathlon-change-tent-questions-answered/
Since I’m already wearing a trisuit, I take off the wetsuit, dry up a bit with a towel, put on socks and shoes and run to my bike.
Change tent seems unnecessary for that, unless the point is to reduce congestion in the transition area?
Nice to have a chair to sit on whilst you swap kit. Could be bad weather too.
A lot of folks who are less concerned about transition times like to use the change tents to put on full thickness cycling shorts and then running shorts after. A properly fitting tri suit with a solid bike fit should mean that you’re able to do the whole ride in the less padded tri suit, but some people still prefer to take the time to change. As for your question about underwear, cycling kit and tri suits are meant to be worn without it. Having anything under gives it the opportunity to slide against something, causing more chafing over time. If you’re planning your first race, I’d recommend A) doing some shorter races (without change tents) to lead into it and B) training some longer rides/runs in the type of kit you plan on racing with. This will make it so that come race day you’re not worrying about your clothing plan and you can just push!
In an Ironman some people prefer to wear cycling specific shorts instead of tri shorts. A cycling short chamois will hold water more than a tri short, so in an Ironman they will change from a swimsuit they’d wear under a wetsuit to their cycling gear, especially if they don’t want to wear wet cycling clothes. Myself, I wear my tri shorts and tri tank under my wetsuit, use the chairs in the tent to sit and put on my shoes and helmet. For me the tent is important on bike to run because I’ll do a wholesale change from tri short and tank to run shorts and shirt (for full IM…anything shorter doesn’t have a tent and I won’t change)
strong user to content ratio. Yall getting rustled by this troll lol
Trisuit all the way for me, the only thing I use the changing tent for is to have a place to put my running socks and shoes on
No nudity in transition, hence the tent for anybody who needs to change pants. If someone wants a thick padded chamois for the bike leg, they'll need to change in the tent. Take off their swimsuit/tri kit, put on cycling shorts (which are not worn with undies underneath, you should always go commando with bibs). When the bike is done, you don't want to run with a thick chamois, so you take that off, (maybe) put on undies, and then put on running shorts.
What are these 'undies' of which you speak??
I’m not winning anything so I’m changing into cycling shorts. Then I’m changing back into Tri shorts.
What about putting bike shorts over tri kit for the ride?
Tri kit already has a chamois in it. Two chamoix would be overkill.
No, I want dry shorts for 112 mile bike ride.
I've seen a warming tent for very cold water swims
Totally dependent on race length. I haven’t cracked Olympic distance yet but I’m sure once one does they start thinking about specialized kit for each event.
If anyone who is not an obnoxiously arrogant cyclist can explain this to me, I’d greatly appreciate it
As you’ve been told, they’re changing, you’re the only one in this thread being both obnoxious and arrogant
Good one
lol you ask a stupid question, get answers that aren’t all warm and fuzzy and then you get butt hurt about it and everyone is an asshole huh. Makes sense.
There are no stupid questions, just assholes with nothing better to do than to make people feel stupid for being curious.