Quote Originally Posted by sfitz View Post
Hi, this is the first time i owned a road bike. I love spin class and riding bikes with my children. Now i have joined team in training to raise money for the leukemia and lymphoma society and entered in a triathlon. I would love any advice anyone has for me. after taking my road bike out today I am a little unsure about the gears. When i should be in what gear, should I be training in a hard gear, how many miles i should be training to get ready for my tri. As you can tell I have many questions. This is my first endurance event of any kind. If anyone has completed a olympic distace tri and has any advice at all i would so appriciate it.
Hi Sfitz, and welcome to TE!

You're asking a lot of hard questions! There are many threads about gears, I suggest perhaps starting with a forum advanced search (see upper right corner of the forum screen) with the keyword "gear" for starters... And there is a whole section on triathlons, you might want to have a look down there, too!

Welcome!