Thanks for all the advice ladies!

I've now signed up for a Tri for Fun on 6/21, and an Olympic Distance Tri for Real on 7/13. The half IM is 8/2.

I've picked a tri suit. I'm going to go with a two piece. It seems more practical.

I guess I have to take my leather saddle off my bike. I'm going to try the saddle on my mountain bike and see how it feels on my road bike. I'm a little bummed. It amused me to think I'd be doing a tri on a lugged steel bike with a leather saddle.

What about the timing chip ankle thingie... is that a necessity? What do you do with the chip if you don't have the special holder?

Have you ever noticed that every sport has it's own special thingamabobs?

V.