I just bought my house and it seems to be cold and I want to know if I add additional insulation to what is already in the attic and add it to the floor, if this will help?
Road racing is run under the UCI guidelines and specifications, including the specifications of bikesAlthough many Triathlon bikes are also used during time trial stages of road racing tours, they actually are not in essence true triathlon bikesIn other words, the majority of bikes used in triathlon races are simply Time Trial bikes used in road racingThe first true triathlon bike designed specifically for triathlon was the Specialized Shiv which was introduced back in 2011 at the Ironman World ChampionshipThese bikes are designed in such a way as to maximise power efficiency and reduce drag, however the Shiv does not meet UCI specifications, therefore could not be used in a time trial of a road race tour such as the Tour de FranceTriathlons are run under different governing bodies to cycling therefore, have different specifications for what is allowed.
your best bet for the attic will be to install blown insulationif you go with a cellulose insulation, it should be around $.15/square foot at r-19if you go with blown fiberglass, i believe it is around $.25/square foot (of course this depends on how much insulation you need to installcheck your attic and see how deep the insulation isyou should have at least 12'' minimumso if you only have 4'', you would want to add 8''calculate the area of the attic, length times width, and take this to home depot, and they have a chart to tell you home much you will need.) you can get both at home depot including the blower, which is a free rental usually if you purchase a certain number of bags, and do this job yourselfthey also sell batting insulation for your flooryou will need to measure between the floor joists to see what size insulation you would needtypically, your floor joists would be 16'' on centeronce again you can get this at home depot, or lowes, and do it yourself.
The three most important things when you buy a bike are fit, fit and fitGot it? It's hard, but you should not let anything else influence your decisionIf the woman's bike fits you, then there is no reason you should not get itThe fit on a woman's bike is different and you may want to get the seat and the stem, and possibly the bars, switched outThe bike should do that for free or little cost.
