Find something (shoes, stretching routine, etc) that works and stick with it. If you're an amateur, the bottleneck is you, your weight, etc. anyways, not the eq

Find something (shoes, stretching routine, etc) that works and stick with it. If you're an amateur, the bottleneck is you, your weight, etc. anyways, not the equipment. Eg. last year when I did the Ironman I was 80kg, now I'm up to 90kg, so it wouldn't make a lot of sense to optimize the weight of my bike.