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HELP with Bike Geometries/Suitability

  • 20-08-2007 11:24am
    #1
    fear_bocht
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi everyone,

    I was wondering if some cycling/triathlon experts out there could give me some advice.
    I am finally making the move to upgrade from an ordinary crock to a triathlon bike.

    1\ What I would like is a bike which i can use both to commute to work in and also use at triathlon races. I know this may not be possible unless i make a few adjustments everytime I use it for triathlons. But i was wondering is anyone else out there doing this or do they have 2 bikes one for racing and the other for commuting?
    From what i can see some bikes (look, cervelo) although expensive can be adjusted more easily to suit tri positioning aswell and therefore i could get the best of both worlds using the bike for triathlon, long bike rides and possibly commuting.

    2\ Has anyone any suggetions of what type of bike could do this job best for around €1500?

    Any advice would be grateful. Thanks in advance.


Comments

  • #2
    hunnymonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,365 ✭✭✭hunnymonster


    When I started triathlon most people used a road bike with a pair of clip on tri bars for triathlons. This year there have been a lot more tri speciic geometry bikes at races.

    There is a good article on bike fit here
    http://www.slowtwitch.com/mainheadings/techctr/bikefit.html

    A road bike should be fine for commuting a tri bike might be more difficult because of the different type of handling required in traffic. Both sets will probably need a set of clip on mudguards if you'll be wearing street clothes.


    The best bike will be the one with the best fit for you. Of course you want to get the best components you can afford. Personally, I'd prefer to spend more money on the groupset than lots of carbon bits.


  • #3
    tunney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,584 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    In short you won't get a triathlon race bike thats suitable for commuting. They're not as stable, or manuverable as a commuter bike. Also they tend to stand out a little more than your average commuter and would be more likely to get knicked.

    You might find something that *could* just about manage both but in all likelyhood it would be crap to commute on and crap to race on and your're replace it in no time.

    Most people I know have a number of bikes: Commuters, road bikes, TT bikes, MTBs and even fixies. You don't need them all but you need at least two a commuter and either a TT or a road bike with clip ons.

    Spend the €1500 get a road bike with clip ons and head to the next police bike sale and pick a hack up for commuting!


  • #4
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    Someone is selling a Kestrel Talon over on adverts.ie.

    This bike has an innovative seatpost option that allows saddle positioning to be adjusted forward for tri use, back for normal road use.

    Regarding carbon, I got a full carbon road bike myself recently and jesus it is comfortable compared to full aluminum. It really smooths out the bumps in places the aluminum would be transferring them straight into me. It's comfort, not weight, that is the benefit, it's not all hype!


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