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Road Bike -V- Tri Bike

  • 13-09-2010 4:34pm
    #1
    BuyingorSelling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 98 ✭✭


    Hi just wondering what is the differences between a tri and a road bike - if any at all?


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  • #2
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,220 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    A TT bike is a road bike with aerobars, bar end shifters and a shorter top tube. Other small differences like deeper section wheels, TT chainsets, more aero tube sections & cable routing etc, different style of saddle.

    A Tri bike is like a TT bike with a steeper seat tube; tris are not inconvenienced by UCI geometry rules e.g. that the front of the saddle must be at least 5cm behind the bottom bracket.


  • #3
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 78,393 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Basically Tri/TT bikes are made for "racing" alone - getting you a more aerodynamic position through the geometry and use of aerobars.

    Road bikes encourage a more upright position, with generally more control, allowing much easier riding in groups (where aerodynamics are less critical)


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


    If you are asking the question you want a road bike. No-one should get a TT or tri bike before they have a road bike. You cannot ride a TT bike in groups, they are not good for climbing, general riding or long distance/sportives and they are far less flexible. If you are thinking of getting started in tri get a road bike with clip on aero bars. What a TT bike is good for is going as fast as possible in a solo race situation... But that is really all it is good for.


  • #5
    BuyingorSelling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 98 ✭✭BuyingorSelling


    Thanks Everyone who replyed - will look at Road bikes for th eflexibility of been able to go on the odd long spin but yet to be able to compete in Tri's


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