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Hybrid vs Road bike ....Triathlon

  • 05-09-2012 11:25pm
    #1
    dekbhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭


    Bought a brand new hybrid last year with the intention on going on long enough leisurely cycles and to also use to travel to work which i am currently using it for .I am regretting it now as i now intend to do a few triathlon/duathlons come the new year or at least after i complete the DCM.Is it realistic to attempt one on a hybrid or do i need a racing bike. Is there anywhere i could maybe swap or trade in against a road bike, 3 bicycle shops i have asked said they dont do it. thank you in advance


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  • #2
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    If you aren't aiming to win the thing a hybrid might be grand.

    What do you currently have?

    Simple changes like just changing tyres can make a pretty big difference in the feel of a bike.


  • #3
    dekbhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭dekbhoy


    http://www.trekbikes.com/images/bikes/2010/xl/valencia_bluesteel.jpg

    this is an exact match. No certainly dont intend winning but at same time would hate to swim and run a decent time only to be overtaken easily because of mechanical disadvantage .


  • #4
    merc230ce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭merc230ce


    dekbhoy wrote: »
    (I) would hate to swim and run a decent time only to be overtaken easily because of mechanical disadvantage .

    I think you can take it as read that this would happen. I had a hybrid nicked earlier this year when I was in the same frame of mind as you, replaced it with a s/h road bike and there's really no comparison.

    And you're right, bike shops don't seem to be at all interested in trade-ins. On a more positive note though, the secondhand market seems to be a seller's one so you should be able to get a reasonable price for yours if you decide to change.

    But don't forget that there really is no such thing as a level playing field in Triathlons - at the end of the day it's about you and the clock. You'll get just as fit on your hybrid and (hopefully) have the same sense of achievement at the end of the race.


  • #5
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,575 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    bang some tribars on it :D

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #6
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,812 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    I've done a couple of long sportives on a hybrid. It will get you around the course no problems, but will be slower and required more total effort. The one you've linked is 12.3kg (heavier than most road bikes) with wider 32mm tyres leading to more rolling resistance, and Deore gears more suited to mountain than road biking.


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  • #7
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    People cycle all sorts of bikes in tris and duathlons but anyone who sticks at it will be on a road bike or a tri bike. People on hybrids or mountain bikes will be further down the field generally. You'd also have to weigh up the effect the heavier bike will have on your legs that you have to run on afterwards.


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