Tri-bike conversion
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theShiba posted 1 year ago.
What would be needed.....
- Bars
- STI Shifters
- Stem?
I don't know what else you would really need? I mean, the major difference between the two styles of bikes is geometry, so you're never going to get around that... but I guess if you put road bike bars, and STI's on it, you'd be ready to go... seat in the rear position, if you must.
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TriSooner posted 1 year ago.
So you will have two Cervelo Duals: One set up as a tri bike, one set up as a road bike? I fail to see the point of having two identical bikes even if one has very slight differences in bars and angles. You aren't banned from group rides if you have a tri bike, so that's no reason to get a road bike. If it is such a good deal, buy it and immediately sell in on ebay for profit.
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JohnieTri posted 1 year ago.
I guess I'm just thinking it would be easier/safer to shift, w/o taking a hand off the bar. I know I'm not banned from the group ride thing, I'm just thinking safety and possibly a commuter bike sometime. I really didn't get the bike to turn a profit on, I just thought someday down the road I might get a road bike and this bike came up. Thanks for the input.
-Johnie
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Nobody posted 1 year ago.
Well, seems that most people have a road bike for training and a tri bike for races. I can think of a lot of logic behind that, so I don't see why having two of the same frames would matter at all--and the actual geometry of the frame is far less important than the geometry of the seat to crank angle, which you'd be able to change on the road/dual and not have to monkey around every ride. Plus you'd have a road bike with a very aero frame.
PM me if you'd want to sell your shifters and/or the Vision aero bars and I could offset even more of the cost for you! ;)
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I've recently been offered an awesome, no-brainer deal on a Cervelo Dual tri bike just like the one I already have. I was trying to get some input on what you guys thought about converting it to a road bike. I don't have a road bike and do like to ride in groups occasionally. This model has the flippable seatpost changing the seatube angle range b/w 74-79 degrees. Looking for some idea of 1) what parts would be needed, 2)estimated price, 3) is it going to be possible and/or feasible. Thanks for the input.
-Johnie