Speed Increase With A Road Bike?
Sorry, these where the bars i was looking at. I've seen posts about 'T2' bars-are these the ones?
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I think it is reasonable to hope for 33Kph going to a road bike. Initially, I started out with a mountain bike with slick tires and did about like you. Presently, I have a road bike and am getting a little more than 33Kph now on the bike leg. And, I don't have aerobars and I use flat pedals. You will love the road bike: congratulations...
Why not just get a tri bike?
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Hey Bouli...nice set up...I think if you can buy one bike,a road bike is a better bet than a tri specific bike. Folks have their preferences but my opinion is that tri bikes are for...well,tri's, not necessarily for all around riding...I have road bike, I HAD a tri bike and find the road bike far superior for general riding in all kinds of road conditions.
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Hi Guys, well my financial situation's finally improving, so i'm going to outlay a fair bit of coin on this:
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Last season i used a mtb with slicks, it's not very light, but did the job. In the dublin tri i averaged just over 30kph for the 40k. (not great, but hey, it was my first time!) Assuming all things equal, what sort of speed increases would a properly set up road bike deliver over that? (same course/weather/fitness levels etc...) I reckon to make it worth my while i'd want to be hitting 33kph or more with a similar effort. Would that be attainable?
Also, i used a terrible, ill fitting windsurfing wetsuit last year, would i notice much of an improvement with the wetsuit included in that pack?
And finally, the aerobars, from what i hear, they're not great, what would be a suitable upgrade? I'm going to try to upgrade them on the day when i buy and not add them on later on!
I'm working 65hrs a week this summer, so this is my reward! I'm quite excited. I should have the cash in the next two weeks, so wooo!!!
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