Difference between...

junglist_matty
junglist_matty Posts: 1,731
edited September 2010 in The bottom bracket
What are the key differences between the following....

Road bike,
Triathlon bike,
Track bike,


Many thanks,

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  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    junglist_matty wrote:
    What are the key differences between the following....

    Road bike,
    Triathlon bike,
    Track bike,

    Many thanks,

    Road bike - drop handlebars, compromise between comfort and speed.
    Triathlon - aerodynamic position, bit like a time trial bike.
    Track - depends on the discipline. No brakes or gears.
  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    I thought that tri bikes were also designed to put you in such a position that you used muscles that weren't used so much in running to spread the strain over different parts of the leg... Or something like that?
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  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Headhuunter wrote:
    I thought that tri bikes were also designed to put you in such a position that you used muscles that weren't used so much in running to spread the strain over different parts of the leg... Or something like that?

    Yeah, that's the basic difference between a TT and a triathlon bike.
  • jim453
    jim453 Posts: 1,360
    johnfinch wrote:
    Headhuunter wrote:
    I thought that tri bikes were also designed to put you in such a position that you used muscles that weren't used so much in running to spread the strain over different parts of the leg... Or something like that?

    Yeah, that's the basic difference between a TT and a triathlon bike.


    Had no idea this was the case. Interesting. Anyone care to explain a little more fully. Which muscles etc.

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