time trial bike

auldnick
auldnick Posts: 10
edited March 2011 in Road buying advice
I have a old peagot steel 'columbus brain' frame with a seven speed cassette and intend putting tri bars and 52mm carbon rim wheels on it and having a go at TT with it. Gear ratio will be 52/11 at best. The question; is such an old, heavy bike too much of a handicap against modern aero TT bikes or, on a relatively short flat course is there not too much in it to bother looking at purchasing a new bike?

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  • danowat
    danowat Posts: 2,877
    The main component is the person riding it, try it with your current steed, and see how you get on.

    The most important things for TT's is aero positioning and training, that is where you'll find the most gains, equipment gains are normally measured in seconds.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    ^--- What he said.

    Aero positioning (which you'll get from saddle positioning along with aero bars), along with items such as shoes covers, skinsuit and an aero helmet will give you more gains than a fancy aero frame.

    And training in that position - and getting used to putting the power down in the aero position - will make you go fast.

    New TT-specific frames look cool and may give you a few seconds, but are not an absolute necessity - unless you are at the level where a few seconds matter!

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