TT Bike Or Road Bike

kurtgunby

Hello All
This has already been discussed but is it worth me buying a TT bike or would i be of better getting a road bike with bar extensions?
I have a budget of about 1300-1500
Any advice would be grateful
Cheers

moonshine

it depends what you want to do?
If you only want to TT on it, then buy a TT bike.
If it is to be a multi purpose bike, for road and occasional TT, then buy a road bike and put clip ons on it and accept the compromised position buy a second seatpost & saddle - it makes the change between road and TT setup quicker as you don't have to faff about moving saddles bac and forth and up / down.
I TT's for my fist year on a road bile with clip ons before buing a TT specific bike
The best solution is to have 2 dedicated bikes., one for road and one for TT

kurtgunby

Well i plan on doing about 10 TT's and 5 or 6 triathlons this season
I currently have a spesh allez 16 (shit i know) which i currently use for everything.

danowat

An out and out TT bike will be faster, ultimately depends on how much you want to spend.

maddog 2

that's enough to warrant a proper TT bike

I know nothing but check out PX, and these fellas
http://www.canyon.com/_en/triathlonbike ... tml?b=2524

kurtgunby

So if i was to go for TT bike would i better off getting an alloy one like the canyon suggested or a PX carbon (also look at a spesh transition)?

maddog 2

I don't do TTs so I couldn't really say. I'm tempted to say a good spec alu would be a better buy than a cheaper spec carbon but who knows. I suspect there're some good s/hand bargains out there too - person gets into tris, does a few, then gets bored and flogs all their kit...

danowat

kurtgunby wrote:

So if i was to go for TT bike would i better off getting an alloy one like the canyon suggested or a PX carbon (also look at a spesh transition)?

Its a little more complex with TT bikes, as weight isn't such a great influence, the key is positioning.

SBezza

I wouldn't worry about what the frame is made off, as Danowat says, position is the key, especially if you are going to be running after a TT.

Try and get to try one before buying, not easy I know, but might give you a better idea of what geometery might be best for you.

markos1963

+1 for buying a bike on position. Especially if you are mixing in triathlons as well. Look at second hand TT bikes, there are always bargains to be found. I got an Orbea Ora TT bike which has a two position seat post, one for TT's the other for tri.

moonshine

buy a TT bike then... great value second hand bikes often on Time trial forum

ddraver

If you have a roadie you can use for other riding/training and you re interested in TT's and Tri's then I'd say definitely go for some TT race bike bling!