TT/triathlon frames

tackleberry

For various shallow reasons, I am enamoured of one or two secondhand TT frames that are for sale in the usual places. Is that kind of frame able to take normal handlebars, stems, wheels etc turning it into a "special"'ride or is their geometry only suitable for the out and out racer who has the bod flex to cope?
Grateful for some thoughts.
T

markos1963

tackleberry wrote:

For various shallow reasons, I am enamoured of one or two secondhand TT frames that are for sale in the usual places. Is that kind of frame able to take normal handlebars, stems, wheels etc turning it into a "special"'ride or is their geometry only suitable for the out and out racer who has the bod flex to cope?
Grateful for some thoughts.
T

I bought a TT bike that had drop bars etc from Ebay and converted back to TT spec so no reason why not. As long as you can get on with a more extreme position then not reason why not although don't forget a lot of TT bikes have quite a stiff ride .

pilot_pete

They tend to have steeper angles on seat and head tube, so the ride will be harsher and more twitchy. Depends what you want from your road bike I guess.

PP