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why don't more people ride time trial or tri bikes?
Hi I have been a commuter cyclist around (120km wk)for most of my life
(42yrs) and always rode a road racing type bike. I moved to Singapore a few years ago and am now missing the bike and so I am in the market for a new bike. I had always thought that for a rider who 90% of the time (or more)rides alone that a time trial style bike would be an obvious choice for a bike. So why don't more riders ride time trial or triathalon type bikes? I presume they are both designed for non drafting type riding. Or are they there and I not seeing them on the road thanks Damian |
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On 10 Aug 2004 19:28:19 -0700, Damian wrote:
Hi I have been a commuter cyclist around (120km wk)for most of my life (42yrs) and always rode a road racing type bike. I moved to Singapore a few years ago and am now missing the bike and so I am in the market for a new bike. I had always thought that for a rider who 90% of the time (or more)rides alone that a time trial style bike would be an obvious choice for a bike. So why don't more riders ride time trial or triathalon type bikes? I presume they are both designed for non drafting type riding. Or are they there and I not seeing them on the road TT bikes don't give you access to brakes in as many hand positions as road bikes or flat bars. If you're not in a controlled environment, brake access is probably more important than an efficient aero position. -alan -- Alan Hoyle - - http://www.alanhoyle.com/ "I don't want the world, I just want your half." -TMBG Get Horizontal, Play Ultimate. |
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"Zoot Katz" wrote in message ... 10 Aug 2004 19:28:19 -0700, , (Damian) wrote: So why don't more riders ride time trial or triathalon type bikes? Tight clearances, full aero position, lack of mounting for racks or fenders make them less than ideal commuter bikes. -- Add to that iffy handling and you have a recipe for disaster. :-) |
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why don't more people ride time trial or tri bikes?
road racing, time trial and triathlon are specializations of road bikes that
are themselves a specialization of bicycle. With each specialization the prices go up. Look at the other side of the dichotomy; mountain-bikes came from paper-boy bikes and became BMX, ATB, downhill et cetera ad nauseam. What you do with what you have is more important than what you have. "Damian" wrote in message om... | Hi I have been a commuter cyclist around (120km wk)for most of my life | (42yrs) and always rode a road racing type bike. I moved to Singapore | a few years ago and am now missing the bike and so I am in the market | for a new bike. I had always thought that for a rider who 90% of the | time (or more)rides alone that a time trial style bike would be an | obvious choice for a bike. | | So why don't more riders ride time trial or triathalon type bikes? I | presume they are both designed for non drafting type riding. Or are | they there and I not seeing them on the road | | thanks | Damian |
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"gooserider" wrote: "Zoot Katz" wrote in message ... 10 Aug 2004 19:28:19 -0700, , (Damian) wrote: So why don't more riders ride time trial or triathalon type bikes? Tight clearances, full aero position, lack of mounting for racks or fenders make them less than ideal commuter bikes. -- Add to that iffy handling and you have a recipe for disaster. :-) They are uncomfortable, too. They are built to go very,very fast if the rider is capable. I see a lot of ³time trial bikes² riding on the local MUP. None of these riders can go 30mph for even a short stretch along the flats. How fast do the pros go on TT bikes? HAND -- ³Freedom Is a Light for Which Many Have Died in Darkness³ - Tomb of the unknown - American Revolution |
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Damian wrote:
So why don't more riders ride time trial or triathalon type bikes? I presume they are both designed for non drafting type riding. Or are they there and I not seeing them on the road heh, i did commute on one during 2001 from the south side of minneapolis to plymouth (about 17 miles o/w) 4 days a week. it was all right, kind of fun actually. that commute had long stretches of uninterrupted flats often with pretty good winds and that made pretty good use of the bike. i really grew to like the position (real far forward) .. it suited me pretty well. i could fly on that bike. my more urban commutes wouldn't have been so well suited to the bike, but hey .. i sold the bike to buy a touring bike and now i use the track bike for commuting. i have a history of using the "wrong" bike to commute. -- david reuteler |
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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:52:59 +0000, H. M. Leary wrote:
How fast do the pros go on TT bikes? In this year's TdF prologue, 30mph, averaged over 4 miles. In the final TT, 25mph, averaged over 30 miles. -- Chris BeHanna Software Engineer (Remove "allspammersmustdie" before responding.) I was raised by a pack of wild corn dogs. |
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