Originally Posted by
bobthib
, a road bike with aerobars will work better and save you BIG BUCKS!
Don't be intimidated by all the posers with their expensive TT bikes especially if it is a shorter course with lots of turns and hills. You can place much better on a road bike if you ride smart.
Remember a TRIATHLON is NOT a CRIT! There are no awards for a great bike split. Don't burn matches on the bike. Stay in zone 3. Spin uphills and work hard going down.
TOP advice there!
If you want to spend the cash, don't let a bunch of guys on the internet talk you out of it... however, if I wanted to get a quantumn leap faster, I'd spend the couple thousand $$ on training time, some coaching and a bike fit to your current rig in a TT position with aero bars.
Plus it's great to go by some of the carbonblingmassif on a road bike
I own both and still do local shorter races on my steel roadie, left the full fenders on for the 100K bike leg of a 111K tri last year, that got some funny looks but plenty of smiles too.