Triathlon - First TT/Tri Bike

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.



PDA

View Full Version : First TT/Tri Bike

aaronpass
12-09-11, 09:57 AM
I have been doing some time trials and TT's on my road bike and I am ready to get a designated bike for the sport. I am trying to decide between:

2010 Cervelo P4
2011 Felt B2 Pro

Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks!

Aaron

Jsiegs
12-09-11, 12:48 PM
Get fit first. For tri/TT bikes, fit matters way more than on road bikes. The P4 is very long and low. No use riding it if you've got a ton of spacers and an upturned stem. Cannondale on the other hand are shorter and taller. Felts are long and low too, though less so than the P4 (I believe). Pick the frame that matches your proportions and how aggressive a position you're able to hold. Slowtwitch has a database of all the tri bikes and their stack and reach for reference.
Tundra_Man
12-09-11, 12:49 PM
Both are good bikes. Ride both and decide which fits better.

Or ride the bike in your avatar and be most popular person at the race!

Cateye
12-09-11, 12:57 PM
They all fit different. The Trek speed concept has a lot of room for sizing...like the cannondale.... and its extremely fast.

http://www.slowtwitch.com/Downloads/TK10_SC_white_paper_lores.pdf