Tri Bike for road racing?
07-06-11, 10:28 AM
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Tri Bike for road racing?
Im looking into buying a used Windsor Royal Windsor Triathlon Bike for $475. This bike fits into my budget and leaves me some left over money to upgrade some components. I'm looking to use it as a road bike, but it's listed as a triathlon bike. Although the geometry seems pretty much the same as other Windsor bikes... What do you think?
07-06-11, 10:35 AM
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07-06-11, 11:12 AM
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Well yeah I wouldn't keep the aero bars on lol. I was asking more along the lines of would this bikes geometry be suitable for using as a road bike?
07-06-11, 11:16 AM
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To be honest, the geometery is probably more suitable than the weight. But, at that price point, you can't be too pickey. I say get it, take the aero bars off and ride it like a scalded gorilla...
07-06-11, 11:19 AM
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Hey, Mickey! Can you post a link so we know what yer talking about here?
Probably 99.9% of us have no clue what this bike is. The year, the bits, etc.
Probably 99.9% of us have no clue what this bike is. The year, the bits, etc.
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Well the 2010 model in the pictures looks like a 80 to 85 degrees frame, if the one u want to use is like that it will be quite a fun to ride a century in it 
Good luck
Good luck
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Most likely this
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/windsor/rwt_tri.htm
I wouldn't. 475 is still way over priced.
You can get a *new* tiagra level bike from there for 499 if that's the way you want to roll
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/windsor/rwt_tri.htm
I wouldn't. 475 is still way over priced.
You can get a *new* tiagra level bike from there for 499 if that's the way you want to roll
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Save your money and invest it in your current road bike.
That Windsor bike is really a road bike with clip-on aerobars and that's it. No aero tubing, no forward-facing seatpost and no intergrated aerobar headset and no bar-end shifters, so you'll have to get out of aero whenever you want to shift, which totally misses the point of a max-speed TT bike.
You'll get far exceed the benefits of this bike just by wearing non-flapping clothes on race day, or even an aero helmet.
That Windsor bike is really a road bike with clip-on aerobars and that's it. No aero tubing, no forward-facing seatpost and no intergrated aerobar headset and no bar-end shifters, so you'll have to get out of aero whenever you want to shift, which totally misses the point of a max-speed TT bike.
You'll get far exceed the benefits of this bike just by wearing non-flapping clothes on race day, or even an aero helmet.
07-06-11, 12:06 PM
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https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/windsor/rwt_tri.htm this is the bike I was talking about. I wanted it as a new road bike, but the person on cg just deleted the post...
07-06-11, 11:20 PM
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The steep seat tube of the tri-bike is designed to be ridden with the forearms resting on the pads, significantly shifting the rider's center of gravity forward. That's the reason for the slack head angles on these bikes. With standard road bars, riding one of these bikes for several hours would put severe strain on the hands, arms, and shoulders, which could result in severe neck strain. Bike handling is also compromised by this geometry. You might be able to win city-limits sprints on your weekend group ride with a tri-bike, but in a competitive group you'd be seriously handicapped.
Road bikes are designed to center the rider's center of gravity so support of the upper body by the arms is minimal. Head angles and fork rakes are moderate for maneuverability. Stretch those hamstrings, get some coaching, and work with the "rules" until you understand them well enough to break them.
Road bikes are designed to center the rider's center of gravity so support of the upper body by the arms is minimal. Head angles and fork rakes are moderate for maneuverability. Stretch those hamstrings, get some coaching, and work with the "rules" until you understand them well enough to break them.
