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Old 05-15-12 | 08:59 AM
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Oh, and...

5) Time Trial bikes handle wonky. The head tube angle of 72.5 degrees is slack to allow for easy handling when in the aerobars. That combined with a 45mm fork rake will make for sluggish handling. To put that into perspective, many road bikes have 73-74 degree head tube angles with 43mm forks. Some track racing bikes have 74.5-75 degree head tube angles with 25-40mm forks.

So, you may be able to make it look like this:



But it will handle like this:
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