Originally Posted by
UMDRunner
I just bought a really nice Tri Bike and own a lower end road bike, what should I do with it? The tri Bike is a Quintana Roo Caliente and my road bike is a Specialized Allez Sport. My Caliente is still being put together so I've never ridden it, but assuming that it is very comfortable, is there any reason I should hang onto my road bike? I've been offered $400 for it.
What are the advantages to having both?
-If your tri bike is getting worked on and you still want to ride
-If you don't want to be in a particularly uncomfortable position while taking a light spin
-If you want to run errands on it, your Allez will be much better suited
-If you want to (for some strange reason) do a RR/Crit
-If you want to go on a group ride
-If you want a rain/foul weather bike
-If you want to do any sort of TT where the bike geometry is checked (I don't recall offhand, but I think the seat angle on your new bike is too steep for UCI TTs)