converting a road bike to a time trial bike
12-24-07, 07:58 PM
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converting a road bike to a time trial bike
I have a Kestrel Talon that I would like to convert to a time trial bike. All I need to change is the cockpit. Has anyone done this on a budget?
12-24-07, 08:16 PM
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Bullhorns, aero bars, bar end shifters, aero brake levers.. if you buy used, it shouldn't cost too much. Then sell the STIs and road bars to recover costs.
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Cheapest: Aero-bars.
Slightly more expensive: Bent-forward seatpost + aero-bars.
But... it sounds like you want to do the whole base-bar, etc. stuff? Just go buy it on eBay. Hell, you could keep your Talon and pick up a Leader TT frame, and forget the bent-forward seatpost. Just use one wheelset, and you have two bikes.
Man, it's easy to spend your money.
Slightly more expensive: Bent-forward seatpost + aero-bars.
But... it sounds like you want to do the whole base-bar, etc. stuff? Just go buy it on eBay. Hell, you could keep your Talon and pick up a Leader TT frame, and forget the bent-forward seatpost. Just use one wheelset, and you have two bikes.
Man, it's easy to spend your money.
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Cheapest: Aero-bars.
Slightly more expensive: Bent-forward seatpost + aero-bars.
But... it sounds like you want to do the whole base-bar, etc. stuff? Just go buy it on eBay. Hell, you could keep your Talon and pick up a Leader TT frame, and forget the bent-forward seatpost. Just use one wheelset, and you have two bikes.
Man, it's easy to spend your money.
Slightly more expensive: Bent-forward seatpost + aero-bars.
But... it sounds like you want to do the whole base-bar, etc. stuff? Just go buy it on eBay. Hell, you could keep your Talon and pick up a Leader TT frame, and forget the bent-forward seatpost. Just use one wheelset, and you have two bikes.
Man, it's easy to spend your money.
As well as these I have a Trek road bike that I'll be selling and a redline conquest that I'll be selling as well.
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Cheapest: Aero-bars.
Slightly more expensive: Bent-forward seatpost + aero-bars.
But... it sounds like you want to do the whole base-bar, etc. stuff? Just go buy it on eBay. Hell, you could keep your Talon and pick up a Leader TT frame, and forget the bent-forward seatpost. Just use one wheelset, and you have two bikes.
Man, it's easy to spend your money.
Slightly more expensive: Bent-forward seatpost + aero-bars.
But... it sounds like you want to do the whole base-bar, etc. stuff? Just go buy it on eBay. Hell, you could keep your Talon and pick up a Leader TT frame, and forget the bent-forward seatpost. Just use one wheelset, and you have two bikes.
Man, it's easy to spend your money.
