feethanddooth

am contemplating picking up this bike but need some opinions from people i dont know.

am being offered the bike for $2500. what do you think?

tekhna

It's 9 speed. Are you planning to do TTs?

feethanddooth

yes but i want to use it as my rode bike too

tekhna

You are not going to have any fun riding that thing as an everyday bike. And good luck going to group rides. You won't be allowed to as a safety hazard.

barba

I wouldn't want to use a TT bike as my only road bike. Put another way, I would rather use a road bike for TTs than a TT bike as a road bike.

feethanddooth

wait, i forgot that im going to remove the handle bars. im converting it into a road bike. going to put regular drop bars on it

NeezyDeezy

TT bikes are only better than road bikes for TTs and triathalons, for everything else they're considerably worse

EDIT - the geometry will still be for a TT bike, even with drops

thefatguy

I think bikepedia is wrong-

Having worked as a scott dealer for nearly 5 years I can confidently say that the Plasma was introduced post 6600- IE It has to be 10 speed.

feethanddooth

curious as to why. explain please

tekhna

Triathlon or time trial specific frames rotate the rider forward around the axis of the bottom bracket of the bicycle as compared to the standard road bicycle frame. The reason for this is to put the rider in an even lower, more aerodynamic position. While handling and stability is reduced, these bicycles are designed to be ridden in environments with less group riding aspects. These frames tend to have steep seat tube angles and low head tubes, and shorter wheelbase for the correct reach from the saddle to the handlebar.

(Wikipedia)

feethanddooth

got it.

what if you took the measurements off of your road bike that you were laser guided measured for and put those measurements into the tt bike. make up the difference of length in the headtube with risers and the proper stem.

scotch

last week i took a spin my friend's Giant TCR C2. i had never ridden a Giant road bike before. man, it is a NICE bike. retails for less than $2500 new i think. if you have a Giant dealer near by, i recommend trying one.

urbanknight

You would need an extreme setback on the seatpost, maybe even more than is available on seatposts. Otherwise you won't get the saddle far enough back. Then you will have knee problems and wish you had a real road bike. Time trial bikes are not meant for comfort.

Unagidon

Cervelo - you can ride a road bike, and flip seat post to get more of a tri/tt geometry. Although I never understood what to do about the bars...

pagliaci

That thing would beat you up as a road bike.

FlashUNC

A TT bike a specific tool for a very specific use. Agreed with all the posts above. To have that as your everyday rider would, from my perspective, be incredibly difficult to deal with.

eugkim

I guess I'm not sure why you're pushing so hard to get the bike. I don't know of anyone who would recommend a TT bike as an only bike. It seems like you have your heart set on it and you're trying to convince yourself.

I agree with what's already been posted. If you think that triathalon or TT racing is a possibility, consider a Cervelo Soloist Team, which is in the same budget and can be converted into a TT layout.

oilman_15106

So now you have added the cost of new bars, brifters and tape to the cost. For $2800 you can get a lot of new bike today. There is nothing wrong with 9 speed however, more dependable.