I finally got out for an hour or so on my tri bike today. I understand the benefits of a tri bike (hence the purchase) but I was sure I wouldn’t enjoy riding the thing. I was expecting it to spend a lot of time locked away while I train on my usual bikes. I was quite wrong.
On an unexpectedly sunny Sunday morning I popped out for an easy spin (I’ve cut down the bike mileage as the run mileage has become serious to ensure decent recovery) along some Gower roads. A wobbly first mile led very quicky to main road confidence. The geometry of this bike makes it very, very stable in a straight line and shockingly comfortable down on the tri bars. In fact the tri bars are *the* place to be and I even did all the climbing (some of it in the 39×23) on the tri bars and most of the descending.
This bike feels awesome at speed; it’s really surprising how safe and stable you are down low on the tri bars at 60kph. It can be a bit scary when you remember where the brakes are but with practice it becomes a simple task to reach from a tri bar to a brake lever or to scratch your arse. It feels good leanIng around bends in the aero position.
I’ve read a lot of articles about bike selection for triathlon being based upon how much time you can spend in the aero position. I guess I picked the right bike. The frame rides very well too.
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