Today, I raced in a super sprint and I used my rode bike with a short stem, aero bars, and regular seat post (I know everyone here told me to use the tri bike, but I wanted to see the difference in performance). I had my worst bike split ever. I could not get my legs in a good solid rotation. My knees were too close to my chest and really felt like I had NO power. Does this make sense? Would the sit angle make this big of a difference? When I set up the bike and got on the trainer, I felt like it was an okay fit. I did not feel like I was too stretched out. If this was all due to the sit angle I will have a new found respect for all the guys on road bike, because it is 10x harder to race on a road bike with aero bars.
T. Paul
T. Paul