As probably many who start doing triathlons coming from recreational road biking I started to read a lot about the differences in geometry road vs tri bike.
Now, I understand that a road bike with clip on bars does not equal a tri bike and that's not only due to the aerodynamic properties of the frame itself. Mostly the difference is in the position it allows for: more aero and "easier on running muscles". The latter is mainly influenced by the (effective) seat post angle.
So I was wandering about the effect of reach and stack and came across this quote from http://www.slowtwitch.com/...bikepicker_max.html:
If I graph stack/reach for road/dual/tri bikes I just don't "see" that:
The road bike here seems to be shorter and taller. What am I missing?
Now, I understand that a road bike with clip on bars does not equal a tri bike and that's not only due to the aerodynamic properties of the frame itself. Mostly the difference is in the position it allows for: more aero and "easier on running muscles". The latter is mainly influenced by the (effective) seat post angle.
So I was wandering about the effect of reach and stack and came across this quote from http://www.slowtwitch.com/...bikepicker_max.html:
Quote:
What about your aero position? The thing about road bikes is, they tend to be longer than tri bikes. If you slap a full-length aerobar on your road bike -- if it's set up as a road bike -- laying yourself out on those aerobars is going to result in an overlong position.If I graph stack/reach for road/dual/tri bikes I just don't "see" that:
The road bike here seems to be shorter and taller. What am I missing?
