Due to hip and back issues it looks like I won't be able to ride aero for a long, long time so I've been looking at converting my tri bike to a road setup. I don't want to put money into a road bike because my cycling future is unclear.
My top tube is a bit too long so looking at the geometry on a road bike for someone my size, it looks like that measurement would be about OK, with the biggest difference being in the seat tube angle (78 on my tri bike vs. 75.5 on road) and the head tube length (10.1cm on the tri bike vs. 13.0 on road).
Can I make this work by swapping out base and aero bars for handler bar with STI shifters? Am I missing something obvious here?
Thanks. Just trying to cobble something together until the future becomes clearer.
No coasting in running and no crying in baseball
My top tube is a bit too long so looking at the geometry on a road bike for someone my size, it looks like that measurement would be about OK, with the biggest difference being in the seat tube angle (78 on my tri bike vs. 75.5 on road) and the head tube length (10.1cm on the tri bike vs. 13.0 on road).
Can I make this work by swapping out base and aero bars for handler bar with STI shifters? Am I missing something obvious here?
Thanks. Just trying to cobble something together until the future becomes clearer.
No coasting in running and no crying in baseball