Hi all,
long time reader, first time poster. I have done 3 years of triathlon inc 6 halves and 1 full distance, all on a road bike. I am finally pulling the trigger on a TT bike and am having a hard time deciding between a few models. For reference my most recent bike split was 2.37 at Challenge Almere half (flat course, decent weather conditions)
The 2020 Giant Trinity Advance Pro 1 seems really well spec'd for the price and interestingly includes a power meter, something I have not yet used but would quite like to! I was feeling pretty set on this bike until I popped into a LBS on Saturday and the guy in the store gave a pretty good pitch on the new Cervelo P-Series - basically saying disc brakes are the future and it would be silly to buy a non disc bike. He offered a pretty good deal on the 105 model with some Mavic aero wheels.
I have some 65mm carbon wheels I would put on the Giant, and its about £1000 cheaper than the Cervelo, which is a factor. But i cant help but feel he may have a point when he says it would be silly to go non - disc...
would be interested in peoples thoughts on buying rim brakes and if saving £1000 AND getting a power meter is a better idea than getting disc brakes!
Cheers,
Simon
long time reader, first time poster. I have done 3 years of triathlon inc 6 halves and 1 full distance, all on a road bike. I am finally pulling the trigger on a TT bike and am having a hard time deciding between a few models. For reference my most recent bike split was 2.37 at Challenge Almere half (flat course, decent weather conditions)
The 2020 Giant Trinity Advance Pro 1 seems really well spec'd for the price and interestingly includes a power meter, something I have not yet used but would quite like to! I was feeling pretty set on this bike until I popped into a LBS on Saturday and the guy in the store gave a pretty good pitch on the new Cervelo P-Series - basically saying disc brakes are the future and it would be silly to buy a non disc bike. He offered a pretty good deal on the 105 model with some Mavic aero wheels.
I have some 65mm carbon wheels I would put on the Giant, and its about £1000 cheaper than the Cervelo, which is a factor. But i cant help but feel he may have a point when he says it would be silly to go non - disc...
would be interested in peoples thoughts on buying rim brakes and if saving £1000 AND getting a power meter is a better idea than getting disc brakes!
Cheers,
Simon