Hi there
I'm looking into buying a new bike for both triathlon and road events. The reason I'm looking for one bike for both is that I don't do a tons of races per year so I don't want to invest in a specific tri bike yet. Instead, I prefer a good road bike on which I can use clip-on areobars. It's a kind of compromise.
That being said, I came accross the Felt AR5 which seems to match my needs since the reversible seatpost is perfect for both road and triathlon and the frameset has great value too. The thing is I don't want to buy a new one to cut the price down to something around 1500$. And I'm having a hard time finding an old one in my area (year 2015/2016).
So, my question is : what are the other alternatives for my needs ? I really want a bike made for this dual use. Also I read about reversible seatpost by redshift but would it be as much effective as on the Felt AR ? What if I consider buying a Specialized Tarmac or Venge for instance ? (2 models I love).
thanks for your input!
I'm looking into buying a new bike for both triathlon and road events. The reason I'm looking for one bike for both is that I don't do a tons of races per year so I don't want to invest in a specific tri bike yet. Instead, I prefer a good road bike on which I can use clip-on areobars. It's a kind of compromise.
That being said, I came accross the Felt AR5 which seems to match my needs since the reversible seatpost is perfect for both road and triathlon and the frameset has great value too. The thing is I don't want to buy a new one to cut the price down to something around 1500$. And I'm having a hard time finding an old one in my area (year 2015/2016).
So, my question is : what are the other alternatives for my needs ? I really want a bike made for this dual use. Also I read about reversible seatpost by redshift but would it be as much effective as on the Felt AR ? What if I consider buying a Specialized Tarmac or Venge for instance ? (2 models I love).
thanks for your input!