I’m in a strange situation, I was not planning to buy a new bike so I’m totally out of touch with new bikes. The last time I bought a bike was 2003! To keep from getting into a long story, I was just handed $10k with the provision that it be spent on a new tri bike. Wow, where do I start? What do I want?
I will schedule a bike fit ASAP to get my measurements. I’m 6’1" and 173 lbs, 8% body fat (according to Garmin scale), average flexibility.I do not have any race wheelsI’m only doing short distance tri until the kids get just a little older (probably 2 years), then I’ll be back to HIM.I’m only doing tri, nothing else.In the past, I’ve ridden mostly flat courses and where I live the highest elevation gain is an overpass.
https://www.canyon.com/en-us/road-bikes/triathlon-bikes/speedmax/speedmax-cf-slx-9.0-ltd/2145.html
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https://www.canyon.com/...lx-9.0-ltd/2145.html
+2. Best in the market IMHO.
I’m sure it’s a good bike, but you can get something faster for thousands less
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Good TT bike fit from a knowledgeable, reputable fitter.
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Cervelo P2 w/ TriRig Alpha One aerobars and Omega aero brakes, eTap groupset, power pedals, and FLO aero wheels.
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You’ll have enough left over for 6 months of coaching and a Wahoo KICKR.
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Profit
Eric
I’m in a strange situation, I was not planning to buy a new bike so I’m totally out of touch with new bikes. The last time I bought a bike was 2003! To keep from getting into a long story, I was just handed $10k with the provision that it be spent on a new tri bike. Wow, where do I start? What do I want?
I will schedule a bike fit ASAP to get my measurements. I’m 6’1" and 173 lbs, 8% body fat (according to Garmin scale), average flexibility.I do not have any race wheelsI’m only doing short distance tri until the kids get just a little older (probably 2 years), then I’ll be back to HIM.I’m only doing tri, nothing else.In the past, I’ve ridden mostly flat courses and where I live the highest elevation gain is an overpass.
Really? What’s faster? I’d like to know your recommendation.
I’m sure it’s a good bike, but you can get something faster for thousands less
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Good TT bike fit from a knowledgeable, reputable fitter.
-
Cervelo P2 w/ TriRig Alpha One aerobars and Omega aero brakes, eTap groupset, power pedals, and FLO aero wheels.
-
You’ll have enough left over for 6 months of coaching and a Wahoo KICKR.
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Profit
Eric
I’ll second this but I’d get HED Jet Blacks instead of Flos. The braking surface is the real deal. Even if you live in flatland it’s nice to have when you need it (e.g. sudden emergency stop).
Check out Premiere:
https://www.premierbike.com/products/tactical
The owner Dan posts on ST and is very accessible if you have any questions.
Are you allowed to spend some on related accessories - better helmet, trisuit, shoes, tires, etc?
My vote - Trek speed concept. Tons of dealers, easy access to parts if needed, better flat storage than Canyon and others. Could buy the frameset for about 3k, then choose your wheels and parts and come in far less than the canyon.
Really? What’s faster? I’d like to know your recommendation.
I’m sure it’s a good bike, but you can get something faster for thousands less
I’d trust a Speed Concept, P5, or P3x all to be faster. Or heck, you could buy a P3 or P2 and swap the components out and put on something like an Alpha X or Alpha One as Eric mentions above. The 808’s are something like $3k? If you’re building up the bike yourself you can save a lot of cash and be just as fast (if not faster according to some people on here who do a lot of testing) with Hed or Aerocoach wheels. All that cash saved could go to wind tunnel testing, a power meter, a disc wheel, etc before hitting 10k.
In some ways that would be an incredibly fun game to play. In other ways, quite stressful. Congrats on your good fortune!
Honestly, at that level, I would buy based on looks. If I had $10K that all had to be spent on a bike right now, I would buy a P3X. I just love the way it looks. But, I would need enough reserve cash to upgrade the wheels. If I wanted a bike with classic looks, I would probably choose between the Trek Speed Concept or Canyon Speedmax.
Get a quality fit done to figure out your appropriate frame size and various measurements based on the fit data. Figure out the bikes that are closest to your specs and pick from there.
Get a quality fit done to figure out your appropriate frame size and various measurements based on the fit data. Figure out the bikes that are closest to your specs and pick from there.
Thanks, that is exactly what I’m going to do, but I didn’t even know where to start looking at bikes. So far, it sounds like the list is
P3XP5Trek Speed ConceptPremier “2.0” TACTICALCanyonWhat else?
In response to the other poster, yes, I’m sure he will be happy with anything bike related. I had not considered the upgrade route, that is interesting.
How about QR, Argon or Scott?
Remove the P3x from the list. The whole concept the P5x and P3x is carrying the kitchen sink for full distance races and the P2/P3/P5 are faster bikes if you only need stuff for Olympics and halfs.
As for everything else the key will be what your bike fitter/mechanic feels most comfortable dealing with. The key to getting fast is getting it set up perfectly for you. Once you start getting proprietary front ends, brakes etc. playing with fit gets to be an art form. So if you fitter say ‘Scott Plasma’ or ‘Giant Trinity’ I would go with it as like the P2 you can build these in super bikes with the right tweaks. Bikes like the P5 come with a lot more bells and whistles but you need someone who is comfortable playing around with the odd custom bits.
Are you allowed to spend some on related accessories - better helmet, trisuit, shoes, tires, etc?
My vote - Trek speed concept. Tons of dealers, easy access to parts if needed, better flat storage than Canyon and others. Could buy the frameset for about 3k, then choose your wheels and parts and come in far less than the canyon.
Speedconcept vote here as well.
Get a bike fit and see what they recommend.
My choice would be the Giant Trinity Advance Pro line, less than $6K with great features and a solid history of great bikes. I have an earlier model, a bit lower on the price scale, and it is the most stable, comfortable Tri/TT bike that I have experienced.
The silence is deafening regarding aero data on the SLX
Awesome bike though…
Really? What’s faster? I’d like to know your recommendation.
I’m sure it’s a good bike, but you can get something faster for thousands less