I’m finding that I ride a lot of serious hills and I often ride with others. I don’t race all that often and I’m not convinced that I’m much faster on a tri bike. So I wanted to hear people’s thoughts on transforming my felt b12 into a road bike by putting on road handlebars and putting seat position in relaxed position. The other option is to try and trade for a road bike. Thoughts?
There is a pretty good thread on ST here about this, a few pro and con views …
There is a pretty good thread on ST here about this, a few pro and con views …
My main issue is that where I live there isn’t much flat. I find that when I’m riding I’m just not on my aerobars much. And being up on the hoods of a tri bike is not comfy and there are no shifters there. So my question is will it be more comfy climbing with regular bars. Descending steep hills with a tri bike is also not so great.
Descending steep hills with a tri bike is also not so great.
Agree with much of your post. But, about descending, it is not the tri bike that is the issue, it’s the aerobars (well, the pursuit-type basebars really) that is the issue.
For me, I am way faster with drop bars (with my hands in the drops) descending because I can get my body’s CG way lower than on a bike with pursuit bars, and I have instant access to powerful brake levers, and I can press forward against the hooks of the drops during rapid deceleration.
I’m faster downhill on my TT bike in aero than I am on my roadie on the drops. Guess it depends on how technical the downhill is, but the difference seems to be less about the aeroness of my body position, and more about when I’m in aero on the TT bike- I can pedal. When I’m butt to the sky aero on my roadie- I can’t put power to the pedals.
my suggestion. Install dual position Di2 on your steed.