Cheap road bike for triathlon

[jsmoke]

From my quick research am I right in saying that the bt'win triban 100 is the best you can get for the price. It comes in at 11.3kg minus pedals.

What do you think?

 

[jsmoke]

Agree that the Carrera Zelos or Virtuoso are probably the way to go for that - as long as you happen to need a 51 or 54cm frame. Triban is a nice casual bike for all road riding but it's not built for speed, A modern compact groupset will make a huge difference for training and for finding a gear you can get the most out of in any given situation.

Regarding frame size, afaics, a 59cm frame would be right for me. But that may be road bike sizes only, not sure if same applies to hybrid or tri bikes. It's all a learning curve.

 

[jsmoke]

You need to be looking at road bikes. Hybrids will be a lot slower and tri bikes are miles outwith bidget.

Correct. So I think I am 5.11 1/2 , maybe 6ft. Am I right in saying 59cm?