Maybe I need a TT bike?

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NoNameNoNumber

NoNameNoNumber

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Hey guys,

I've signed up for my first triathlon this September and so clipped a pair of TT bars on the front of my trusty road setup. Seems to work well and I'm flying but now seeing as I have really taken to the solo efforts of triathlon training most of which are sessions on the TT bars I have started to notice a flaw or two... My hip angle has tightened up to 42º which leaves me feeling very cramped on the bike., I cannot slide the saddle any further forward nor can I lift my seatpost any higher to straighten my leg... Knee is at 137º.... Sooo I've been looking at TT frames to build my bike into mainly the Planet X Stealth or Exocet.

I've never ridden a TT bike before, people tell me they're heavier and don't descend very well, and that I should maybe go for a TT bike with drop bars and clip-ons. This wont be a summer dry day princess. It'll have to stand up to being ridden over the peaks (Eckington, Apperknowle, Owler Bar, Beeley Bank etc) come rain or shine... The Stealth and Exocet are OK with that arent they?

What do I need to know? The tri is in Lanzarote, up Tabayesco so needs to climb like a mountain goat and be stable at 50mph+ :D
 
Ah that's pretty much perfect then, I did similar on the specialized tarmac a few years ago but then there aren't really any technical decsents or blind tree lined corners seeing as nothing grows!

Was that full TT setup or drop bars?
 
Too much... I need to climb like a mountain goat :D

Although I had a look in store yesterday, they are VERY nice looking bikes...

SRAM force or Ultegra though... Thoughts? I've always ridden with shimano but happy to go for SRAM if they're comparable...
 
Problem I have Benny is on the aero bars I'm riding right on the rivet, to the point where my knees touch my elbows!

So yes I can move my saddle forward but it wouldn't really solve the issue, or perhaps it would but it'd create others.

Also, opening up the hip angle should help me run better- according to my training partner who is going for his 6th Ironman no so I'm happy to take his advice :)
 
Nail on the head :D

So then, which wheel set.

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Or £350 for planet x 52mm carbon clinchers.
 
So £350 extra for planet x deep rims... Yay or nay given the options?

I've cycled Lanzarote before and not particularly worried, quite confident on a bike... Also this will have regular drop bars and aero clip ons :)
 
Got a link?
And anything to back up the fact that they're the same rims?

That has got me interested!

Oh and what is the tensioning all about? Not heard of having to have a new set tensioned correctly...
 
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