Why Get a Tri Bike?
Simply put, the geometry allows you to run better of the bike. On a tri bike, the aggresive forward seat tube angle will have you really loading your quadriceps. On a traditional bike, the relaxed seat tube angle allows for folks to use their hamstrings as well. A tri bike will do more to ease the load on your hammys, saving them for the run. Technically speaking, of course. Some folks really insist on crushing the bike, thereby destroying all hope of a good run. If that’s your strategy, then it doesn’t matter what bike you ride! When To Get a Tri Bike If you are going to do long-distance triathlons for more than a year, get a bike. If you want to be competitive at triathlons, get a tri bike. If you want to get in shape and are doing triathlons for inspiration, don’t get a tri bike. If you are in your first year of triathlons, don’t get a tri bike…just use what you’ve got. You just won’t appreciate what you are riding if you start out with a whiz-bang carbon beauty. If you are planni
