Subject: RE: Iron distance (70.3 and full) road bike vs tri bike time savingsHate to say this, it all depends.... On a hilly course, I am faster on my Road bike, on a flatter course, I am faster on my Tri bike. I'm doing Lake Stevens 70.3 next month and plan on riding my road bike with clip ons. Last time I did that race, I was on my Tri bike. I'm running 50mm deep rims on my road bike, and back then on my Tri bike 50mm front and Tri Spoke rear. So the Tri bike "should" be a little more areo.
I don't find running off either bike any easier. I do bricks off of both bikes so maybe that helps. What I find makes a nice difference is for the last few miles on the bike match your pedal cadence to your run cadence (if they are different ). For what ever reason this seems to make my legs feel fresher right as I start to run. |