Fitting a road bike like a tri bike?

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2008-08-31 11:23 AM

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Subject: Fitting a road bike like a tri bike?
I'm just really getting into the tri's. I have a few sprints under my belt and am looking to finishing a 70.3 next year. I just got a new to me road bike and was wondering if anyone had a good website or advice and adjusting it to fit more like a tri bike. Or should I just go to a LBS and get fitted? And about how much should I pay for that?

2008-08-31 11:59 AM
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Subject: RE: Fitting a road bike like a tri bike?

You'll get the most speed gains by using clip on aerobars.  They will reduce your frontal area so drag is reduced.

2008-08-31 2:31 PM
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Subject: RE: Fitting a road bike like a tri bike?
I got clip on aerobars and a seatpost, that brought my seat forward of the seat tube.
2008-08-31 6:50 PM
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Subject: RE: Fitting a road bike like a tri bike?
You might check some references over on SlowTwitch for "Big Slam." The problem with going extreme on a road bike is that you end up way over the front wheel, and you lose a lot of stability.
2008-08-31 10:01 PM
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Subject: RE: Fitting a road bike like a tri bike?

Basics are just aerobars and a Profile Design Fast Forward seatpost (sorry, don't know who else makes seatposts that move the saddle forward)

Here's that webpage that the previous poster was mentioning. Quite a read, haven't gone through it myself yet, to be honest:

http://www.slowtwitch.com/mainheadings/techctr/wayback.html

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Edited by AnthonyF 2008-08-31 10:03 PM
2008-09-01 7:14 PM
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Subject: RE: Fitting a road bike like a tri bike?
I have a road bike with aerobars and was recently fitted more towards a tri position down in Salt Lake City. The fit is fantastic - I get a bit more power on the bike and when I come off the bike my legs are not as tired. He used the fist method - you can read more about it on slowtwitch.com. I wish I had done it earlier in the season. It cost $100 and took about 2.5 hours.

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