road bike to time trial conversion
- Thread starter hodgey
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Kiwiavenger
im a little tea pot
- Location
- Carclaze, St Austell
If your unsure if TT ing is your scene then get some clip on aero bars and try a few. If you do enjoy it then start lookin at ways to improve which may mean n+1 into TT bike territory.
Ben M
Senior Member
- Location
- Chester/Oxford
You can make your bike more aero, but it won't be as aero as a full on TT frame.
would it be possible to change one of my road bikes into a time trial machineive had people say it would work and others saying to get a full blown tt bike. any views on the subject???
You can do it, but it's a half-arsed compromise that is displeasing at an aesthetic level.
In case you're also thinking about building up TT frame with bits from an existing bike, here's my thread exploring the same. I ended up transferring precious little. Wheels, RD and chainset.
RichK
Guru
- Location
- Birmingham, England
I did it when funds were too tight for a proper TT bike. Raced it for a season or so. Worked quite well too. Better than just using clip on tri bars but not as good as a 'proper' TT bike.
