The BikeRadar website claims the advantage a TT bike gives you is 60-70 watts at 40 km/h, that is, it takes 270-280 watts to ride a road bike at that speed and 220 watts to ride a TT bike. Translated into seconds, a TT bike gives you
9 seconds per kilometre advantage
. This is six minutes in a 40 km time trial. Insane.
Are tri bikes really faster?
This steeper geometry places the rider’s hips over the crankset which engages their quadriceps more for increased power.”
Tri bikes are more aerodynamic and are “faster” than road bikes
.
How fast can you go on a tri bike?
Triathletes are some of the fittest people on earth. So it’s not surprising they able to bike at the speeds they do, but how fast do triathletes bike? Well, it depends on the event you are looking at and the distance of the course. But you can expect to see ranges from
27 km/hr up to 46.5 km/hr
.
How much faster are tri bars?
After installing aero bars, riders typically find that they’re going
1 to 2 mph
faster at the same level of effort.
Can I use a tri bike as a road bike?
Yes, a triathlon bike can be changed to a road bike
. This can be sometimes expensive and consume a lot of time but it is very doable. The main parts of these two different bikes can be swapped to change one into the other. You just have to pay attention to the fit as you do so.
Why are tri bikes different?
SEAT POSITION
One main difference is simply
the way the seat is positioned
. On a triathlon bike, the seat tube is steeper than a road bike. The angle of the seat tube on a triathlon bike forces the hips to sit forward which gives the rider less tension on their quadriceps and hamstrings.
Is 12 mph fast on a bike?
Most cyclists can achieve 10-12 mph average very quickly with limited training
. More experienced, short-medium distance (say 20-30 miles): average 15-16 mph. Reasonable experience, medium (say 40 miles): average around 16-19 mph.
How much faster is a road bike?
A road bicycle is
10 to 30% faster than a mountain bike
and is 15% faster on average at the same power output on smooth, paved surfaces. Riding posture, rolling resistance, frame geometry, and weight are the main reasons for road bikes being faster with the same level of effort.
Do you need a tri bike for a half Ironman?
How fast do pro triathletes run?
High-caliber professionals will often finish Olympic triathlons in around
2 hours or less
, with the men’s record currently at just over 1 hour, 46 minutes. But for top age groupers, Olympic distance triathlon times typically range between 2 and 2 1⁄2 hours.
Are TT bikes worth it?
Triathlon Bikes are
absolutely worth it if you are well trained, in love with the sport, and want the best equipment to compete
. It is not worth it if you are just a hobbyist and new to the sport.
How much faster is a Aero Bike?
With an aero bike, you’ll simply be able to go faster than you would with a non-aero bike. The 150-Watt rider riding during a windy day now finishes
6.5 minutes
faster on an aero bike (8.4 minutes with no drafting) and is 83.3 seconds per hour faster (93.6 seconds with no drafting).
Are tri bars worth it?
Tri bars can make a significant difference in your speed and can help to lower energy consumption at the same power output
. Since TRI bars help reduce wind resistance, the power needed is much less than having no TRI bars.
How much faster is aero position?
In simpler terms, the aero savings achieved by simply moving from a relaxed hood position to the horizontal arms position at 45kph would result in a
1.65kph
speed increase at the same wattage, which results in a two minute time saving over the course of a 40km TT.
Do TT bars make you faster?
For example,
going from a road bike to a dedicated TT bike will typically increase speed by between about 4 to 10 seconds per km
. So you can expect that just sticking on some aerobars onto a road bike will be at the lower end of that range or about 1mph give or take.
Do triathletes Pee on the bike?
Some riders have practiced urinating on the bike while others consider a different approach.
Most triathletes don’t need to pee a lot when riding unless they ride really slow
. In this case, they can always stop at the port-a-potty station and urinate.
Are TT bikes good for long distance?
Kerry Irons said: Tri-bikes have steep seat tube angles and often don’t handle that well. They are made to go fast in a relatively straight line, with the rider in a very low aero position.
Not a good bike for typical distance rides
.
Are TT bikes road legal?
You can’t use it in road or crit races
and they’re frowned on in Sportives.
Can you train on a triathlon bike?
So clearly
it is in any triathletes best interest to train on a tri bike if that is what you are going to race on
. So get in some base miles and climbing time on the road bike, but get in long rides, some intervals and runs off the tri bike and your race should have good results!
Why are triathlon bikes so weird?
It’s the
frame geometry
that makes a triathlon bike different to a road bike as the aim is to get your upper body lower and further forwards. This not only makes you more aero but also opens up your hip-leg angle to make it easier to run off the bike.
How much time do tri bars save?
If you’re talking about clip-on bars on a standard road bike and, as you say, your position using them has been optimised and you’re not shipping excessive power, the usually quoted figure for time saved over a 40km TT is
around two minutes
.
How fast do Olympic cyclists go?
There are 12 different events, and the races are held in a bowl-shaped arena, called a velodrome, that is 250 meters (820 feet) round (though sizes can vary from track to track), with racers riding counterclockwise and achieving top speeds
above 70km per hour (43.5 mph)
.
How do pro cyclists ride so fast?
But the other major way that professional cyclists go much faster than the rest of us in a race like the Tour de France is
their expertise in drafting or slipstreaming
. This is where they cycle “on the wheel” of the rider in front so they are protected from some of the air resistance.
What is the fastest anyone has ridden a bicycle?
The fastest human to ride a bicycle over open ground is named Denise Mueller-Korenek, who rode a custom bike at an average of
183.932 miles per hour
– shattering a world record that had stood since 1995.
Is a road bike faster than a hybrid?
Road bikes are faster than hybrids
due to a few properties: weight, riding position and tire width. Road bikes have very lightweight frames, especially more expensive ones. They also have smaller and lighter wheels. This makes them poorly suited for a lot of common biking situations.
Is 14 mph on a bike fast?
Many beginning road cyclists ride at average speeds between 10 and 14 mph on the road
. It’s certainly possible to sustain a higher speed, and some new riders who were already runners or some other type of endurance athlete may pedal at 15-18 mph or even higher.
Is 10 mph a good cycling pace?
The majority of riders can average a speed of about 15 mph on a one hour ride.
A good speed for a beginner is 10 mph
, but you should be able to get to 15 mph pretty quickly.
