Good tt/triathlon frames for under £500?
apana790
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I'm looking for a tt specialst frame for under £500 for a new build, has any one got any experience with frames at this price range? i was thinking of buying a whole bike but i prefer to have the flexibilty and freedom of choice when building one. Any recomendations and tips would be welcome
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A person on the bikeradar made this allegation
"once "went in the shop ( staff incredibly rude ) asked for a Dura ace rear mech ...was told to "make do " with a 105 ...said i wanted a DA as rest of bike was...
Dave ( i know it was him from his TT days ) offered to sandpaper off teh 105 logo & write on dura-ace in black marker & said i wouldnt know the difference.. "
See Here.
A person on the bikeradar made this allegation
"once "went in the shop ( staff incredibly rude ) asked for a Dura ace rear mech ...was told to "make do " with a 105 ...said i wanted a DA as rest of bike was...
Dave ( i know it was him from his TT days ) offered to sandpaper off teh 105 logo & write on dura-ace in black marker & said i wouldnt know the difference.. "
See Here.[/quote:3ogmbdgd]
Reading that had really brightened up my day
It seems however that most manufacturers don't make a TT equivalent of their entry level bikes, TT bikes usually seem to start at mid range £1500+.
Perhaps if more people take up tri, rather than just cycling, the number of cheaper TT bikes may increase.
Presumably this is the thinking behing the Tiger Frog £800 bike. The spec looks very similar to my Trek 1.5 (and countless other similarly priced road bikes), it just has a TT geometry frame rather than a road one and tribars with bar end shifters rather than drops and road bike shifters.
Not sure about the TT frames but probably similar.