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A tri bike is almost always faster than a road bike. But for a lot of first-time IRONMAN athletes, it’s still the wrong bike to race.
In this video I break down how much faster a tri bike really is, using real data modelling from a hilly course (IRONMAN Wales) and a flat one (Tallinn), plus a real-world test on the IRONMAN UK course in Bolton where we rode the same loop at the same power on both bikes.
Then I’ll show you the two things that decide whether that speed is actually yours to take and why most first-timers often don’t get the speed they paid for. If you’re deciding whether to buy a tri bike before your first IRONMAN, watch this before you spend the money.
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Find this video useful? Then you’ll love these ones too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G4DJNwk08I (The only 5 sessions that actually matter in your IRONMAN build)
https://youtu.be/IHQu2CYASGg (IRONMAN Success: 8 Essential Protocols For First-Timers)
https://youtu.be/r8lrTwQT3dw (The Slower You Are, The More You Need a Power Meter)
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8 Comments
Is the a road bike with or without aerobars in the comparison?
Poll: Who's riding what for their IRONMAN / 70.3 this year? Road bike, tri bike or road bike with aero bars?
Thanks for all the Videos Rob. You have helped me massively with these as I cannot afford to be coached. Training for Outlaw Nottingham in 5-6wks time. Olympic tune up just completed at the weekend, Age group win. Result! First Race sim this weekend 5 wks as you suggest so we will see where we are ?? Fingers crossed !!
Can we get oxygen addict Tri suits without being actually coached?? They looks great
This advice is spot-on, as well as the rest of his excellent advice. Ignore it at your own risk. My actual real-world experiences mirror this to a "T" and the caveat about not being able to hold TT position for a full IM position is a major deal – almost no 1st timers or even 3rd timers can hold TT for that 6-8 hrs on the course.
The answer is no
When you highlight the numbers, the rectangle is filled with non-transparent black fill, covering the numbers you're trying to highlight. Example 1m22s . Cheers 🙂
Is the possible power for both bike types the same?