The 4 Best Beginner Triathlon of Bikes Under $6,000
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- Triathlon bikes are a huge purchase for beginner triathletes. No longer can you buy a beginner triathlon bike for a couple thousand dollars, any new triathlon bike or road bike now costs at least $6,000. These are the best cheap triathlon bikes on the market in 2024.
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Doing a first sprint triathlon? Use a normal road bike, and just have fun! One step more serious? Get some clip on aerobars, saves you 1-2 km/hour. But realise that you need to train in the aero position. Leveling up to a 70.3 or just want to be faster? Then a tribike comes in the picture. However, 5k+ for a 'beginner' tribike is ridiculous! Please start with something second hand. You are probably not a pro, so a 1-3k used bike will be completely fine! Have fun!!
I started with triathlon (70.3 distance) in 2022 and rode my road bike the first two years. Aerobars and a good bike fitting can help tremendously.
Now I bought a Felt IA 105 for about 2200$ new. We have an onlineshop here in Europe which has great offers from time to time. That bike would be way more than enough, but because I have SRAM AXS on my road bike, I upgraded it with Force and Rival parts. Deep section carbon wheels, some 3d printed parts to get an integrated hydration system, and there is my super bike 😊
Great vlog Taren!….very informative. It would be great to see a future vlog about 2 things. Lists of companies that make larger frames for riders in the 6’5” range….they are so few and far between…and shipping cases that hold bikes that big….those are 2 delemma that larger riders are always having….finding a bike and then being able to transport it…🏊🏼♀️🚴♂️ 🏃♂️
Everyone needs to know their goals before they jump in. I’m getting back into Tri training after a decade of only cycling with a road bike. At first I thought I’d get something used +/- 3k, but once I started doing my research and know I want be at this awhile I didn’t want to go the route of constantly upgrading over time. I decided to just do a project over about a 6 month period to research, purchase the parts and build the rig myself. I’ve ended up with a Cervelo P series frame / SRAM Force D2 with 2 sets of remote blips / TriRig Alpha One Cockpit / ENVE 65 Foundation wheel set with Pirelli P Zero Race TLR tires. Yes it ended up over 9k but I really enjoy it, it does everything I’ll need and I won’t need to upgrade it anymore. Peace
105 to Ultegra gets you basically nothing outside of auto-trim on the front. Money better spent on wheels!
Just a minor correction. DI2 is not a separate group set, it is just the electronic version of either 105, ultra or Dura Ace.
I worked with my local bike shop and built my tri bike out of used parts. Cervelo p3 105 all in less than 1800us. I absolutely love it and I know some will not want to go this route but it works great for me.
Great video! Got the tri bug..... Perfect video!
GREAT video
Thank you Taren!!
Cervelo 105 for $3000 and sometimes on sale for $2600
Great deal
I took an entry level BMC Timemachine for 2500.00, and stripped it down and speced it out with a Tririg Alpha One, 60mm HED wheels, Ultegra Di2, Rotor drivetrain, and Hambini BB. After all that's said and done, total cost is around 5000.00 and weighs around 18 lbs. No disc brakes though but very aero and very adjustable. I could sell off the stock parts to offset the cost, but I'm thinking of just building up some kind of bike with them.
The Quintana Roo setup looks like a great deal.
i just got xpr with holo paint for 4100
shimano 105 is not entry level any more. claris, sora, tiagra is entry level shimano. 105 mechanical is better than the dura ace of 10 years ago.
Any recommendations for good road bikes to use for triathlons? 😅
as a newbie, yup tri bike are expensive now.
i've resorted to build one using China frame as base as local used market here are at silly price for disc frame. My tt912 frame is yet to arrive, cant wait for it :)
current estimate should be around usd2000(got expensive coz i chose custom paintjob) with 1x 105 mech excluding wheelset as i already have 77/86 deep wheels on my tri-mod disc roadbike
Hey Taren, what’s the tri suit in your thumbnail?
Swap out the recommendation for a road bike - 1:50 - for a gravel bike?
I got my 2017 cervelo p2 off marketplace for $1700
No love for Cervelo P-series.
Canyon is the best option imo
My dream is a tri bike. Being 65 years old I feel I have to stick with my LOOK 695sr and just be happy. Good info though.
What do y’all do for a living that some of these are considered “beginner” bikes? 😅
The least expensive bike in the Tour de France in 2023 was right about $7k USD. The idea that a "beginner" triathlon bike is ~$6k USD is asinine.
When I upgraded my bike a couple months ago ( I ended up with factor) I searched every triathlon bike I could name. Reality is, this is the price of triathlon bike. Does not get any cheaper. Unless, clearance from local bike shop, used (which is not easy to get in the right size/groupset/look combination) or obscure brands like "dare" the brand of the "cheapest" tour de france bike, which is not even factual. The Dura ace di2 and dt Swiss wheels, and custom paint they use alone would make that statement false. Triathlon bikes are expensive and the reality is there is no beginner's bike. The beginner tri bike is a road bike 😅.
2:50 - soooo, wouldnt there be a buyers market for good second hand triathlon bikes for both a complete newbie and a novice triathlete (someone with 1-2 seasons under their belt and want to commit more fully to the sport, but lack the budget for such a significant new bike purchase)? Tri bikes come in fairly small range of sizes - with most highly adjustable to individual rider’s measurements. So a second hand bike?
Best beginner Tri bike? The bike you have or the bike you can reasonably afford. You don’t need anything special to race your first Tri. Just enjoy the process!