does it matter the brand of TT bike?

[RoadRaven]

Thats really bad timing on the part of your car to need new tyres! I think you need to have a chat with it and tell it to more considerate of its needs in relation to yours next time...

The seat post is out to its maximum length because we got the smallest frame we could for me and I am also told I have long legs for a woman! I guess its also accentuated as the front end gets lower...

I don't know Guru, so the Cervelo is what I would suggest, but if you can't feel much of a difference, then like Artisan and RM suggest, make your decision on the colour and also on the back up service and warrenty offered by the bike shop... I guess you have a few more weeks to come to your decision now...

If you are interested I have just popped pix of my road race bike and tt bike next to each other here;

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...t=10176&page=4

[roadie gal]

Fit is really what it's all about. If the fits are about equal then try to test ride the bikes. I've noticed a huge difference in the feel of different carbon bikes.

I ride a Sampson Diablo set up as a tri bike. They have some dampening system in the tubes that gives it a very nice ride.

[JmcG]

I ride a Cervelo P3 size 48 and love it (but it does have 650c wheels). Have you looked into Aegis? (My next bike currently on order pending my paint color.......) Custom paint job, carbon frames, hot bikes! I know for their Zaero frame, they make 2 small frame sizes for whichever wheel size you want - 650 or 700 (I'm going with the 700s since I can this time). Not sure about their geometries for T2 or Trident (their other 2 tri frames). Call them up - talk to Greg or Pete and they'll help you with any questions you have. Here's the website:
www.aegisbicycles.com

Good luck!

[RoadRaven]

I ride a Cervelo P3 size 48 and love it (but it does have 650c wheels).

My partner has been offered a P3 new at almost cost price... he is VERY tempted.
How would you say it compares to other bikes you have ridden? Stiffer? How does it handle?

Do you think it makes you faster?? (thats what my partner wants to know... will it make him faster... ) I remember you said in your thread when you first got it that it felt fast...

[JmcG]

My partner has been offered a P3 new at almost cost price... he is VERY tempted.
How would you say it compares to other bikes you have ridden? Stiffer? How does it handle?

Do you think it makes you faster?? (thats what my partner wants to know... will it make him faster... ) I remember you said in your thread when you first got it that it felt fast...

Yes, Yes, Yes! The bike definitely makes me faster. My husband hates when I ride that bike with him b/c he's working so much harder to keep up vs. my riding my other bikes. Once I got on the P3, I could just feel how responsive it was. The bike is very stiff, but the geometry is so that every bump you hit on the road doesn't translate straight up into your body, so it's a more forgiving ride than most other AL bikes I've ridden. I had a QR Tequilo before the P3 and it completely beat up my body on every ride b/c it was a really harsh ride. The P3 feels wonderful to ride! It handles extremely well too - I'm as confident on sharp turns and corners on the P3 as I am on my road bike. I would definitely recommend this bike to him.

Is your partner thinking of the AL or the Carbon frame? If it's the carbon, I haven't ridden it but have a friend who rides the P3C and loves it. He's definitely faster on that bike than the previous bike he owned as well. I think there's something about the fit of the bike, the quality of the ride, and the stiffness of the frame that all translates into faster bike splits.

Hope this helps! Let us know what he decides!

[RoadRaven]

OK... just quickly, cause I have to go make school lunches and get to work...

But he has replaced his road racing bike with an R3... just last week

And as part of the deal we also got him the P3 for TTing on (thats the one Cacellara has, same colour/model) - I told the boys in the bike shop that if he didn't buy it I would be in the next day to get it for his birthday anyway, so figure that into the sale price.

Oh, it is such a nice bike - much nicer than in the pictures and it looks real fine in pictures!

[tricanada]

I have a Guru Carbonio Tri and love it. After much research on different brands, I chose Guru because it is fully custom made for me. I had fit issues like crazy on my other bikes and figured it was worth the extra money to get a bike made to my specific measurements. I don't regret my choice at all and would recommend it to anyone.