Triathalon Bike More Comfortable????

[aicabsolut]

Unless your ride is not strenuous you will also get what we (my teammates and I) refer to as TT butt..... it may spare your hamstrings, but the point at which your hamstring (I think - but I'm not a PT or a physiologist, so correct me if it is a different muscle) attaches to your backside gets *sore*. Bent over tends to mean more pressure on your pelvis and soft tissues too, so finding a good TT saddle can be a challenge.

Hahaha ...my friends and I use the same term, though it's not just the hams but the glutes. I can get TT butt from riding in a more aero position on my road bike. Add more stress on the hip flexors from a TT or tri rig plus more stability control required of the core, I wouldn't tend to use the word "comfort" when talking about an aero bike fit.

[itself]

Now Triathlon bikes have the H bar to use when you are not in the Aero position. Is this comfortable and is it a total pain to have to reach for your shifters at the end of the aero bars?

Thanks for all the wonderful responses!

Lisa

[aicabsolut]

For those with an aggressive setup, it is not comfortable to ride at the bar ends either. Tri bikes are always annoying when it comes to having to move between shifters and brakes (which is why they aren't great for hilly terrain). I see many people on TT/tri bikes who grab onto the pads on the aerobars when they are trying to relax, because those are the easiest to reach compared to staying aero or moving to the ends. The pads are also higher up than the flat top of the base bar.