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As above im looking at getting road bike but unsure about riding with drop bars seen some tt bikes that do t have them so what the difference between a road bike and tt bike apart from that
What do you want to do. If your not racing tt or triathon do not buy a tt bike
Tt bikes are twitchy as ****, stiff , and uncomfy when not on the tt bars ( and thus out of reach of brakes)
Youll also be banned from organised group rides with clubs etc for the same reason
Tt bikes are one trick ponys
quite a lot. TT bike is for out and out speed for a fixed distance. Speed, at the expense of comfort, pleasure and some may say enjoyment. If you are worried about riding in drops, TT bars will scare the hell out of you! Get a nomal road bike, ride it on the hoods.
Buy a hybrid 😉
And if narrow tyres and poor brakes scare you, get a mountain bike
Road bike everytime. If for some bizarre and perverted reason you find yourself wanting to do a TT, you can convert a road bike to become a TT bike (sort of).
TT bikes can't do anything else - they're stiff, incredibly aero (arse high nose low) and rightly banned from most club runs, all normal forms of road/circuit racing and even some Sportives, thus limiting your riding options somewhat.
Buy a road bike - get used to it over time and soon you'll find that the drops are there for a reason.
Thanks all I have a mtb now a d race xc just looming for something elses something to just nip out on after work get a couple of miles in here and there
ben10 - Member...im looking at getting road bike but unsure about riding with drop bars...
try it, but you'll probably hate it.
give it a few rides, with some fast sweeping descents and you might love it.
If you're unsure about drops (and you shouldn't be, you get used to them in about half an hour) then aero bars are worse because you rest your forearms on the pads and steer with hands which is different to flat or drop