Do you get a road bike with clip-on aero bars or a fully-fledged triathlon bike. Is it worth the investment, or can you get a lot out of your road bike? Well, with the expert help of Phil Burt, we will be weighing those options up, and how you go about setting their positions up!
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Welcome
0:00
The conundrum
0:19
Road bike pros & cons
1:05
Checking Mark's road bike position
3:06
Closed hip angle
3:50
Running position tests
5:35
Adjustments to the road bike position
7:19
Extra changes
9:00
Swapping to a TT bike
9:57
Extended knee angle
10:30
Neck pain and comfort
11:15
Key things to look out for
12:20
When should you get a triathlon bike?
14:07
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