Best Beginner Triathlon Bikes in 2025: What to Buy and What to Skip

5/30/2025Lauren Wolff

Best Beginner Triathlon Bikes in 2025: What to Buy and What to Skip

Choosing the right bike is one of the most important steps in preparing for your first triathlon. This guide compares road and triathlon bikes to help beginners make the best choice.

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Lauren Wolff
Lauren is an ex-South African now happily living in Belgium. Her background for over thirty years has been in her own business in the creative and writing sphere. Lauren now writes passionately for ROUVY with her popular route reviews and engaging website content. Lauren is an avid and competitive road cyclist and mountain biker who, a few years ago, achieved several podium positions for her age category for National Championships and UCI World Masters Champs for road and, before that, in triathlon in the early 90s. Lauren has been using the ROUVY app year-round since 2016.
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