I’ve never actually owned a triathlon specific bike. I had mostly stepped away from tris when they revolutionized (due to injuries). When I did race more, like most, I was still using road bikes that were set up for use in tris. And, I will say that the bike pictured is a nice looking bike, and I wouldn’t say “no” to it. But, that being said, I will point out a few things that I see about it with regard to using it in triathlon. These are just my opinion. First, by what I see of tri bikes around today…the seat tube angle doesn’t seem as aggressive. Some of the bikes I see look like they have almost a vertical seat tube. Not that that really affects the bike's speed…becasue that aggressive angle is supposed to be a ‘leg saver’ for the run. Most everything else is weight-related:

— The “cockpit” just seems a bit bulky (excessive length of the clip-ons could be trimmed).

— With the seat lowered as much as it is, I’d cut off whatever amount of the seat tube that isn’t needed for safe insertion length. I know it’s a CF tube (according to the manufacturer specs). But weight is weight.

— The crank set seems a little ‘meaty' with lots of metal, and looks like it weighs more than other thinner cranksets that could be used. Same goes with the chainring. There’s certainly lighter ones with less metal available.

— The wheel reflectors, “dork disk,” and blinking light aren’t required.

— Use a less bulky, lighter seat.

— And, if in a sprint tri with a bike segment of only 15 miles or less, I just didn’t bother with hydration on the bike (and would consequently take a little more fluid in T1 and T2 to offset). So…the water bottle and mount could be eliminated.



Dan