you guys are being way too nice about this.........

another case of self-regarding types re-inventing the wheel- or in this case trying to sell us back something we already knew- and would have told them, if they had been listening. Do we really need the tri-guys to tell us that comfort leads to speed, that beyond a certain point, steep angles and stiff frames cease to help and begin to hurt?

Pro roadies don't ride faster than us because they have better position on their bikes. That would have something to do with talent, training and dedication, amongst other things. All their bikes are comfortable, though, with angles that seldom exceed 74 degrees and are sometimes as shallow as 71- dependent on individual body shape. This is all stuff the old-timers knew- but I suppose Tri Sport 'Innovators' will give it a new name anyday now...

I loaned a guy a '70's road bike to ride a short triathlon last year, when he trashed his aluminium framed, carbon fibre wheeled wonder in training. The cycling section was about 25 miles, I recall. The bike was 531 with a Campy 12 -speed set-up and GP4 sprint rims (totally Old-School, in other words). This guy added a pair of spinacis and raced close to his PB, raving on later about the comfort factor, etc., etc.
The bike has 72 parallel geometry and weighs about 21 pounds with a Brooks saddle.............

Is there anything new under the sun?