Why?

It just seems like they decided to make a bike that would appeal the most to freds. That doesn't seem like an unreasonable marketing strategy to me.

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how often you think youre gonna be braking in a TT? once, at the end?

idunno i mean, its not exactly the application where things like "high performance all weather braking" comes to mind

To be fair, I think there are wind tunnel tests showing that disc brakes can be fairly aero. I've seen pro disc folks in the road forum blabber on about it, so it must be true.

What confuses me is the trash compartment. How much trash does one accumulate during a tri/tt?

From what I read the bike is aimed at triathletes. I've only attended a couple regular triathlons in CA, but both had very real hills. The official Ironman here has some serious hills and it has rained on race day a couple times.

regardless of the practicality of any of its so-called "features", im gonna go ahead and dub that thing the #fredillac

I think a lot over a 100 mile race.

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it's like they tried to make a ferrari and designed a fiero instead.

There's a compartment? I thought it was just saying the frame is trash.

HAHAHA OMG I cant believe I posted that!

I meant kawasaki ninja!!!

If you insist on a Suzuki, though... (...and a remarkably fast death-by-highway-tragedy)

Hayabusas are gucchi tho

^ fits the JA thread perfectly.

why hello there, headset bearings....

no saddle. The mast goes right into your crack.

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Great analogy, I totally agree. Place for your wallet? Huh? Just for your wallet not cash because you won't have any left after you buy one. It has a place for fuel? for the hidden motor? Or the jet boosters that are conseald in the chainstays? At least Mario knows how to cheat in style, he does it in your face!
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I don't really think that Diamondback tri-bike is JA myself, just a slighly over-the-top purpose built bike

But since it was already discussed here - seems like it is a portent of more like it...

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If I were racing 100 miles I would want a bike that did it's job better than other bikes. A Tri bike is just a tool afterall, like a tennis racket. This bike may be ugly, but it is an awesome tool for the job. Having storage compartments for food and tools instead of bags flapping around or stuffed in your (totally inconvenient) shirt is a great thing. It's what Triathletes were asking for in a bike. The amount of adjustability for fit without replacing parts is fantastic. It breaks down conveniently (somewhat) for packing and there is a custom case for travel.

All the "ugliness" of the frame is what makes it slippery through the air. Because of that, from an design point of view, it makes the bike attractive to me.

It's hard core design focus, purpose built for ONE task. I think it's awesome.

barf

Maybe I dig it because it shares MANY design principals with my favorite machines. Many similarities. I also dig it because the designers DON'T care about looks. Function is king, style be damned. There are a lot of beneficial performance features on that bicycle that some folks might not be seeing. And when I say "features", I mean actual performance enhancements, not gimmicks. Things like shapes, positions, angles, and weight distribution. Even that little subtle bump on the belly pan chin will serve a purpose.


56 years of constant development by one of the wealthiest companies on Earth, with only one goal. Beat all others, at any cost. They spend tens and tens of millions every year.

Ehh, tri-bikes just have this weird conflict of purpose in my mind. Like the whole point of a triathlon is to prove how tough you are by completing this long, grueling race across three disciplines, but then the whole point of these bikes is to spend a lot of money to make that same race easier.

That's very true. But that's pretty much how all athletes view/select their sports equipment.

With all due respect and as someone who has done tri and duathlon, saying, "the whole point of traithlon is to prove how tough you are" illustrates a fundamental misunderstanding of the sport.

There is a tremendous sense of accomplishment but that isn't the same as proving something. I certainly never raced to prove anything.

There is also a camaraderie among triathletes which simply doesn't exist in the cycling-only world. You will not find triathletes beating up on each other the way cyclists do. If anyone is out to prove how tough they are it is cyclists. In tri races it is common to find the early finishers cheering the back markers as they come across the finish line and they are the first to acknowledge how tough the age groupers are, people who hold 9 to 5 jobs and are still able to train and finish.

The whole point of an aero tri bike, to go faster. I can assure you from experience that no bike makes the run easier. It never gets easier; you just go faster.


-Tim-

The irony that you have some of the least-racy bikes on this forum is not lost on you I take it ?