If it fits you, you might like this. A good deal:

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com

Doesn't get much higher end than this:

http://airointernational.com/ (Click on Lotus, obviously)



Screw ZG, I'd try and get a pair of these if you can find them:



Here's your new fork for you:

http://j.b5z.net/.../i/DCP_1872_ezr2.JPG ,

Aerobars, I'd either swing The New Oval aero bars (when they hit store chelves)

http://www.cyclingnews.com/...d-up2/050701oval_bar

or the ITM's

http://www.cyclingnews.com/.../cntdf05-stueycrono4



What kind of wheels and component group were you planning? Those will also dictate what goes on the bike.

That is a sweet price, and an even sweeter deal (e.g. DA for under 2k!!!) I bought a close-out Felt road bike last year from Tom and I am very impressed with Felt.

A little high end but. www.catbike.ch

THE CAT CHEETAH

Cheetah Info Cheetah Data Price List

[/url]The CAT Cheetah represents a configuration which does full justice to the properties of carbon fiber / epoxy composites, and displays high torsional strength and excellent aerodynamics. These aerodynamic properties have been documented by the test report carried out on several aeroframes by the renowned and respected German magazine "Tour Magazine".

An entirely new kind of front fork / handlebar unit ("X Forks") was developed for the extremely stiff monocoque frame. The fork blades pass the fork bridge up to handlebar height and make a conventional stem and handlebar unnecessary.
The aerobar is installed onto the aerofoil profiled fork blades at the height required by the rider.

The risk of fractures is decreased by the additional inclusion of Kevlar in the laminary layers. The saddle tube also has an aerodynamic, wing-profile shape and is also made of carbon fiber. The seat height can be adjusted through 8 cm.

Every Cheetah is made-to-measure according to a personal measurement sheet and is therefore suitable for riders of every size. Personal preferences regarding components and level of equipment can also be respected.

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[/url] CAT CHEETAH DATA

Frame, X-Fork, Wheels Carbon - Kevlar Average weight of Cheetah normally 8000g - 8300 g depending on components Weight of frame approx.. 1300 g Weight rear wheel 650C 1020 g inc. freewheel Weight front wheel 650C 880 g Wheel base 1020 mm Bottom bracket- rear axle 400 mm Frame sizes 45 - 64 cm Steering head angle 71 - 73 deg. Down tube angle 72 or 78 deg. Brakes, Brake levers Magura Hydraulic Tyres / Tubes Continental GP 3/4

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[/url] PRICE LIST



Please print out the price calculation sheet to calculate individual configurations.


CAT Cheetah complete....................................SFr 8500.00
includes frame, X-fork, aerobar, pads, armrests, Rudelli steering head bearing, Shimano bottom bracket, Magura hydraulic brakes, CAT Threespoke 26 in. wheels, Edco Competition components, Continental Grand Prix tyres and tubes, Grip Shift, Flite seat. Different components on request

CAT Cheetah frame set inc. brakes ..................SFr 6090.00
includes frame, X-fork, aerobar, pads, armrests, Rudelli steering head bearing, Shimano bottom bracket, Magura hydraulic brakes



Separate and additional options : CAT Threespoke front wheel 650C (26") SFr. 890.00 CAT Threespoke rear wheel SFr. 950.00 Cat carbon Aerofork (conventional type), 350g SFr. 700.00 Cat handlebar (conventional type) incl. arm rests and aerobar SFr. 500.00

CAT Oasis integrated drinking system SFr 250.00 9-Speed Gripshift - Exclusive to Cat ! SFr. 250.00 Mavic Mektronic System SFr. 500.00 39/53 sizeBartol system SFr. 200.00 CAT carbon twin bottle holder - no more lost bottles !! SFr. 100.00 Large Chainrings for Shimano - 130mm Sizes 54 to 57: 79 SFr. plus PP
Sizes 58 to 61: 98 SFr. plus PP Large Chainrings for Campy - 135mm Sizes 54 to 57: 97 SFr. plus PP
Sizes 58 to 61: 119 SFr. plus PP

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My dream bike anyway.

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Jim

**Note above poster works for a retailer selling bikes and related gear*

I ride a P3, but I think you get your biggest bang for the buck with Felt...my friend loves his.

This one needs some work, but it's got the "basic idea"

SOOOOO far so good my ST friends but I expected much more from a highly established group such as yourselves. Keep them coming. I up the ante to the winner. A BodyZen DVD of choice and a pair of cycling socks!! Game On!

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Lee Zohlman, Lead Coach/President
BodyZen Multi Sport Coaching
http://www.bodyzen.com

Elite T-Class or Magnus. Great bikes, good pricing, and Dave G. will do your bike up anyway you want. I have a Razor and couldn't be happier. Oh, and there American made.

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I proudly DO NOT post my workouts on Facebook!!!

What color are your uniforms this year?

I vote for the litespeed blade, aero, beautiful and you don't have to worry about dings when transporting it, plus it will last forever

P3 you gay monkey.

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customerjon @gmail.com is where information happens.

Here you go Lee- pick which one ya like and Ill pick it up at R&A for ya and bring it down to ya when I see ya in about 4 weeks :-)

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Jason Goldberg
FIT Multisports

Guru Chron'Alu -- it's a bike that doesn't get in the way of the rider. As good as anything out there, but reasonably priced. Considering how good it it, I think it's a bargain. No frills, but no corner cutting either. All aluminum, no carbon rear-end (which is superflous anyway, methinks). Build it with Ultegra, or DA if you've got a little extra $$. This is a bike that should last a long time and is fast enough to win any race on (if you've got the engine, of course).

I'm a believer that bikes should be solid, not gimicky. Thus, no doo dads to recommend, but for Time RSX pedals. these are the best pedals out there right now, about a step ahead of SPDSL and 3 steps ahead of Speedplay.

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*****
"In case of flood climb to safety"

Personally, I would go custom--because why not. That being said I would offer two different choices. Both are time tested, precision builders. They have the experience and the reputation to be able to sufccessfully build one-off frames. I also narrowed it down to the unique, I think that Ves would fall under this category but yaqui is often touted on this forum, so I will leave it to others to introduce his work.

Steel:

http://www.yamaguchibike.com/images/y2k-tt.jpg

Yamaguchi is the hero of many kerin riders, and builds beautiful frames. The steel he is using has a ridiculously thin minor diameter, but it is steel so it is incredibly strong and comfortable for long distance racing. I like his forks and time trial bars as well. All options are customizable, not just fit. If you come up with a great idea, he will make it happen.

http://www.yamaguchibike.com/components/bars.htm

Aluminium:

http://www.tiemeyercycles.com/images/aerott.jpg

David made many of the olympic team bikes and was a poineer of the aero tubing revolution. He has wind tunnel pedigree up the wahoo. I think he used to work in the airplane industry--or something similar. If you want you can get the origional reynolds aero aluminum tubeset, which rocked.

As for goodies--MDT is a good source. Especially their steel forks.

http://www.mdt-products.com/products/102-blades/blades.htm

I also like their chainrings:

http://www.mdt-products.com/products/138_luna_aero/luna_aero.htm

For more chainrings also see Tiso

bartol system--http://www.tisobike.it/triathlon/bartol_system.html
sandard rings--http://www.tisobike.it/triathlon/chainring.html

For the ridiclous in frames (and prices) moots will make you one of these--the administrator of your trust fund may cut you off however:

http://www.insidetri.com/images/bike/1989.868.f.jpg

I can't find a picture of one but, Indurain used to ride a campy front disk with four holes in the center. I guess the modern equivalent would be the HED cona coast but that was only offered on the rear.

As for brakes. I have the Dura-Ace AX brakes pictured above. I don't recomend them unless you are going for that vintage look. What did kick ass though, were the mavic brakes that came with the ZAP group. The lever folded flush with the body of the caliper and hte single pivot had weak shoulders so it hugged the fork crown. I think there was a dia comp model that performed similarly.

Also, keywin pedals. Superlight, relativly cheap and if you hit a pedal in a corner you wont skip as much--the plastic just sort of grinds away. The ability to confidantly pedal through corners is worth some serious time:

http://www.keywin.com/crm.htm

If you can't tell yet, I love posting this stuff. I'll probably come up with more later, but this will have to do for now.

Tri this



Titanflex -- Terminator.

http://www.titanflex-usa.com/products-terminator.htm

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Just Triing
Triathlete since 9:56:39 AM EST Aug 20, 2006.
Be kind English is my 2nd language. My primary language is Dave it's a unique evolution of English.

blah, blah, blah.... skip the mass production bikes.

This is my bike:



www.yaquiusa.com



Although I've replaced the FSA compacts with Rotorcranks and the saddle with an airione tri. Don't copy my paint job though ; ).

Andy

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Andy

'You'd be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into round holes, ignoring the clear reality that Thinsg Are As They Are.'

You got to go with what fits your personality and something that you would be proud "sporting" down in South Beach. Go with the original BIKE. (Note: This is the same bike Monk got; maybe you could see how his fits you.)

Man, life must be tough with a second "member" growing out of the center of your left thigh. I have enough problems with one of those things.

Yo Big Dog,

Check out my selections







Hope this helps, also, it would be nice to get a copy of that stretching DVD, hehehehehehehehe

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I have horrible back problems but I have zero problems staying in an aero position for 180k. Why? Because I ride steep and because I train regularly in that position. Simple as that.....Gerard

Yaqui. Scandium tubes w/ carbon stays. DE geometry (custom tweaked if you need it). Easton EC90 Aero or Ouzo Aero Pro fork to match head tube geometry. Full Record10 Carbon gruppo. Bora front and Ghibli rear. Record bottle cages on the frame.

I'll let the other guys fill in a sexy front end, 'cause Ves will spec Syntace. ;-)

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<If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough>
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My recommendation is the Litespeed Tachyon. It has good geometry, with a real short head tube. I don't know if you want it to last a long time, but it will. Titanium resells better than most other frame materials. I doubt the 105 is going to slow you down any. Plus unlike the other Litespeeds, you don't pay for fancy wheels that they choose. You can choose race wheels.

It comes in at around $2500 which still is not as low as Tom. Ds option but I think what the Tachyon lacks in components, it by far makes up in frame and good geometry.

Another vote for Elite. Even if you buy a stock T Class you can customize your paint. That's one of the coolest things about owning an Elite, it doesn't look like every other Elite out there. Customer service is above and beyond.

http://www.elitebicycles.com/product.php?id=tclass

i second that and you can get a deal from www.nytro.com on all litespeeds. i got my tachyon 2 weeks ago for under 2500 with ultegra.

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Serotta Ottrott st set up in what ever geometry configuration you want.

Light weight wheels with a power tap hub Roughly $7,500 for the set

Hed aero bars

Ti cassette of course

wippperman ti chain.

Kevin