windschatten wrote:
GreenPlease wrote:
georged wrote:
6 is so asymetric that I'm guessing it's the Ventum. Which is a pity, because it's not a bare frame, it's a bike with 1.4l incorporated (but no other integration yet - why they don't split the box for repair kit and solids is beyond me, but might relate to patents). I hope I'm wrong.
1 is probably the P5-6, in which case I hope nobody reads this because I'd like to get a second-hand one and they haven't reached affordability yet. That bike is like the Porsche 911 of triathlon.
Am I missing something about the Ventum? I've seen the bike in person at least a dozen times now and can't recall any asymmetries. Also, supposedly Z frames do well at low yaw and less well at high yaw.
My totally "sucked-from-beer-bottle" guess is that #3 is the Ventum.
Cervelo P5-6 and Tactical #1 or #2.
What did I win?
One note is the kink on the NDS of #3 and #5 looks an awful lot like the kink in the P5 and P5x data from Cervelo's own testing. So, actually, scrap that last prediction. My final answer:
1. Premier Tactical
2. Ventum
3. P5
4. Diamondback Andean
5. P5x
6. Felt
If that ends up being the case it would be a tough choice between the Premier Tactical and the Ventum. Hard to argue with the utility of the Ventum's integrated hydration but the Premier Tactical is also one heck of a value and a well thought out "total package".