My new Blue came in a couple weeks back & I finally got a chance to go in & get all set up on it. This is my first road tri bike I have ever owned after doing last season on a 20 year old Cannondale MTB. I researched extensively (maybe too much) before deciding on the Blue Triad EX Di2 because it gave me the most bang for my buck & it will last me a long time before I get the itch to upgrade.
A few surprises were in store when I picked the bike up. The brake levers listed on the Blue site are Ultegra levers with the Di2 buttons. As you can see, it actually came with Dura-Ace levers. Also, the cassette is listed on their site as a 105 cassette, but it came with the Ultegra cassette. Probably the only component on the bike that I would eventually upgrade is the crank, but that's down the road when I make a decision on adding power. Wheels will be an upgrade too, but I will do that closer to the start of next season.
Here is a link to a full album of pictures I finally got a chance to take today. If anyone wants to see anything specific on the bike that you can't see in the pictures, let me know & I will take some more close up or macro shots.
http://imgur.com/a/hGZWH
A few surprises were in store when I picked the bike up. The brake levers listed on the Blue site are Ultegra levers with the Di2 buttons. As you can see, it actually came with Dura-Ace levers. Also, the cassette is listed on their site as a 105 cassette, but it came with the Ultegra cassette. Probably the only component on the bike that I would eventually upgrade is the crank, but that's down the road when I make a decision on adding power. Wheels will be an upgrade too, but I will do that closer to the start of next season.
Here is a link to a full album of pictures I finally got a chance to take today. If anyone wants to see anything specific on the bike that you can't see in the pictures, let me know & I will take some more close up or macro shots.
http://imgur.com/a/hGZWH