The bike looks great. I'm confident stack and reach aren't as big a deal as has been made.
Here are the issues for me (and most likely a lot of people) - Customizability and Livability.
Premier forget there is an "I" in tri. People what to customize: this isn't crit racing this is triathlon - e.g. the struggle is internal. This means Identity and personal expression play a larger role in it.
Once you purchase this bike you've got a lot of work to do. You have to get a saddle, you have to figure out those wheels, you have to decide if that crank length is right for your fit. So, you're immediately in the buy/sell aftermarket game.
And then once you do that you're in Speed Concept land - what? What I mean is you now have a lifetime of dealing with annoying brakes that are really difficult to adjust. I work in a shop and when the mechanics groan seeing a SC walk in you know it's a challenging bike to live with and p.s., I've owned a SC and it was not awesome to live with. Yes the bike is set and forget but people never ever do this - like, ever.
So, the bike sort of dooms you to itself - great if that's all you want. But, I'm guessing as soon as the next aero commercial comes around you'll want to upgrade without riding up grades.
Here are the issues for me (and most likely a lot of people) - Customizability and Livability.
Premier forget there is an "I" in tri. People what to customize: this isn't crit racing this is triathlon - e.g. the struggle is internal. This means Identity and personal expression play a larger role in it.
Once you purchase this bike you've got a lot of work to do. You have to get a saddle, you have to figure out those wheels, you have to decide if that crank length is right for your fit. So, you're immediately in the buy/sell aftermarket game.
And then once you do that you're in Speed Concept land - what? What I mean is you now have a lifetime of dealing with annoying brakes that are really difficult to adjust. I work in a shop and when the mechanics groan seeing a SC walk in you know it's a challenging bike to live with and p.s., I've owned a SC and it was not awesome to live with. Yes the bike is set and forget but people never ever do this - like, ever.
So, the bike sort of dooms you to itself - great if that's all you want. But, I'm guessing as soon as the next aero commercial comes around you'll want to upgrade without riding up grades.