that's a stunner, and the bike i wanted more than any other for many years.

when i was 18 i scratched together enough money to buy a used KM40, but the old version with a seat-tube. i raced it happily for a few years, then UPS wrecked it in during a move in about 2004. i bought a cervelo soloist that i still race today.

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Fast enough for Chrissie fast enough for me!

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I just found a set of Scott DH bars & mint condition elbow pads in my parts bin.

Can't decide if I want to hang them as art or sell them

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My Zipp 2001 with Hed aerobar and wheelset

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Now that is a sweet ride

What great idea, and what a great bike! Here's my "restomod" Faggin (italian built Columbus lugged steel tubes frame, with 650C wheels), with "modernish" components

I don't have pictures but rode a kestrel talon until recently when it was destroyed by a car.

Some guy locally is selling Guru Chrono. Guru was what Simon Whitfield rode to gold at the first Olympic tri in Sydney, 2000.

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Long Chile was a silly place.

Not sure if this counts, but it's 13 years old... Never going to be able to touch the speed of the fast guys and girls that rode them when it was new.

2011 Specialized Comp. Still gets the job done.

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Let food be thy medicine...

2005 Cervelo Dual with period-appropriate HED bars.. I'm about to rebuild this in road bike configuration with gravel bars, will have my last race on it as a tri bike next weekend..

Rebuilt as a roadie. Too slammed as a for me as a daily driver but interesting project.

Maybe I figured out how to upload a picture. Maybe not…let’s see…

I've been racing on this 2000 Cervelo Eyre frame since I bought it new. Original Syntace bars. Dean T, I'm using a Centurion Accordo as a commuter bike. It was my first tri bike. The Dave Scott autograph model was a bit pricey for me at the time.

Still ride this one, although not in races. Managed to get signed by a bunch of good people - Mike Reilly, Sam Warriner, Cam Brown, Hannah Berry, Seb Kienle, Rebecca Clarke, Braden Currie.

that's awesome!

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My latest project: 1st gen. Scott Waimea (TIG welded steel frame), with a few upgrades (seat/seatpost and drive train)

Not a tri bike but I’m still using this Beauty that I bought in 2008!
The groupset was swapped out for Record 12 Speed last year though.

I love everything about this. Fully external cables, handlebars that look purposefully designed for extra drag, mismatched bottle cages, but gotta have an aero seatpost for those marginal gains

Yeah, but one of the cages is ti. So it must be faster right? Too flexible to actually hold a bottle securely but that’s not the point…
I’m just waiting for the spinergys to fail. From what I’ve read on line they will kill a small mammal, cut my fingers off, catch fire and then explode. Probably.

2012 called and wants its bike back.

NOS, almost finished, have pre firecrest 808s to roll on.

And this. I do love an old QR. With silly little wheels.

Initially had the 10spd Di2, but a couple weeks after leaving it in the Augusta dew before the race one of the bar end shifters failed. Kept getting more and more worried about finding replacement parts if it failed again. Turned out to be about the same price for 12spd or 11spd when the blip boxes were hard to find. Way better to travel with now!

My 2010 P3, not sure if it counts as an Old tri bike (especially with di2 and modern components) but I can promise you it’s still rocking, and usually scoring among the very fastest bike splits.

I love old QR's as well. especially steel ones. Sadly this one was wrecked in an accident with a car; frame was w/o, but a few parts were recovered for the other projects

I think you're totally missing the point about the purpose of a restomod bike

I'm entering my last performance-oriented tri season on modern equipment. Starting next year, I will race with style aboard this beauty that I acquired recently.

So cool. Screw that modern stuff!!

I love that LOOK bike, the stem appears to be made of silly putty though ?

That is a beauty. No need for a "super bike" when you have this beautifully maintained and updated classic. Nicely done...

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I have this oldie but goodie sitting in my shop, 2001 Quintana Too Ti-Phoon, all Dura Ace 9 speed. Extra small, 42cm c-c. BTW if anyone is interested I am selling it.

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that's the look 'ergostem.' it's adjustable for height and reach - super cool!

i remember seeing one of those look KGs for the first time in person at duathlon nationals when i was a kid. i stared - such a stunning bike!

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The 650c Spinergy/Specialized Tri-Spoke combo can only be pulled off on a QR Kilo.

IDK. The 700c size wheel combo still rides well on a 1995 Kestrel 200 SCi 20 years later. It's my back-up race bike that needed to hold up to the rough bike course on Lower Wacker, Lower Columbus, & Lower Randolph Drives in downtown Chicago. It was still equipped with original components (except aero bars) but put on a new but identical saddle last season and replaced the right gear shifter. I plan to pull it out for a race later in the summer. The current race bike is a 2006 black Kestrel Airfoil and it holds its own against others still.

It's interesting to see the spinergy - i went through 2 warranty returns in my race days with delamination and cracked "spokes". The last one cracked at speed and the wheel basically collapsed - it was terrifying.

I just threw it in the garbage and that was it with those guys. Nice to see you've had better luck!

Those 196's were used around 92-93 by the two arguably best triathletes of that time, Mark Allen and Simon Lessing. I remember their head to head battle in Nice LD race. A friend of mine bought one at Cordier bros bike shop in Cote d'Azur, a few years later

Picked up an old zipp disc, still looking for a 650c 3000 front wheel. Also recently put my old Scott 100k bars on it for full aero or die mode

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Stunning!

What storage box is that in the frame?

Also how much was the paint?

Thx eemanuele19
The storage box is my own design, 3d printed.
I spray painted the frame so I did not pay for it, except for the multiple cans (primer, paint, glitter, coat) and loads of fine sandpaper ;)

Wow, that’s even more impressive haha.

Would you be open to making/selling me a box, or the design?

I’ve got the P3 a little further up this thread. Just got an amazing fit and there’s no room behind the saddle to tape a tube anymore.

If at the time it was stiff enough for Mark Allen, I guess it will be just fine for me!

In like 1992/3 when we started the 1st edition of Bike before it became BIKE Magazine , Zipp sent us the original version to review, it is still I think one of the fastest bikes I ever rode.. man I remember that feeling so vividly! IT just was a rocket and floated over the crappy roads of Newport, RI always a pleasure to see one again! Thanks for the memories

Here's my bike for the 2023 season. Just for local and short triathlons on flat / rolling courses. 1987 Peugeot Tourmalet frame. Shimano 600 drivetrain. Weinmann brakes. 1987 Scott DH handlebars by 3T. Replica Selle Italia Turbo saddle. 1991 Spengle disc wheel. Wolftooth 52T one-By chainring. I'm going to build a new front wheel this weekend. Shimano 600 hub on a Mavic MA2 rim.

amazing and effective bike! have you considered a zero offset seatpost to reduce the front end reach by 2cm? a bottle cage would have its purpose also

I have the same bike but mine is a 2000. I did upgrade it to Force 10 sp some years ago though. Stickers are Blue though. Mine is actually my indoor riding bike. Still has the orginal Profile Carbon X bars. Circa 2000 QR Tiphoon--love my bike!

were they built by litespeed? drop a picture here!

Cheers. Yes. Very effective. Everything I need. Nothing I don't. Will definitely put a bottle cage on. Just trying to source something from the 80s. The seat-post is 24mm. Very hard to get hold of. However, the distance to the pads is perfect. I like to be a bit stretched out. Like this:

If you're ok being stretched out, then that's fine; but Mike Pigg, at some point, needed to move a little forward:

I'm looking forward to see your "new" front wheel, though!

Cheers. Will try and get the wheel done this weekend. Need to check my spoke stock to see if I've got the right length. Position is great. It's also just for fun rather than performance. Your photo is Molina BTW. Will post more photos when the project is finished.

You need to find a Campy aero water bottle for that bike.

My Kestrel Talon I’ve been rockin since 2013. Fits like a glove and I’m just planning on cleaning up the front end a little this winter

Very sweet photo - love the color combination of Red, Black and White.

I’m still riding and racing my 1998 Softride Powerwing 700. Sweet, comfortable, and, oh, so aero! Still turns heads at races. Many people new to the sport have never seen one.

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I haven’t had this bike very long but I have had the disc for probably a decade or more. Bought it off the classifieds. The front wheel is an old Cane Creek wheel set I bought last year. Tubulars. I’m running 22 Continental Sprinters. This is the set up I rode at Augusta a few weeks ago. When I got the bike the cockpit was terribly uncomfortable. I did opt for TriRig aerobars and they’re fantastic. So the front end is pretty new. The rest of the bike, however, is more than a little dated.

Circling back to this thread as I don't often revisit threads I comment on (or ones I always started)..all the time--it was just at the top. But here is your request jollyroger88......the original fork was replaced due to a mechanic in Kona cracking the steerer at Hawaii Ironman one year--who didn't use a torque wrench. But other than that--it's in fabulous shape & this SRAM 10 Force really has under 600 miles on the grouppo. I don't ride it much, this is my "indoor trainer" bike...where I live, I can pretty much ride all year around, every month, except for maybe a few week stretches where it is too snowy/icy...but often at least a couple times a month outside if I put all my battle gear on. Otherwise, XC ski instead.

Of course, revisiting the above post to follow up with my current ride since 2010, and yes, these are sew ups/tubular tires on these Zipps (old school glue on tires)...still racing today...10 sp, R2C Sram. 56 cm, super light. Tires are new YEARLY though.

Ol' Blue.
My 1st tri bike.
I'll still race 1x per year for old times sake.
Tri isn't always about shaving time.
Sometimes it's a nod to the past.
It's about embracing it all.

Nothing but rim brakes and tubed tires. This can't be!!! The horror.

You own some awesome bikes, but might improve at taking pictures :)))

Me rockin' and rollin' with my "newest" bike (2014 Cannondale Slice)