I own a P2K but I have a Soloist in the basement right now that I'm babysitting for a friend who is in the process of moving. He had a P2K previously and is just as fast on the Soloist but has the versatility of it also being a road bike. Actually, he sold his road bike and P2K to simplify with just one bike.

It's very easy to convert for tri. Jst flip the seat post top part around, although I'd get another part mounted with another seeat to even simplify further.

You can do similiar conversions with any compact frame road bike by changing to a neutral set back seat post but the Soloist also has the advantage of genuine aero tubing.

It's the best choice of a dual purpose bike available.

See: http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/reviews/soloist.shtml

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I have owned two Soloists and rode one predominantly in the road position and the other predominantly in the triathlon position. I liked it.

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Tom Demerly
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see simon lessing's results from last year. He smoked every body on one at lake placid and a number of other races.

hey brother -

i ride a soloist for tris and am very, very happy with it. it's more set up like an ITU rig, really: i race short-course and sometimes draft-legal, for what it's worth. it'd probably opt for something steeper for longer races, but that's a personal thing. anyway, i've got the seat head flipped forward (though i agree with the others that i'll probably buy a dedicated seatpost - in carbon - to leave forward and use the alu one for road w/ a heavier saddle, to save hassle) and a pair of cinelli spinacci lites on there. great ride - comfy, stiff, nimble. thumbs up!

ask if there's anything specific you're after -

-mike

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I loved mine for road, didn't for aero position (couldn't get steep enough). If they were evenly priced, I'd trade my Colnago C40hp back for a Soloist.

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