Nope, your bike will be perfect. I was going to complain about the stem and rear brakes, but you will be fixing those. The only really annoying thing is the horizontal rear droupouts. But, that is not unique to the IA.

I am running 23mm tires front & 25mm rear on HED Jet Black 9/disc wheels. Those are about as wide as rims & tires get. No clearance issues at all. I had 25mm in front, so those clear their easily.

I have an IA16 that I absolutely love. I put Alpha X and Omega X front & ear on mine too.

Excellent. I ride jet black disc/9 myself and wondered about the wide fairing on the disc.

Perfect fit... as if they were born for one another.

Everyone that I know with that bike has had issues. It spends more time in the shop than at home with owners. Especially with that front end combo...

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IA 14 here, no complaints. The older style bento box cover sucked, and the v2 basebar clamp had issues, but if you're buying a current one // Alpha X, those are both fixed.

EDIT: Oh, get rid of the bullhorn rubber grips and just tape them if you don't use the Alpha X right away. Mine slide and twist all over. No biggie.

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Owner, FuelRodz Endurance.

What size? The TriRig front brake is basically incompatible with the the 48 and might be tight wiht the 51.

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So I have my Shiv completely built with Tririg parts and I’ve been riding it for 2 years. Last Saturday my rear derailleur hanger somehow came loose while I was climbing and my RD cage shifted right into my spokes. The RD and hanger were basically ripped from the frame rendering the RD hanger attachment point in the frame dropout unable to accept a new hanger. I bought it used so there’s no warranty involved. So I have to buy a new frame. Could just get another shiv but thinking of trying something else.

Well, there's a frame that was born for those parts ...

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Gorgeous bike there. However, I would have fired whoever mounted the centerpull brake and left that much slack in the cable housing.

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yeah, my mechanic is a total dumbass

But seriously, that slack is on my eventual to-do to fix. Part of the problem is that the nose of the IA interferes with the Alpha X cable exit. I need to knock off another 1cm or so to get more of a vertical run to the brake.

Sorry if I sounded harsh-I realized it after I hit reply. Anyway, beautiful bike.

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Not at all. You saw the exact same thing I saw after getting it all together. My other purpose in that cable length was to have enough to remove the stem without disconnecting the brake. Later, I discovered how easy it is to remove the little Omega X cantilever triangle without disconnecting the cable. So, that totally obviated my cable slack need.

And, I do not like the way it looks.

If it were me (owner of IA10 2015) I would get a Canyon or Argon-18 seriously the v2 clamp was a problem, the calpac v1 was a disaster, that bottom bracket brake....I have sworn never to buy another bottom bracket aero brake again,,,its a PITA....I literally hate it....its always dirty no matter what I do or my mechanic does. I have a few friends who have the Canyon and they are so happy....I am always like ...hmmmm is that brake dirty again ...its sounds funny.....heres my bike

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When you say “bottom bracket” brake do you mean the stock integrated brakes? Cuz I’m not using those. Been using Tririg brakes for several years without issue.

I have the vision aero front brake and the stock rear brake.....

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Biggest issue we've had with an IA16: Check that you're OK with the saddle setback, because you only get one seatpost option. For my partner, on an Adamo, she couldn't get enough setback. The saddle clamp absolutely sucks - the aluminium is as soft as butter, strips way before the maximum torque when assembled according to instructions. Two very very good mechanics have failed to adjust it without stripping.

If you're swapping out the bars and brakes, and getting the V2 CalPak, then you should basically have the perfect bike. I sometimes wish I had a tricked-out IAx.

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Is that a BB30 crank on your bike? I have a GXP quarq and am planning on just using wheels manufacturing BB30 adapters

That looks REALLY nice!

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Yes, it is a SRAM Red BB30 crankset.

Everyone you know?



I'm still not a huge fan of the cal pac or draft box, but zero issues with mine, and I don't run the TriRig bars.




Omega X works fine on both front and back with 51.

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just your average age grouper . no one special . no scientific knowledge . just having fun.

Third year with an IA16, Zipp aerobar, tririg front brake. Only problem I've had was with the cable going through the stem. It got all chewed up and crimped. I ran it outside and never had the problem again. Seemed like the only reason to run it through the stem was to say it went through the stem.

New Calpac is a huge improvement and the draft box while not the best looking, holds a lot more than the QR box did.

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I've had my IA14 for about 2.5 years.


I'd echo some of the other comments.
The original Calpac was a pain. The newer one seems much better but I haven't bought one yet.
A number of people seem to have issues with the seatpost clamp - I like the function but it does seem too close for comfort between torque spec and the point where damage is caused to threads.
The stock stem is designed to house the rear brake cable but doesn't do so very comfortably - however it does work fine for me and it looks pretty good.

I've had no problems with brakes.
Horizontal dropouts allow adjustment of tyre clearance to seat tube and work fine.
Plenty tyre clearance for me with 25mm GP4000SII and Swiss Side Hadron wheels front and back.
It's easy enough to pack and maintain.

So, I don't have much to complain about except the old calpac which isn't an issue for 2018 bikes and the fact I'm a bit nervous about adjusting the saddle clamp although it's been okay so far.

If I was buying now, I'd probably consider a Canyon instead. Mostly because it's lighter, I prefer the spec and integrated nutrition setup, and I've found Canyon good to deal with (my road bike of 4 years is a Canyon)

I'd love to hear some more details.
What problems specifically have they been having?

All known problems I'm aware of are already mentioned in this thread and are mostly not a big deal.

More time in the shop than at home? Seriously or a bit of exaggeration? I don't believe you either way.
Which front end combo? The cockpit? There's not much wrong with the Bayonet 3 aside from the reported issue with the V2 clamps. And the OP is using his existing cockpit anyway. The Vision brake is perfectly fine, but again the OP is planning to use his existing Tririg parts.
I've had my IA14 for about 2.5 years and have had it in the LBS once, for a few hours, just a few weeks ago, for a BB replacement. That's it.