ahhh nostalgia..hey wait...those are 7700 series derailleurs..that's not retro/old school...the cranks are even octalink...hmmm I agree though, they sure seem to be getting their moneys worth from this rig

Interesting. Love the curved seat post. That guy has got his money out of that bike. I'm sure a new one wouldn't be much faster.

With 10 speed out now, someone referred to my 9 speed Dura-Ace parts as old school. :-)
Herbert
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my DA 9 is now old school....shit...I just upgraded too..hate those Jones' I'm forever trying to keep up with them..they must be on PEDs

curved seat tube, horizontal dropouts!!!! naaaaah this is just another P3 copy ;-)

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lol...ladies and gentleman..the post of the day

I understand the thing being old school but why the hell would he not clean it since 1989?

Wait a minute! This '89 Tachyon is pre-you, Herbert. So who was the frame designer....no doubt slightly ahead of his/her time?

thinking the same thing King...some triathletes just never take care of their stuff (see the thread about a trashed bike...ewwww)

This bike was designed by Mark and David Lynskey with the input of several triathletes and the Pioneer Triathlon Team. Some notable names who gave input were Steve Hed and Andrew McNaughton.
This is also the type of bike our president Mark Lynskey raced in Kona in 1990.
Cheers,
Herbert
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the Pioneer tri team..now that is retro...my friend traded his race shirt for Carol Montgomery's Pioneer team shirt back in 89 at a race in Milton ON. She signed it herself then had all the other pros within earshot sign it as well...made herself a fan for life that day...wow..memories

I don't know if this was the same bike or not, but I saw a dude racing at IM FLA in old Tinley tights, on a bike with the old school Profile triangle aero bars. I just though he was being cool with his retro gear....

I, umm,,still ride a bike like that as well. It's "new" to me. An 89 DA VINCI. Not Devinci. Profile cowhorns and triangle bars. It's all Campy though and much cleaner.

J

Whats on the chain stay of the Giant in the back ground? Looks like someone poured tar on it. I know not and I can see zip ties are holding it on.

Dave

Thats a Polar power output sensor. I saw a few there.

Doesn't it look like the Giant has only one chain-ring?

Damn your right! How did I miss that?

So why did they keep the ft der? Makes no sense.

Herbert, check out the Vineman website. The biker on the title bar and using the old Scott Extreme bars is riding an old custom 700c Merlin with GripShift 7spd is Jim Musik. King of kicking a$$ on retro. Most years in the early 90's he'd have the fastest amatuer split at Wildflower. That photo is only a couple of years old.

So when is someone going to put on the Retro Tri? I've got some old Gatti tri-shorts I'd love to resurface. And to think I use to grocery shop in my split-leg neon Tri-Fit shorts. Yikes!

In response to the Giant with only one chainring.

cmetri:
They have to keep the front der to keep the chain on the chainrings when the rear der is shifted. they could put on cross style chainring guards and do the same thing, but usually it is just easier and cheaper to keep the front Tour?

I run a single ring on my cyclocross bike with a carbon outer guard and a chainwatcher inside. Works like a champ, and is a third of the weight of the ft der, and it looks a lot cleaner. For a cyclocross bike, if one is going to a single ring set-up, they go all the way. This just looked like a "weird night before in the hotel room experiment". A single ring is 50g. The noticable weight savings is only realized when one strips out everything. Too bad we can't see the rest of the bike. I'd howl if they left the STI shifter!

I agree with you about that there are difinitely better ways to set up your bike for a lighter weight set up if that is what you are worried about. I am sure this person saw or heard of this set-up some place and made some last minute changes. Hopefully they learn that there is better ways of doing things, but like my father always says, there is more than one way to skin a cat. (however, sometimes there is a better way though)

Hope this guy fixed his chain before the race, otherwise he would be going nowhere fast...