It wasn't long ago that as triathletes we complained that our bikes were made UCI legal, and therefore were perhaps not the ultimate triathlon weapons they could be.
Now (perhaps just because injuries have turned me into a time trialler), it seems to have flipped the other way. When manufacturers release a new non-drafting bike it tends to be a triathlon bike (often UCI illegal) first and foremost. With UCI rules softening maybe it will become academic.
Until that point will the likes of cervelo and felt produce a new TT bike or will they continue to put all the energy in refining there tri bikes where the potential market is greater?
Recently most new TT bikes have tended to come from the more traditional European manufacturers. I guess both the Scott Plasma 5, the New BMC TM01 and the latest Giant have used designs that can turned into UCI legal designs brushing between the needs of both TT'ers and triathletes. The new BMC is particularly interesting and looks like it may be a winner in the low yaw speeds of TT's.
Now (perhaps just because injuries have turned me into a time trialler), it seems to have flipped the other way. When manufacturers release a new non-drafting bike it tends to be a triathlon bike (often UCI illegal) first and foremost. With UCI rules softening maybe it will become academic.
Until that point will the likes of cervelo and felt produce a new TT bike or will they continue to put all the energy in refining there tri bikes where the potential market is greater?
Recently most new TT bikes have tended to come from the more traditional European manufacturers. I guess both the Scott Plasma 5, the New BMC TM01 and the latest Giant have used designs that can turned into UCI legal designs brushing between the needs of both TT'ers and triathletes. The new BMC is particularly interesting and looks like it may be a winner in the low yaw speeds of TT's.