Originally published at: Bikes of Kona 2024: Gustav Iden’s Giant Trinity Disc - Slowtwitch News
Frame: Giant Trinity Disc
Fit Coordinates:
• Pad Stack: 665mm
• Pad Reach (back of pad): 572mm
• Bar Angulation: 15 deg
• Saddle Height: 718mm
• Saddle Offset: 0mm
It’s been a hot topic and I’ve received several text messages from people asking for my thoughts on Gustav’s position when he first posted on Instagram.
Gustav is definitely in a “Superman” like position, but my gut tells me he can handle it. In his initial post, you’ll notice that he’s sitting on the back of the saddle, which greatly exaggerates the length of his position. It’s long, but that won’t be his “all-day” position on race day. He will mostly ride on the nose of the saddle, getting his hips over the bottom bracket where he’s most powerful, which will shorten the reach a bit. I do think you’ll see him use that extra-long, back-of-the-saddle position when speed is high and power output is low.
Gustav supports his body up front on a Drag2Zero .66 cockpit, which has been modified and extended well over the front wheel. He’s also using 1.25 Sync arm pads on each side that have been cut asymmetrically for the right and left arms.
Shimano Dura-Ace Groupset: 56/44 front chainring, 11-30 rear cassette, 170 crank arms, CeramicSpeed optimized chain, Shimano power meter and pedals.
Hydration: The new Giant Trinity has a quasi internal hydration system. It uses and aero bottle that is refillable with a straw that runs through the frame that Gustav has neatly attached to the bars.
I think the most interesting detail here is that it appears Gustav plans to ride with two round bottles tucked behind his arms and close to his chest. You’ll see the 3D-printed mounts bolted and glued to the bars just behind his arm cups.
Saddle: Gustav rides the Giant saddle with an XLAB Gorilla cage mounted in the rear.
Wheels & Tires: Cadex Aero 4-Spoke wheels and Continental Grand Prix 5000 TT TR tire in a 25mm width setup tubeless.