Jamis is apparently getting serious about triathlon. Check out these 2 new entries to their line that I saw on the triathletemag blog.
2008 Xenith T2
and T1
Nice hidden front brake
Herbert
Sweet! Set-up up by either Floyd or Levi…
Wow… they look really nice.
I ride a Jamis road bike (Ventura Elite) and love it. It’s a great bike at a great price. I hope they do well in the new market.
-Brian
Looks a little like a Plasma, but with some nice touches from the cable routing, the hidden brakes, the clamp mechanism. Interesting bike.
I have a Jamis Trilogy and love it. If they improve on it then they will have a top notch bike!
That T2 looks like it’s set up slightly steeper than the T1. Or maybe I’m just seeing things… Do they have the same frame geometry?
I actually do not know any details of the bikes as I just noticed the pics on the blog. Someone else is most likely more qualified to answer the seat angle question.
Here is a better pic though.
Herbert
Well, it’s got a dual position seatpost head. So I think it’s safe to assume one is probably in the 78 degree range (one UCI position and one non-UCI position).
That said, we can’t tell top tube or head tube lengths to see if the rest of the geometry would fit the forward seatpost position.
the frame shapes look exactly the same. i think the seat angle difference a small illusion caused by the different paint schemes.
very impressive efforts from Jamis. as far as i can see from the photos, i would call these frames vastly better designed for tri than the Scott plasma and many others. note that the rear brake is also hidden (i assume under the BB, which is a smarter place to put brake caliper than above the stays as Felt does with the da and b2). in some ways, these frames remind me of carbon copies of the classic cervelo P2K/P2SL.
and if these hit the reasonable price points that Jamis bikes typically do, i’d say a lot of tri companies better watch their backs …
The bike seems well thought out. I wonder how the geometry will be.
It’s interesting how some bike companies are trying to sell the racing package. Here’s a bike with top notch components. Pull it off the rack at the store and walk in to the race the next day turning heads as you walk by.
On the T1 we’re looking at a $500 cockpit, $550 cranks and $2,100 wheels…
On the T1 we’re looking at a $500 cockpit, $550 cranks and $2,100 wheels…
That’s assuming those wheels come on it. There are a lot of previews and ads out there with the hot new bike sporting fancy wheels that don’t actually come with the bike.
I wonder how wide the top tube is where is joins the seat tube. Flattened top tubes just don’t do it for me. Excellent looking bike. I’m sure with the typical Jamis great value for the parts spec this will be a great selling bike. I wonder what the T2 is going to retail for.
Herbert/All. Is that a version of the Fizik Arione Tri Saddle? I have an Arione Tri with Ti rails, and the profile is not that flat. Mine scoops up towards the rear as the saddle widens. I’d love a flat profile. Any insight to the specific model would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Kevin
Looks like an Arione Tri2 to me.
H
Is it just me or does it look like you are going to snap the front brake if you turn left?
Hello all,
Here is the Geo and other information you guys are requesting.
XENITH T Series Size ST length TT Length HT angle RAKE ST Angle BB DROP HT Length CS small 505 510 71 48 78 70 100 390 Medium 515 525 72 48 78 70 110 390 Medium/Large 534 545 72 48 78 70 130 390 Large 565 575 72 48 78 70 160 390
There are two models in Carbon, the T2 which will retail for $6300 as shown and the T1 which has a retail of $3300. Availability will be end of this year. We also have two other alloy models, the Trilogy at $2000 and the ultra affordable Comet at $1250
We’re in the final stages of testing and next month in the San Diego Low Speed Wind Tunnel we’ll have some final results. We have several prototypes being tested
currently because machine testing can only take you so far.
Jamis Road Product Manager, Steven Fairchild
Nice bike, and nice guerilla marketing campaign 
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These look really great. One of the best looking set-ups (with geometry that makes sense) I’ve seen released lately. Congratulations.
One bit of advice, lose at least half of the Jamis decals…waaaaay overdone!
If you turn it far enough, but you’ll be over the bars anyway by that point. BTW, where is the rear caliper? Is that it sticking out behind the chain rings beneath the chain stays? I see a cable for it, but either it’s missing, or concealed by the frame somewhere.