From a recent Facebook post by Kestrel:
“The 2017 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon on June 11th marks two important debuts. This will be Greg Billington’s first time racing this event and he’ll be doing so on the newest member of the Kestrel family. Our fastest bike ever is coming soon. Stay tuned to see what we’ve been up to. We’ll unveil our latest creation June 11th! #TimeToFly #TheNewKestrel”
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very cool. my first ‘real’ tri bike was an original KM40, and i still miss that bike dearly.
disc brakes
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Glad to hear it. I thought the brand was dead.
disc brakes
This. Plus an on-board oven to make fresh gluten-free kale/quinoa power bars.
If it doesn’t have disc brakes, it will be interesting with the market shifting. Kestrel is a lot smaller company so maybe they just use stay with rim brakes.
I think you are correct about disc brakes.
A comment on a recent post:
“Disc brake road is the future. Get on board already. Be a leader, not a follower”
Kestrel response:
“Thank you. We think you’ll enjoy what we have coming soon”
So no idea if this will be a feature of the new bike, however it seems disc brakes are on the radar.
I just paused the video on the new bike. It’s rim brakes.
https://www.facebook.com/grillington/videos/1341286315926157/
They’re making a new one already?
Good call, I just watched the video and paused through. Looks like the front brake could be integrated into the fork and the frame is an interesting shape in comparison to the 4000 or the Talon.
Someone posted a full side shot picture on the Kestrel Facebook site a month ago. It disappeared very quickly but it was kinda sad. Nothing all that exciting, very much like the Trek but skinnier in places. So standard diamond frame, hidden rim brakes, thin tubes. I cannot remember quite how integrated the front end is but I don’t think it was anything out of the ordinary.
Sad because many years ago the airfoil KM40 was the dogs dangly bits, and now they’re playing catch up…
I paused the video at 0:07 with only the front wheel and the rider’s arm showing. There is no rotor on the front wheel. I don’t see this as a bad thing.
Looking forward to seeing what Kestrel has come up with.
thin tubes
I know knowing about the new Kestrel bike, but I’m excited about this. I’ve speculated that skinny tubes are the future of triathlon bikes for a long time.
Are there any pics out there anywhere yet?
Sad because many years ago the airfoil KM40 was the dogs dangly bits, and now they’re playing catch up…
tribike design, for all the recent developments, is still way more conservative than it was 20 years ago, and possibly uglier. the km40 airfoil was a stunningly beautiful bike.
And the original km40 was gorgeous too.
I’ve generally thought kestrels always looked good, from the original 4000 onwards. The 200sc was my dream bike back when I raced bikes, but I got a trek OCLV instead because the top tube was a little longer (and it looked good too)
And the original km40 was gorgeous too.
I’ve generally thought kestrels always looked good, from the original 4000 onwards. The 200sc was my dream bike back when I raced bikes, but I got a trek OCLV instead because the top tube was a little longer (and it looked good too)
Still ride my 200SC & still loving it! I would love to see a new an competitive Kestrel tribike!
and ahead of its time: the original km40 had aero tubes, a faired rear wheel, internal cables, and steep geometry.
…skinny tubes are the future of triathlon bikes for a long time.
but why?
…skinny tubes are the future of triathlon bikes for a long time.
but why?
Less surface area to move through the wind. But getting the shapes and strength right is the tricky part.