I’ve been away from this forum for a bit but have recently been thinking about developing another triathlon bike so I’ve been browsing and reading equipment posts and talking again with coaches and athletes about the bicycles available today and where there might be opportunity.
And the media response has been largely positive and shockingly the trolls almost all well behaved even on sites like Reddit and BikeRumor.
In any case, now that we’ve fully funded the track project I want to get the next bike finalized. I have gravel, road, and TT/triathlon bike ideas. All very crowded spaces.
Let’s hear from you all for your wish list for either your next bike or what you think the market is missing. Please also indicate what bike you’re riding now or plan to buy this year, and what events you’re competing in.
The track doesn’t have to deal with (very much) yaw performance. Getting higher yaw lift isn’t easy without making big (heavy) tubes - see Felt IA and to a lesser degree, Venge Vias, Ribble aero road bike.
I love my newest generation triathlon bike, but I still don’t see triathlon bikes being nearly as optimized at the top level as they could or should be by now. I’m thinking we should see more radical designs like the Hanzo, but with in-race practicality for things like adjustable for-the-masses aerobar extensions that hug the arms all the way through AND hydration/nutrition integration. I definitely haven’t seen a bike hit the market with all of those things just yet. Canyon is probably the closest, but to my eye it seems like there are still several more radical touches, such as your track bike has, on the table.
As far as bikes go, I’m more on the road race/gravel side of things at this point. I’d love to see a little more in the “one bike to rule them all” category, something with clearance for ~45mm tires, relatively light, some aero touches. Think specialized crux with some more aero shaping. Would be a pretty incredible all-rounder.
Next bike purchase is likely to be a Crux for that reason. Talk a lot with my teammates who are very interested in buying something along those lines as well.
I love my newest generation triathlon bike, but I still don’t see triathlon bikes being nearly as optimized at the top level as they could or should be by now. I’m thinking we should see more radical designs like the Hanzo, but with in-race practicality for things like adjustable for-the-masses aerobar extensions that hug the arms all the way through AND hydration/nutrition integration. I definitely haven’t seen a bike hit the market with all of those things just yet. Canyon is probably the closest, but to my eye it seems like there are still several more radical touches, such as your track bike has, on the table.
I think Cadex nailed all that stuff you mentioned.
That’s a good point, I kind of forgot about that one, somehow. It doesn’t strike me as “mainstream†for whatever reason, but it does have all that stuff.
For TT something modular that can serve both short distance Tri and time trials, but also long distance with some well thought out storage add ons that won’t slow it down. Current bikes either fall into one camp or the other, eg. Factor Hanzo/slick, Cervelo p5/px, two different Canyon speedmax etc.
Flip chip in the fork to make the handling faster/more stable depending on intended use.
I’m sure this isn’t your focus but I’d like to see something like the Planet X stealth or Exocet with reasonable priced full builds in stock in all sizes!
In the uk it’s almost impossible to find an XL size bike in stock without spending £1000s
I would like to see “fully” integrated disc brakes (yeah heating is a problem but triathletes just need to pass bike inspection), fully integrated front end, extensions etc (its hard to make it right but there are some nicelly done like canyon). Acessible space for 15-20 gels (doesnt need to be in one spot). Careful positioning of 2 water bottles
all that in a good looking bike
No straws or deposits, just enough space for carrying flat tyres essencials.
Would love to see a triathlon bike without the obscenely wide and raised top tubes that most modern tribikes have(with the exception of the radical designs like Cadex etc). Probably a bit old school, and requires certain biomechanics, but being able to go narrow with the knees at the top of the pedal stroke makes a big difference for me at least.
As far as bikes go, I’m more on the road race/gravel side of things at this point. I’d love to see a little more in the “one bike to rule them all” category, something with clearance for ~45mm tires, relatively light, some aero touches. Think specialized crux with some more aero shaping. Would be a pretty incredible all-rounder.
Next bike purchase is likely to be a Crux for that reason. Talk a lot with my teammates who are very interested in buying something along those lines as well.
Has anyone on here actually ridden the new Cadex? Haven’t really seen much real world user feedback and would be pretty curious. . .
They’ve only recently become available in Europe and aren’t set to hit North America until later this year. Just not a lot of them out in the wild yet.
Would love to see a triathlon bike without the obscenely wide and raised top tubes that most modern tribikes have(with the exception of the radical designs like Cadex etc). Probably a bit old school, and requires certain biomechanics, but being able to go narrow with the knees at the top of the pedal stroke makes a big difference for me at least.
I like this as well. I often rub the paint off my frames’ top tubes if I own them long enough anyway.
The idea of a narrow q-factor 1x crankset is interesting to me as well as I think Q-factor is as big an influence on power-at-speed as crank length.
I don’t have much to add as a Road/MTB/Cross rider but glad to see SuperDave influence in the bike world again.
Thanks for saying so. I’ve been developing bikes and products all along, just with companies that prefer I remain in the background. With my most recent bike I couldn’t get a company to agree to make it so I went the kickstarter route and did it solo.
