I’ll embed some photos in a few minutes. Looks like they took a stab at shielding the discs with the rear brake disc particularly well executed. I’m surprised nobody has tried placing the caliper at the front of the fork and then using a plastic cover to partially shield and streamline the brake disc.
Prediction: Cannondale’s next tri bike will use disc brakes and a carbon “righty” fork along with asymmetrical tube shapes similar to QR’s “shift”.
Meh. It’s also Parlee. They have a high-dollar, high-status reputation tied to the name.
Why pay for ENVE when Flo gets your similar performance? Because it’s f’n ENVE.
Why buy a BMW when a Honda gets you around town? Because it’s f’n BMW.
The custom geometry thing is pretty cool if you need or want it. Just like people are willing to pay for a custom English steel tubed TT bike. Why? Because it’s f’n English.
Rant over, kudos to Parlee for taking the leap forward in shrouding disc brakes. (Debate aside whether disc breaks belong in triathlon)
The disc brakes are bad enough, but that geo looks truly awful. Another short and tall for those who don’t care about getting aero…
Nice eyeball measurements. Just compared the stack & reach on the M to my Trek Gen 1 M SC 7.2 and it has the same reach and 12 mm lower stack, and the Trek would be considered a middle of the road frame in terms of fit.
The disc brakes are bad enough, but that geo looks truly awful. Another short and tall for those who don’t care about getting aero…
Nice eyeball measurements. Just compared the stack & reach on the M to my Trek Gen 1 M SC 7.2 and it has the same reach and 12 mm lower stack, and the Trek would be considered a middle of the road frame in terms of fit.
I think storage and hydration integration should be perfected before we worry about useless disc brakes on a tri bike. This is not a good first impression of things to come if this bike is the direction we are heading. Maybe someone else will make it look better and have a little more functional characteristics.
I don’t get it…didn’t all the tri associations other than WTC ban disc brakes for next year??
I know here in Canada we were basically given a warning this season, and told they will not be allowed next year…
Mechanical disks on this too. I don’t know of a tri hydraulic lever for disc. (Magura is for rim brakes). So unlike Magura, routing is limited by cable housing.
