Originally published at: https://slowtwitch.com/triathlon/penny-slaters-kona-ready-trek-speed-concept/
Australia’s Penny Slater got started in the sport just over a decade ago and, after a successful run at cross-triathlon where she earned two U23 world titles, made the jump to long-distance racing in 2021. A year after that the Canberra native quit her job as a high school teacher to pursue the sport full time, and highlighted her season with a fourth-place finish at IRONMAN Cairns before finishing 24th in her Kona debut. She would jump up 11 spots the following year in Kona, then crack the top-10 in Nice in 2024, taking seventh. Last year she also took second at IRONMAN Texas.
Slater took fourth once again in Cairns this year, setting up yet another run for the top-10 at the IRONMAN World Championship this weekend.
Slater’s Trek Speed Concept will be kitted with Evolve’s super-deep Charger rear wheel, a sign that she’s pulling out all the aero stops in the hunt for a fast bike split. Here’s a look at her ride:
Drivetrain
| Groupset | SRAM Red |
| Crank Length | 165 mm |
| Chain Rings | 56t |
| Power Meter | Quarq-based crank |
| Cassette | 10-33t |
| Pedals | Shimano |
Cockpit
| Base Bars/ Aero Bar | Drag2Zero |
| Number of Bottles | 2 x bottle cages off tri bars- X-Lab Torpedo bottle on top for race day |
| Computer | Garmin 530 |
Rear Hydration and Saddle
| Hydration System | X-Lab Delta 425 with Xlab Gorilla Cage |
| Saddle | Bontrager Hilo Comp |
| Number of bottles | 1 |
Wheels
| Front Wheel | Evolve Aero TroikaMAX Tri Spoke |
| Rear Wheel | Evolve Aero Charger Tri Spoke |
| Front Tire | Continental Grand Prix 5000 TT 28 mm (race day) |
| Rear Tire | Continental Grand Prix 5000 TT 28 mm (race day) |
| Tire Pressure | 70 psi |
