I see these are going for about 2/3 the price of felt / cervelo … so why are they not that popular?
no aero data
people are skeptical about their “shift technology” and behind the fork brakes
they havent been a major player for awhile
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Slowman is anti Quintana Roo. What with all the Cervelo and Felt ads around here a small company like that doesn’t get to have any buzz here, so people don’t see it. It’s a conspiracy. /pink
I’m going to have to tell the tons of people with QR bikes I see everywhere that they aren’t popular anymore.
Slowman founded Quintana Roo.
Slowman founded Quintana Roo.
It was a bad Flo joke.
pink Tom, pink
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My lucero lite was actually lite and fast. I loved it, my
training bike is a Qroo kilo. It has served me well, but the new race bike is going to be a Blue.
It’s a bit of a mystery why Quintana Roo hasn’t captivated the buying public’s attention to a greater degree. They have an incredible story to tell and unique and original innovations.
Quintana Roo:
Is largely credited with inventing the triathlon wetsuit as we know it.Innovated the first production triathlon bike, the Superform, with an 80 degree seat tube angle.Innovated a steep seat tube angle bike with aerodynamic gussets that faired the rear wheel called the Redstone. This predated any of the current aero tri bikes by years. Has an entry level triathlon bike with a carbon fiber, aerodynamic styled frame for $1799. Those are just a few highlights of Quintana Roo’s innovations in the sport. They are an original brand, and Slowman Dan Empfield’s inclusion into the Triathlon Hall of Fame is on the back of his many innovations at Quintana Roo in addition to his other contributions to the sport as founder of Quintana Roo.
I’ve always thought that Quintana Roo just needed someone to really tell their story- a story of innovation and authenticity in our sport. They are like so many other authentic sports brands; Eddie Bauer, HobieCat, Apple- companies that have a proven track record of valid innovation. Someone just needs to tell their story the way Cervelo has been so effective at telling theirs.
One thing that works against QR may be the “Greg LeMond” syndrome. LeMond was a great American Hero. He was the original U.S. Tour de France winner. But he started before the “instant media” age of the internet. Lance had a similarly comnpelling story and was able to tell it more immediately and effectively with his book and the internet media. It hunted. Perhaps if Cervelo had started in 1987 and Quintana Roo had started in the early 2000’s their roles may actually be reversed.
That said, QR has never gotten the credit they deserve for their innovation and contributions to the sport. They’re an original technology developer in triathlon.
I see these are going for about 2/3 the price of felt / cervelo … so why are they not that popular?
Love my QR CD0.1 Its a lot of bike for the money.
But, I only see a few in of them in the paddock even at the big events
“I see these are going for about 2/3 the price of felt / cervelo … so why are they not that popular?”
Perhaps their marketing guys should take notice and raise the prices a trifle… 
i don’t know why they’re not popular, I love my CD0.1. It makes my crotch real happy with it’s super aero-ness, and when i look down at my stallion (her name is Kanga) i occasionally let out a “dayyuum” because she’s so damn sexy. I mucho recommend this brand
QR has recently made some practical adaptations to their already very good triathlon geometry too. Their head tubes got higher about a year ago, meaning less spacers under your stem for a real-world aero position.
Their new seatpost and adjustable seatpost head facilitate a wide range of effective seat tube angles giving your fitter a broad palette to work on. The stable front end geometry provides good handling even witht he center of gravity of the rider trending forward.
I see these are going for about 2/3 the price of felt / cervelo … so why are they not that popular?
Dan left. 'nough said.
no aero data
people are skeptical about their “shift technology” and behind the fork brakes
they havent been a major player for awhile
A few different brands use behind-the-fork brakes, including the rather awesome Boardman Bikes*. So what’s supposed to be the issue with that placement?
I can’t say that I know anything about their “shift technology” though. Do they use proprietary shifters? Why would they not just use SRAM Red/Force and be done with it…
*No affiliation, I just love 'em.
ive never seen any data that supports having the brake behind the fork is faster, on the contrary theres evidence to say its a lot slower.
QR’s shift technology has to do with redirecting air from the drive side to the non drive side. im sure that works really well at low yaw or when the wind is coming from the right, but does horribly when the wind comes from the opposite direction (think of an aerofoil stalling).
no aero data
people are skeptical about their “shift technology” and behind the fork brakes
they havent been a major player for awhile
A few different brands use behind-the-fork brakes, including the rather awesome Boardman Bikes*. So what’s supposed to be the issue with that placement?
I can’t say that I know anything about their “shift technology” though. Do they use proprietary shifters? Why would they not just use SRAM Red/Force and be done with it…
This can explain it better then me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmmFFQYa28M
*No affiliation, I just love 'em.
Okay, that kind of shift. Clearer… and I’d feel compelled to really think hard about it before I thought that was a good idea.
Re. the behind-the-fork brakes, Boardman make a really big thing out of CFD modelling of their bikes, as well as wind tunnel testing. While I’ve not sat down with any data, if they’re choosing to put the brakes there, I’d be inclined to believe that on their design of bike it makes a difference. Of course, that doesn’t necessarily hold for QR. Got any sources that point to it generally being a higher drag placement?
no aero data
people are skeptical about their “shift technology” and behind the fork brakes
they havent been a major player for awhile
A few different brands use behind-the-fork brakes, including the rather awesome Boardman Bikes*. So what’s supposed to be the issue with that placement?
I can’t say that I know anything about their “shift technology” though. Do they use proprietary shifters? Why would they not just use SRAM Red/Force and be done with it…
This can explain it better then me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmmFFQYa28M
*No affiliation, I just love 'em.
Then we go to here, just seems gimmicky in the end
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUb1hKs45eY
But what do I know?? I am going with a company now that offered me a better crash replacement deal then the company that my crashed bike came from. Not that their deal was that bad I just did not want last years model and Blue came through BIG TIME !!!
A few different brands use behind-the-fork brakes, including the rather awesome Boardman Bikes*. So what’s supposed to be the issue with that placement?
its probably slower than putting the brake in front and using a dropped down tube.