Nick (he prefers to just go by that!), the founder of Wove, a Boulder-based company that produces lightweight, carbon saddles with a one-piece shell and rails construction, has a unique bike on display in his booth at the Sea Otter Classic Expo this week. We had a chance to get our hands on the speedy-looking machine and check out the unique components Nick has adorned his Ventum Tempus TT bike with.
You can check out Eric Wynn’s review of the Tempus by clicking on the link below.
That seat is neat and the double bottle cage mount more so.
If bottles supplied on course are shorter/not one litre might a shorter security strap be worth it? @Nick_wovebike
Might one assume that that Evolve ‘trispoke’ (ha ha) rear wheel is legal for Kona?
Which pros will be sporting this setup at Texas?
Skipper and Sam Long will be using these new Evolve bars, but not at IMTX. And Skipper is on Evolve wheels.
The XPLR rear derailleur and 13s 10-46 cassette with a 58t is definitely intended for courses like Nice. Magnus used a 58x30t setup, so this is ‘strong AG’ oriented. Love this 13s UDH groupset, and the jumps on the cassette are very nice.
The Wattshop crankset is a work of art and needs to be seen in person to appreciate. 124.5 q-factor - May need to space that out for chain line, though we may use a positive dish chainring… work in progress. The ease this system allows for changing crank length is just amazing.
The retention loop still has a good bit of retention to hold a 24oz bottle well without a need to shorten the loop mid race, and if a shorter bottles are commonly used the loop can be adjusted (photo below)
I really like the seat tube angle on that Ventum. Finding a frame, particularly an older design which is all my buget will support, that has such an “aggressive” tube angle is my biggest challenge.
I’m a bit of an odd duck as I am shorter and need a smaller frame, but I prefer a longer crank than recommended. An aggressive seat tube angle allows me to ride a smaller frame with a long-ish crank and open up my hip angle a bit.
5.02 (a) (ii) The rear wheel may be either spoke or solid construction (disc wheel). Wheel covers are permitted only on the rear wheel. For reasons of safety, solid (disc) rear wheels are prohibited at the IRONMAN World Championship - Kona; (DSQ)
That’s it.
Agree, and iirc I argued this in ?22 when the HED 180s were revealed. Who is the Head Referee for IRONMAN? He can interpret what the rule ‘means’.
IRONMAN faffs around with bottle capacity and placement (rule should be that the placing of one BTA bottle is not to extend more than ‘x’ inches behind the bottom of the steering tube central axis). Edit: And allow a course aid station provided bottle down your front for safety and counter-littering rationale (see Simmonds in Dubai) but do not allow leaving T1 with one/anything there.
How about (for Kona if disc wheels are such a risk) that you say: the rim of the rear shall not be more than 20cm greater than the front wheel rim? Do you feel lucky?
Right now someone could legally run that design of wheel on the front in Kona (though it would be suicidal). Effectively the standard for front wheels is “don’t go deeper than you can handle” and that seems to work out OK (some of the lighter F pros go as shallow as 40mm). I can’t see any reason the same standard wouldn’t make sense for rear wheels. Right now it’s stupid to have wheels that are designed for one race that occurs every two years (well, ok there’s Coz too).
the length, I believe, is simply for the stated configuration and rider “X”…the Cratus cranks have a flip chip / insert enabling the subject crank to accommodate 160 - 175.
I am absolutely blown away with working on those cranks in person. They are so beautiful, and the ease with which they can change length is just too easy and smart.
The Cratus cranks on this bike build are the long version. They also make a version that ranges from 145 - 160mm in length with the different flip chips.
I am working with some world tour and Olympic riders right now on their TT bike fits and using these cranks has become a no-brainer after the team leads have seen them in person.
