I have to admit that I had really underestimated the Triad SL. Blue's newest flagship, unveiled late in 2010, was a significant departure from their previous top-end bike. And at first blush, the revisions looked like they were following trends rather than setting them. But a closer look reveals that the bike actually represents a great set of choices regarding how to keep the bike both very clean and very easy to use. The more I got to know the bike, the happier I was with its overall feature set. It's an easy bike to build, easy to break down for travel, and has to be taken as a whole to be appreciated.
Below is a video of my impressions of the bike overall, and the pages beyond that will look at more specific parts of the bike and my conclusions. Enjoy!
Fireworks erupted at Oceanside when Andy Potts and Jesse Thomas came down to a sprint finish. On the women's side, Heather Jackson put the hurt down with her blistering run to take the win. Check out our supersized race-day gallery inside.
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