Oct 13, 2017
article & images by Nick Salazar
Lots of goodies out at Ironman Village at the World Championship 2017 expo here in Kona, Hawaii. Enjoy the gallery!
Felt IA Upgrades
Felt has been working on some solutions for the CalPac storage box on its IA bikes, and had the new product available here in Kona. The new pieces look very nice, and a lot more reliable and effective than the previous ones, which would tend not to stay closed.
Quintana Roo PRSix Disc
QR has gone disc brake with its popular PRSix platform. I continue to feel that discs aren't the ideal choice until tire size hits about 30-32mm. But other manufacturers continue to explore this space.
SwissSide Aero Stick
Real-time aero analysis is a growing segment of the tri market, akin to where power meters were 10-15 years ago. There are now a few of these in development, from AlphaMantis, Argon18, and now SwissSide. It will be interesting to see where this goes.
Airstreeem Super Plus TT
Airstreeem (yes, that's three E's in a row) is a small company making this new bike launched at Kona. The good news is that it does a good job of hiding cables, and it has a novel system for disconnecting brake cables. But otherwise I find it a bit lackluster. Check the individual captions for more.
Misc
More goodies from the Ironman Village expo
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We took a close look at Joe Gambles' bike leading in to the 2017 race. Here are all the details and a video with Joe.
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Here's a thorough survey of the top bikes in the industry, and all their individual strengths and weaknesses.
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We get up close and personal with the defending World Champion's chosen rig.
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Professional photographer Aaron Palaian was out on course for the 2017 Ironman World Championship race, and got some unique and interesting shots of the athletes on course. Enjoy!
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The contenders, the pretenders, and all the rest, duking it out for glory at the 2017 Ironman World Championships. Enjoy the gallery.
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