Matt Russell's TriRig Omni
images by Nick Salazar
Feb 1, 2019
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TriRig is incredibly proud to announce that Ironman champ Matt Russell is on board as a TriRig athlete for 2019. The Sarasota, Florida resident has been a fan and customer of TriRig for several years, riding our Omega X brakes whenever his bikes were compatible. Matt has an incredible history, including going 8:04:45 at last year's Ironman World Championships
Read the full article for more, and get Matt's awesome gear in the TriRig Store!
Matt Russel with his Omni 
Matt had this to say about his new bike: 'I had multiple offers for the 2019 season. But I have been a long-time customer of TriRig, and admired their innovation and unique approach in the triathlon world. I was really excited to get on the Omni. I build up all my own bikes, which is often a long and frustrating process. This was the first time in my career that the build was a truly fun process. Everything is completely straightforward and really easy to adjust.'
Bike details 
Probably the most fun thing about working with Matt is how open he is to making incremental changes, and always asking questions about how he can improve his setup. So although this gallery shows his bike setup in its initial configuration, don't be surprised to see some small changes over the year as things progress and we do more testing.
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We caught up with Jan Frodeno training out on the Queen K. Here's a look at his rig, including some slick custom front-end hardware.
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We pulled out all the stops to build a sub-16lb Omni, complete with some pretty special customization.
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Here's a 17-year-old frame with bang-on modern components. The final build is 16.5 pounds and pretty slick indeed. Enjoy!
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