Has to be said the Venge is a great looking machine (even with Nate’s huge seat post poking out of it!) the SystemSix is also a great looking machine.
Then I saw some shots of the new Shiv Tri - what an abomination - hideous! I just hope to god it is aero! Sarah True was riding it in Kona
This got me thinking: no doubt all the frames above are very aero and we know that the main drag maker is the person riding it. The main difference between Tribikes and Aeroroad bikes is stack and seat tube angle, but this is all relative to the fit of the bike (saddle fore-aft position and spacer stack on TT bars)
SO an experiment - (rider gear remains unchanged through this):
- Venge in normal road dress
- Older Tribike (Shiv Tri or Trek SC etc) [with disc/deep front wheel etc)
- Venge with TT set up [Full TT Aero bars - not clip ons, same wheels as in 2)
- Modern Super Tribike - Canyon Speedmax or Trinity Tri
Velodrome test - whats the difference?