Cervelo tops Kona Bike Count again; Zipp, Shimano and ISM reigns

Lavamagazine.com held their annual Kona equipment count, and once again Cervelo is the number 1 bike brand among the top ironman athletes in the world. The bike manufacturer from Canada showed it was the clear preferred brand, when its count (577) is more than double that of the 2nd placer Trek (261). Zipp is even more dominant in the race wheels category with 1887 (front+rear count). Enve’s count is at 289. Shimano still reigns supreme as the no.1 drivetrain at 1965. ISM Adamo tops the saddle count. In front hydration, Profile design edges Xlab 597 to 574. Xlab topped the rear hydration count. In powermeters, usage is distributed among the brands with Quarq topping it at 303. Rudy Project and Giro are 1-2 in the helmet category. Read the list below for more equipment count listing:
*all data courtesy of lavamagazine.com
Bikes
Cervelo – 577
Trek – 261
Specialized – 209
Felt – 139
Argon 18 – 106
Scott – 106
BMC – 100
Quintana Roo – 89
Cannondale – 80
Giant – 70
Ceepo – 59
Dimond – 47
Canyon – 39
Fuji – 27
Orbea – 25
Kuota – 25
Ventum – 22
Planet X – 18
Boardman – 17
Stevens – 16
Kestrel – 12
Cube – 12
BH – 12
LOOK – 12
Parlee – 11
Garneau – 9
Pinarello – 8
Focus – 8
Swift – 8
Guru – 7
Simplon – 7
Merida – 6
Blue – 6
Colnago – 6
Airstream – 6
Litespeed – 5
Willier – 5
Storck – 4
Bianchi — 4
Isaac – 3
Cucuma – 3
Ridley – 2
Serotta – 2
Neil Pryde – 2
Teschner – 2
Diamondback – 2
Masi — 2
Corratec – 1
Jamis – 1
Cheetah – 1
Valdora – 1
Dalkai – 1
DaVinci – 1
Time – 1
Grigio – 1
Griffen – 1
Coure — 1
Freespeed — 1
Apex — 1
Avanti — 1
Basso — 1
Beyond — 1
Haibike — 1
Merlin — 1
Marinoni — 1
Razor — 1
Maehlon — 1
Klein — 1
KTM — 1
GBR — 1
Ribble — 1
Squad — 1
Starley — 1
Skorn — 1
Sarto — 1
Titanos —1
S-Light — 1
Scrane — 1
Wheels (individual)
Zipp – 1887
ENVE – 289
HED – 230
Reynolds– 215
Bontrager – 200
Mavic (carbon) – 147
Shimano (carbon) – 127
Roval – 120
FLO – 61
Profile Design – 60
Mavic (aluminum) – 57
Xentis – 53
Vision (carbon) – 52
Shimano (aluminum) – 49
FFWD – 46
Campagnolo – 40
Lightweight – 39
Knight – 36
Easton – 36
Giant – 30
Oval – 28
Planet X – 26
DT Swiss – 22
Corima – 22
Airstreem — 22
Edco — 22
Felt — 21
Pro-Lite – 17
Fulcrum – 16
3T – 14
Rolf – 14
SRAM – 12
Token – 10
Spinergy – 8
Gray – 6
Boyd — 6
Williams – 5
American Classic – 4
Mercury — 4
Syncros —3
Orr – 2
Cane Creek — 2
Cole —2
Flashpoint — 2
Ritchey — 2
Other/unbranded carbon – 324
Other/unbranded aluminum – 83
Drivetrain
Shimano – 1965
SRAM – 353
Campagnolo – 26
Vision – 3
Saddles
ISM – 734
Fi:zi’k – 373
Specialized – 328
Cobb – 267
Bontrager – 140
Selle Italia – 130
Prologo – 83
SMP – 48
Dash – 27
Selle San Marco – 25
Profile Design – 22
Terry – 12
PRO – 11
Fabric – 7
Koobi – 6
Syncros — 5
SQ Lab – 5
Oval Concepts — 4
Serfas – 2
WTB – 2
Forte – 2
Planet X – 1
Vision – 1
Ergon — 1
Zipp — 1
Giant — 1
Oxygen — 1
Tioga — 1
Falcon — 1
Time — 1
Cosine — 1
Brooks — 1
Front Hydration
Profile Design – 597
XLab – 574
Integrated (stock) – 125
Speedfil – 102
Torhans – 91
Zipp – 45
Bontrager — 36
Jetstream – 15
Shimano PRO – 10
Vision – 5
Elite – 5
Nathan – 2
Specialized — 2
Podium Quest — 1
Other — 67
Rear Hydration
XLab – 756
Profile Design – 188
Tacx –76
Shimano PRO – 52
Fi:zi’k — 42
Bontrager –38
Speedfil – 32
Integrated (stock) – 31
Minoura – 22
Elite — 13
Cobb – 12
Beaker Concepts – 11
Giant – 9
Vision — 1
Other — 90
Aero Frame Hydration
Integrated (stock) – 52
Speedfil – 46
XLab – 40
Elite – 22
Torhans —13
Specialized – 11
Profile Design – 10
Bontrager – 3
Arundel – 2
Power Meters
Quarq – 303
Garmin – 228
Stages – 194
PowerTap – 175
Power2Max – 137
SRM – 107
Rotor – 89
Pioneer – 31
Polar – 4
LOOK — 3
Verve — 3
4iii — 3
Bpro — 2
Aerobars
3T – 433
Profile Design – 427
Bontrager – 244
Vision – 192
Specialized – 130
Zipp – 112
Felt Devox – 93
Argon 18 – 74
Giant – 52
PRO – 35
Canyon — 32
Easton — 29
HED – 24
Oval Concepts – 22
ENVE – 22
Syntace – 17
Deda – 17
TriRig — 11
Blue – 9
USE – 5
Ritchey — 5
LOOK — 1
Storck — 1
Xentis — 1
Dropbars — 17
Other — 233
Pedals (pairs)
Shimano – 735
LOOK – 730
Speedplay – 368
Garmin Vector – 228
PowerTap – 82
Mavic – 51
Time – 39
Keywin – 11
Crank Brothers – 3
Helmets
Rudy Project – 550
Giro – 438
Specialized – 280
Garneau – 124
Casco – 108
Kask – 101
Bontrager – 78
Lazer – 63
Bell – 62
POC – 39
Ekoi – 27
Catlike – 22
MET – 17
Smith — 15
UVEX – 15
Spiuk – 15
Kabuta — 14
Scott – 12
Bolle —12
Limar – 10
Giant – 8
Cratoni – 6
SH+ — 6
Mavic — 5
LAS – 5
Kali — 4
Cannondale — 3
BBB – 3
Giant LIVE — 3
Seluv — 3
Vitoria — 2
Matrix — 2
OGK – 1
Gray — 1
ZeroRH — 1
Azure — 1
Briko — 1
Northwave — 1
Suomy — 1
Salice — 1
Mizuno — 1
Avus — 1
Extreme — 1
Blade — 1
Ironman (Kuji) — 1
Other – 41
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