A look at the bikes that generated the most buzz in 2016 Kona Ironman World Championships.
Newly-designed bikes but old concepts? The beam bike design is back, now re-introduced by Cervelo via the P5X. The radical designs that first saw light in the 80s are making the buzz in Kona, with Dimond, Diamondback’s Addean and Ventum getting some attention too. Looking at the time though, the best bike split of Kona were Boris Stein, 4:23:04 via the Speedmax Canyon CF SLX (same champion Jan Frodeno); and Sebastian Kienle, with Scott Plasma Pro, with 4:23:55. Check out the 7 bikes that attracted the most attention in Kona:
The best bike split belongs to Brois Stein (GER) and his Canyon Speedmax CF SLX. Same model ridden by Kona Champ Frodeno.
One Ventum. The brand based in Miami has the great exponent Ironman Leanda Cave champion.
Diamondback Andean. The most unusual and controversial design was the new Diamondback, which debuted on the Big Island with Michael Weiss. With a flairing that resembles a high-performance motorbike, the bike attracted everyone’s attention wherever he went.
The bike Seb Kienle and Luke McKenzie is one of the first super bikes of the new generation bikes. Popular among age groupers, this Scott has an aggressive geometry but still conforms to UCI standards.
Trevor Wurtele (CAN) wearing his country’s No.1 Bike Brand, here in Cervelo P5X
New BMC TM01. The new version of Time Machine made some changes as a leaner cockpit and the rear bag in the same style of Trek.
Dimond Marquise. One of the first to re-introduced the beam bike concept, it was used by Americans Jesse Thomas and Jordan Rapp in Kona.
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