Sick Rides

There are a ridiculous number of exotic time trial bikes tooling up and down Alii Drive this week.  Triathletes' love affair with carbon and Kevlar continues to grow, and here at the Ford Ironman Triathlon World Championships composite frames are clearly the racers' top choice.  Let's take a look at a couple of the sick rides that we spotted today...

Pro Bikes, in Studio

In the span of about five hours, the Triathlete magazine house—the staff fortress housing our crew—had some pretty esteemed guests when we took in six bikes as part of our Pro Bike Studio shoot—it's essentially the same Pro Bike feature we run every month in the mag, but under beautiful studio lighting and the sharp focus of Triathlete staffer John Segesta, who, again, killed it with unbelievable shots.

First Look: Normann's Kona Ride

When 2004 Ironman World Champion Normann Stadler pulled into the parking lot at Starbuck's in Cardiff, CA, I couldn't help but notice the incredible bike inside his SUV.  After a little sweet-talking by Jessi, we convinced him to give us a glimpse of the latest work of art from Kuota.  Let's take a look...