Comments on: Is TJ Tollakson the Graeme Obree of triathlon?

By: Kimmo

Kimmo — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:29:45 +0000

A tinkerer’s championship!

By: Nando

Nando — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:51:21 +0000

A racumbent bike made with state of art components and materials would crush easily any tri-bike in existence. That’s why the banned rule is keep intact. An average person could surpass the best Ironman bike record time in same scenario.
I think the event should introduce a new kind of championship where technology rules and old bans are overruled.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:38:22 +0000

it is interesting that triathlon bans the mounting of external fairings on bikes, but does nothing to stop the use of these high tech frames. Perhaps it is because one could make a fairly aero bicycle out of one not so aero, for a small amount of money, and scant few grams of additional weight. I think triathlon should allow any bike design, as long as it is not falling apart, or parts are falling off of it, purely in the name of competition, and advancement through intelligent experimentation. I race in my local sprints on an ’89 frame, with full SRAM force components, and profile design handlebars, and am currently experimenting with fairings of my own design that I hope will improve the aerodynamic profile of this bike. No bike check at a sprint tri! Having said that, I am now a huge fan of Mr. Tollakson, and am glad to see someone far more fit than me also tinkers on his own, instead of relying on corporate engineering.

By: no

no — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:56:05 +0000

Re, food container-Last I read for USA triathlon ANY object to fair the rider was prohibited

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:02:47 +0000

I’ve posted a gallery of pictures including the official time trial bikes of the teams competing in La Vuelta of Spain this year. I think there are some nice shots. I hope you like them, and I believe this is a good complement for the readers of this article, because these are used also by triathletes…feel free to comment on any. Cheers Sam

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By: James Thomas

James Thomas — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:07:51 +0000

Those MCR 2s are beautiful bikes indeed. Still one of my favorite designs

By: James Thomas

James Thomas — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:05:18 +0000

You are right, his position is more like the "praying Landis" with the steeply angled aerobars. With the Obree comparison, I referring mainly to his experimentation with the bike and use of uncommon materials. By the way, I agree about those old Pinarello TT bikes. The Blade and Espada are both pictured in this old TT bikes thread at Weight Weenies.