All of us tri-geeks are gear junkies, so I figured I’d post what I used in Kona…
Swim:
- Pactimo Delfino two-piece tri-suit
- Tyr Special Ops goggles
- Tyr Torque Pro swimskin
Bike:
- Frame: Ceepo Venom
- Rear wheel: Yishun 88mm clincher
- Front wheel: Zipp 404 clincher
- Tires and tubes: Continental GP4000 + Vittoria latex
- Components: Sram Force with aero chainring (53 tooth and 11-23 cassette)
- Saddle: Cobb VFlow Max
- Bars: Easton Attack, old non-adjustable version – CeeGees pads
- Nutrition: Standard frame bottle with 20oz First Endurance EFS Liquid Shot + 4oz water, horizontally mounted (homemade mount) bottle between the aero bars with 24oz water, bento box with one Clif Bar + ibuprofen, caffeine pill, written nutrition and HR plan
- Shoes: Specialized TriVent – old version of this
- Helmet: Rudy Project Wingspan with front open
- Glasses: Rudy Project Hypermask
Run:
- Shoes: Adidas Hagio with Yankz laces – Got the shoes here because of the price/color, but I usually get shoes from Running Warehouse
- Number belt with six Powergels – 3 tangerine, 3 vanilla + a pill bottle with 6 SaltStick caps
- Headsweats hat (not visor)
The Kona Bike Count