Curso de servicio: Blue Triad SL de Paul Matthews

Service Course: Paul Matthews' Blue Triad SL

Paul 'Barney' Matthews puede ser uno de los tipos más ignorados en el deporte del triatlón. Se podría decir que "pasa desapercibido". Pero con múltiples victorias de 70,3, una racha increíble y múltiples finales de Ironman en 8 horas y minutos de un solo dígito, es sin lugar a dudas una fuerza a tener en cuenta. Y después de estar decepcionado con su suerte en Kona este año, volverá a la acción para afrontar el Ironman Arizona el domingo 16 de noviembre. Observamos de cerca la bicicleta de Paul en el Campeonato Mundial de Hawaii y noté que la configuración de su parte delantera parecía que podría perder un poco de área frontal. Así que incliné la oreja de Paul y le hice saber que me gustaría trabajar un poco en la bicicleta. Él estaba en todo esto y trajo su Blue Triad SL a la sede de TriRig para una personalización completa del curso de servicio.

El Rompecabezas Fit
La posición de Pablo es relativamente sencilla. Sin inclinación loca de la barra ni accesorios extravagantes. Lo extraño de su configuración de Kona fue la combinación de componentes que estaba usando para lograr las coordenadas de ajuste requeridas. Específicamente, tenía una potencia con aproximadamente 30 mm de elevación (para subir), luego una barra cuyos asideros bajaban (para bajar), extensiones montadas debajo de la barra base (para bajar), un espaciador de 20 mm debajo de las almohadillas ( para llegar más alto) y una extensión masiva de pila alta (para llevar a los cambiaformas al lugar correcto). Fue un caso de altibajos, componentes que actuaban en contra de los propósitos de los demás de una manera que simplemente agregaban material adicional que no era necesario.

Antes de ...

... y después.
Entonces mi objetivo era simple: obtener un vástago plano y una barra plana, luego simplemente agregar espaciadores de almohadilla para llegar a la coordenada adecuada. Suena fácil y debería serlo. Pero en este caso no fue así.

Verá, la potencia que estaba en su bicicleta era un componente integrado de la Blue Triad. Su potencia de elevación positiva es la única opción disponible para la bicicleta y está diseñada para atornillarse a la horquilla de bayoneta. Por eso fue necesario un poco de creatividad para encontrar la solución adecuada. De hecho, corté su horquilla de bayoneta, nivelándola para que aceptara nuestra potencia Sigma XF, e incluso modifiqué la Sigma para atornillarla directamente a la horquilla. Fue una tarea muy delicada y que claramente anularía la garantía de cualquiera que intentara replicarla (¡no intenten esto en casa, niños!), pero colocó la abrazadera de barra exactamente donde queríamos.

Antes de ...

... y después.
A partir de ahí, el trabajo fue muy sencillo. Una aerobarra Alpha reemplazó la barra ENVE SES allí para mantener la posición de la barra base, y los espaciadores del Alpha colocaron sus almohadillas en el lugar correcto. Luego, como resultado de tener las extensiones sujetas justo debajo de sus almohadillas (en lugar de 70 cm debajo de ellas), podríamos usar una extensión mucho menos profunda para colocar sus palancas de cambio en su posición, en este caso las extensiones Gamma que vienen con el Alpha.

Y con los frenos Omega delante y detrás, Paul está completamente equipado con los colores TriRig. Desafortunadamente no pudimos aprovechar el tope de cable integrado en el Sigma, debido a que la horquilla de bayoneta se interponía en el camino. Pero el diseño cuidadoso de la carcasa significa que no hay área frontal adicional, por lo que las cosas permanecen agradables y limpias. Finalmente, instalé un saliente de tubo superior M5 personalizado para conectar un TorHans Aerobento que oculta los cables y la caja de conexiones Di2, y también proporciona un poco de almacenamiento aerodinámico. El jefe M5 personalizado también fue un poco complicado, ya que el Triad SL no tiene jefes de tubo superior en stock.

Estamos increíblemente orgullosos de tenerlo de nuestro lado y esperamos con ansias la carrera del próximo domingo en Ironman Arizona. ¡Disfruta de la galería a continuación y buena suerte, Barney!


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