Los equipos ganadores de Kona

de ciertos equipos Kona el día de la carrera. Hoy veremos las bicicletas montadas por los ganadores generales Leanda Cave y Pete Jacobs. Curiosamente, ninguno de estos marcos representa lo que la mayoría consideraría lo mejor de lo mejor en términos de diseño de MARCOS. Sin embargo, sus ciclistas diseñaron los equipos de manera minimalista y elegante que permiten un fácil acceso a la hidratación y la nutrición SIN hacer grandes sacrificios aerodinámicos. Los equipos resultantes siguen siendo muy elegantes y llevan silenciosamente a sus pasajeros de la T1 a la T2 con estilo y comodidad.

Empecemos con el equipo de Pete.

Pete Jacobs' Boardman Air TT
El cuadro es un Boardman Air TT. Si bien estos marcos son un modelo bastante tardío, se basan en algunas señales de diseño muy antiguas. Nada en esta bicicleta es realmente vanguardista o particularmente creativo. Pero eso está bien. Se apega a algunos principios generalmente aceptados del diseño de bicicletas aerodinámicas: mantener las cosas estrechas, meter las ruedas cerca del cuadro, usar formas suaves y redondas siempre que sea posible y usar una geometría lo suficientemente pronunciada para colocar al ciclista en posición.

Eso no quiere decir que sea perfecto, de ninguna manera. Nuevamente, se basa en ideas de diseño que existen desde hace bastante tiempo. Supongo que en el túnel le va tan bien como un Cervelo P2 con una configuración similar, más o menos unos gramos de resistencia. Pero tengo una gran queja sobre este cuadro y es la horquilla. Boardman ha decidido que la mejor manera de diferenciar sus bicicletas de otras similares es utilizar una horquilla con freno delantero incorporado. La cuestión es que utilizan un freno SIDEPULL, con un enorme bucle de cable que sobresale con el viento. Esto es una lástima, porque significa que si quieres tener un perfil frontal bonito y limpio, tendrás que deshacerte de la horquilla incluida y buscar otra. Que es exactamente lo que haría si montara esa bicicleta. ¿La gente aún no lo entiende? Un freno central bien diseñado será aerodinámicamente superior a este tipo de configuración.

Jacobs montó la nueva Red y le dio a Quarq su primera victoria en el Campeonato Mundial Ironman.

Dejando de lado esa perorata, continuemos. Lo más importante que quiero destacar sobre el equipo de Pete es que lo ha adornado con opciones excepcionalmente buenas. Esta plataforma es lo más rápida posible. Y eso resultó ser muy importante para Jacobs, quien ganó esta carrera mostrándose agresivo en la bicicleta como nunca antes lo había hecho. Comenzando desde el frente, puedes ver que está ejecutando tubulares 808 Firecrest por delante Y por detrás. El año pasado tenía un 404 delante, que se maneja un poco mejor con el viento.

Todas las botellas están protegidas del viento. Se utilizó una botella BTA en la parte delantera para nutrición en el campo, junto con un portabotellas en la parte trasera, colocado justo contra su sillín ISM Adamo. Y probablemente se usó una única botella aerodinámica en el marco para nutrición concentrada. Esta es exactamente la configuración que recomendamos para carreras de larga distancia. Y cada año, más y más profesionales siguen este camino. O reciben buenos consejos de las personas con las que trabajan o todos leen TriRig. Elijo creer en lo último. Sé que es cierto en el caso de Michael Lovato.

Para almacenar más nutrientes, Jacobs tiene una caja bento justo detrás de su tubo de dirección. Está usando el XLab Rocket Pocket. Este es un buen ejemplo de la herramienta adecuada en la aplicación adecuada. Para bicicletas como la Boardman Air, una pequeña caja de almacenamiento detrás del tubo de dirección puede ayudar con la situación aerodinámica, dado que sin ella, solo hay un gran cilindro expuesto al aire. Si la caja se mantiene razonablemente pequeña, puede ayudar a actuar como carenado detrás del tubo de dirección. En el caso de Jacobs, parece una muy buena combinación. El resultado es un equipo de aspecto muy limpio y sin duda le resultó muy útil en el camino hacia la victoria este año.

Da el salto para romper el Pinarello de Leanda Cave.


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