Built up a Neal Pride Alize!
↑In this state it's using a setback seatpost, but
by swapping it out for a forward-position seatpost,
you can switch between road position and triathlon/TT position—it's quite an unusual bike.
Even with aero bars attached, shifting is done with dual control levers
rather than bar-end shifters.
The idea is to be able to switch modes instantly
just by adding or removing the aero bars.
Among people who do triathlon seriously, some make their own aero bar pads,
and this is one of those customer-made arm pads—not factory stock.
You can see the stitching on it. The material is a mystery.
I'm scared to ask what it's made from in case the answer is Gachappin's skin,
so I'm deliberately not asking where it came from (and I mean "came from" literally).
Between Cervélo, Ridley, and Felt, why do aero road bikes all seem to have
head tubes that are longer than their frame size would suggest?
Maybe there's no particular reason, but it's strange how they all seem to follow the same pattern.
This Neal Pride does it too.
I really like how the headset spacer color matches the frame color.
That's my opinion, not the customer's (laughs).
Both the shifters and rear brake are internally routed, making it clean looking.
There's the aerodynamic aspect of it, but from a mechanic's perspective,
triathlon bikes make me think of the stubborn adhesive residue left by race number stickers
and dried-on caramel-colored gunk that's probably spilled energy gel or sports drink.
So a bike that's easy to clean and wash is really nice.
The seatpost is quite flattened in profile.
Bikes that can switch between rear and forward positions using a standard seatpost
have to use a round tube seatpost.
Bikes with dedicated seatposts that can be adjusted at two or more different clamp positions
require you to remove the saddle entirely to change the setting.
With this bike, if you keep pre-assembled seatpost-and-saddle combos ready
for both rear and forward positions,
you can change the setting in under 30 seconds.
Even with the time to add or remove the aero bars included,
you can do a full mode switch in under 3 minutes.
The curve along the rear wheel on the back of the seat tube looks really cool.
The fact that the frame paint around the crank is black is Neal Pride's thoughtfulness (probably).
If it were white or light blue, the dirt would be super visible and you'd fall into an endless cycle of wiping and cleaning.
Only people who've ridden white frames would understand the struggle there.
↑In this state it's using a setback seatpost, but
by swapping it out for a forward-position seatpost,
you can switch between road position and triathlon/TT position—it's quite an unusual bike.
Even with aero bars attached, shifting is done with dual control levers
rather than bar-end shifters.
The idea is to be able to switch modes instantly
just by adding or removing the aero bars.
Among people who do triathlon seriously, some make their own aero bar pads,
and this is one of those customer-made arm pads—not factory stock.
You can see the stitching on it. The material is a mystery.
I'm scared to ask what it's made from in case the answer is Gachappin's skin,
so I'm deliberately not asking where it came from (and I mean "came from" literally).
Between Cervélo, Ridley, and Felt, why do aero road bikes all seem to have
head tubes that are longer than their frame size would suggest?
Maybe there's no particular reason, but it's strange how they all seem to follow the same pattern.
This Neal Pride does it too.
I really like how the headset spacer color matches the frame color.
That's my opinion, not the customer's (laughs).
Both the shifters and rear brake are internally routed, making it clean looking.
There's the aerodynamic aspect of it, but from a mechanic's perspective,
triathlon bikes make me think of the stubborn adhesive residue left by race number stickers
and dried-on caramel-colored gunk that's probably spilled energy gel or sports drink.
So a bike that's easy to clean and wash is really nice.
The seatpost is quite flattened in profile.
Bikes that can switch between rear and forward positions using a standard seatpost
have to use a round tube seatpost.
Bikes with dedicated seatposts that can be adjusted at two or more different clamp positions
require you to remove the saddle entirely to change the setting.
With this bike, if you keep pre-assembled seatpost-and-saddle combos ready
for both rear and forward positions,
you can change the setting in under 30 seconds.
Even with the time to add or remove the aero bars included,
you can do a full mode switch in under 3 minutes.
The curve along the rear wheel on the back of the seat tube looks really cool.
The fact that the frame paint around the crank is black is Neal Pride's thoughtfulness (probably).
If it were white or light blue, the dirt would be super visible and you'd fall into an endless cycle of wiping and cleaning.
Only people who've ridden white frames would understand the struggle there.