Aloha everyone, long time lurker first time poster.
I read through this thread and am curious about the following:
Weight:
What weight are you all seeing with your finished builds? I watched Klein’s video and he came out very light for a TT bike. I would love to hit 8.0-8.4kg AUW.
2) Cockpit mod comparison
I am considering either this bike or the ICAN TT-017. I would use either Profile Design ASC Pros or FastTT extensions on either bike, so I’m not too concerned about working around the stock setups (twin riser and monoriser, respectively). Buying a Vision cockpit for this VB sounds like a sensible move, albeit a pricey one, compared to sawing off the janky pole joints on the TT-017. Thoughts?
3) Handling
For anyone who may have built or ridden both, would you please share your thoughts on handling? Or for those who are riding your VB-23s, could you comment how it rides compared to other TT/Tri bikes you have ridden in the past? Chiner or otherwise.
4) Setup
My intended courses are all mostly flat, 10mi and 25mi races. I currently run a 2022 Giant Trinity, 1x 60T 11-32, rim brake on GP5000 25c (max width for the frame). Like others here, I plan on building either the VB-23 or TT-017 as SRAM AXS on 30mm or even 32mm tires and 60/80 wheels.
The UDH of the ICAN is appealing to me on paper, because I could run 1x 13 speed, 10-46. I know that there’s deadband in there, but again, I’m only on flat courses for 20-50 minutes.
Any comments on why you chose your particular gearing setups and how they perform for you on your respective courses?
Mahalo (thanks)
