Quote from: NWA-Tri on June 04, 2026, 09:30:37 AM
Did anyone find that they had to trim their seat post? I'm 180cm and ordered a medium and I had to trim the seat post, just to be able to get to the right position. I am using an ISM Adamo saddle which does seem have a high seat rail though. Mind you I do have little legs.

Yes had the same problem on a frame that surely isn't too big and with rather long legs for my size

Quote from: Kel-vin on March 08, 2026, 04:03:12 PM
After shortening the fork, I discovered the first problem.
The included expander plug was too long, or was it simply a dirty fork?
The solution: I installed a shorter expander, 26mm instead of 45mm.

I encountered the exact same issue, I think the problem is only present with S sized frames, as the headtube is shorter. My steerer tube has a carbon "bridge" inside, so the expander can't be inserted any deeper.

What expander did you buy afterwards? I'll have to get one as well, which is slightly annoying.

Quote from: teichs42 on February 25, 2026, 09:56:00 AM
Wow! That's good to know. Did you go for custom paint?

Right?!

Yes I did, chameleon blue paint, think it looks sick in pictures. will surely post a picture once arrived/finished

Quote from: teichs42 on February 17, 2026, 09:07:33 AM
I once asked if there was a price difference without the bar and there was. Maybe $60 less? This was towards the end of last year.

Because you said it was possible I felt okay to ask, he said he could take off $120, which is quite a lot imo
Just put in my order, really excited for the whole build will try to post a picture once I'm done, but could take quite some time

Thank you everyone for helping!

Will be ordering my frame this week and so excited. I'm wondering, has anyone ordered the frame without the handlebars if you wanted the Winow bar/extensions anyways? Maybe you would pay less and don't have a handlebar lying around

Quote from: RickyM on February 10, 2026, 03:44:16 PM
Hi. I don´t know the diameter but I´m using the Leap TT Sram blip holders in this aerobars with no problems.

Perfect thanks!

Does anybody know (or could measure) the (preferably inner) diameter of the aerobar (extensions)? Need to know because I have to choose when buying the Leap Blip holders xD
Is it also similar to the Winow ones if I'd want to upgrade?

I don't know if somebody already made it available, but I would check out the vb-tt-023 thread on here (there are two, one by boulette about their build and another rather general one)

People are really helpful and quick to reply there

I'm doing the 70.3 in Rapperswil (Switzerland) a second time this year and am planning on doing the full IM in Thun sometime in the future Not quite as hilly as your course, but still over 2'050m elevation

Had some rather deep-section wheels on my road bike and already felt the wind (like when a truck drove by). So the decision is probably between a 60/60 or a 88/60 setup, staying open about upgrading to a disc wheel later

Quote from: MALIBA on January 28, 2026, 02:51:43 AM
Answering your other questions, my bike has a purple chameleon paint job (the color shift is quite subtle), and I'm really happy with the result.

You'll definitely need the angled spacers, because the original aerobars are 15° while the Winow ones are 0°. The blocks haven't arrived yet, so I haven't set them up, but since I'm running a Shimano Di2 system (which has a fair amount of cabling), I don't think the swap will be too difficult.

Thank you for sharing, very helpful! With spacers do you mean the bracket/block thingy, or the spacer shaped one for like 10$?

Quote from: Lappinho on January 27, 2026, 05:13:42 AM
The winow Cockpit is definetly a good and valuble add-on. More stabiliy due to higher sides at the arm Cups and way more Aero than Standard.

When you talk about the cockpit: did you get the whole handlebar or only the extensions?

Quote from: Lappinho on January 27, 2026, 05:06:44 AM
Hello again,
Defintely Go with size S Frame I am 1,73 with 80 inseam and S was Perfect

Perfect, thank you so much for confirming my gut feeling

Quote from: Lappinho on January 27, 2026, 05:13:42 AM
I ran the 82mm Front and Disc Wheel in the back and hab no Wind Problems at all. Very stabile bike and no need to worry about. If you want to make sure to be Safe on very Windy days get a cheap low Profile Front Wheel as spare.

The winow Cockpit is definetly a good and valuble add-on. More stabiliy due to higher sides at the arm Cups and way more Aero than Standard.

In regard to the colour See the picture above. I have now Chamäleon Black, chameloen White and iced red metallic. Im my opinion White chameleon is very Nice. It comes with a Little Pearlescents / Pearl White effect.
Iced red also beautiful, the black looks nice but has a Little Bit of a structure with it, that makes it not perfectly even.

yeah I was more worried about weight actually (I know, I know, it's a TT bike, weight barely matters, but I'm still looking at over 2k of elevation in 180km). Thinking about going higher than 60mm now for sure
and the color: holy moly you got a lot of frames, wish I had your budget Your ice break read looks insane, but I'm not a huge fan of red. White chameleon actually wasn't on my mind, thanks for the suggestion!
Thank you for taking time to respond, really helps <3

Oh and one I forgot: Those of you who got the winow bars or extension, do you think it makes a huge difference? And would it be a big PITA to switch it out later? (I'm assuming it is)

Hey peeps
Been reading this thread for quite some time and I think it's time to get serious about building my own bike So much useful information here, thank you all for posting/sharing!
I have quite a few questions and I thought you might be able to help.

First of all, I'm about 172cm (5'8"-ish) tall- ~78cm inseam. I was very sure about ordering in a size S at first but after reading through some of your choices, I'm quite unsure about it. Of course you don't know my other measurements, but if maybe somebody could give some inputs I'd be incredibly happy (don't want to order the wrong size xD)

Second (less frame specific), I don't really know what depth wheel would be optimal. I'd be racing rolling to hilly triathlons and am quite light myself, so worried about winds and weight. I was thinking about 60mm, is that reasonable (SAT C60 DB PRO NxT SL2 maybe )

Third, and here I'm completely lost in the best way possible: The paint of the bike frame. I was quite sure about ordering a chameleon color, but hot diggity dog, the ice break color way looks so sick in some pictures posted here! Has anybody ordered one in purple or white or blue and could tell me if they think it's worth it?

Thank you again for all the information already posted here, helping me so much, really excited about this project!