Stadler's bike

Stormin' Normann rode a Look Carbon bike in the Ironman, and it's quite ironic to us that although Look sponsor's Jennifer Gutierrez and Nick Radkewich -- and this is prevalent on the lookcycleusa.com website -- there is no mention of the guy who made the rest of the Ironman field look like Cat IVs.

Indeed, Radkewich rides his time trials on the integrated Look monocogue frame/fork that resembles a Kestrel on Nandrolone, Stadler gets the KG 386 which -- if you could fly to the moon on Radkewich's steed you could only barely make orbit on the 386.

Perhaps Normann chose it, though, because it is more of a road-style frame. It has 700c wheels (like all Look's bikes) and certainly lighter than the full time-trial version. He also rides the Look HSC 3 fork, also more or less road variety -- not particularly aero.

Whether or not it is a Look carbon ErgoPost we don't know, but he's got it turned around backwards so as to get him forward, roughly even or in front of the bottom bracket. As is the tradition with German male triathletes, he rides very, very hard and he does it in a forward position.

Stadler rode Spinergy wheels in Hawaii, but not the Rev-Xs that have been by far the most used Spinergys in triathlon. He chose a moderate-V shaped rim and a Spox-style arrangement as regards spokes and hub.

Stadler is a Profile Design man from the stem forward, racing with a Carbon X integrated stem/bar, interestingly, though, with Dia Compe #188 brake levers instead of Profile Design's much beter Quick Stops.

Finally, Stadler raced on Campagnolo gear, which one can easily see by looking at either the crankset or bar-end shift levers.

Incidentally, Stadler isn't simply relegated to crushing others on flattish courses with this bike -- it is the same bike he rode up Palomar several weeks before (also covered by Slowtwitch). In fact, these bike photos (other than the one of him riding) were taken at the top of Palomar Mountain. Only the wheels were different than what he rode in Hawaii (but the Hawaii wheels were also of Spox design, as described above.

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From Twenty8paws:

Regarding Stormin' Normann's seatpost, it looks like he uses a Corima seatpost rather than a Look Ergopost. The Ergopost clamping mechanism does not allow it to be reversed.

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From Marc Hallen:

That picture you have on your site of Normann Stadler is clearly a Corima seat post turned forward. They are very aero and lite.






			G	t NORMANN STADLER'S KONA BIKE Stormin' Normann rode a Look Carbon bike in the Ironman, and it's quite ironic to us that although Look sponsor's Jennifer Gutierrez and Nick Radkewich -- and this is prevalent on the lookcycleusa.com website -- there is no mention of the guy who made the rest of the Ironman field look like Cat IVs. Indeed, Radkewich rides his time trials on the integrated Look monocogue frame/fork that resembles a Kestrel on Nandrolone, Stadler gets the KG 386 which -- if you could fly to the moon on Radkewich's steed you could only barely make orbit on the 386. Perhaps Normann chose it, though, because it is more of a road-style frame. It has 700c wheels (like all Look's bikes) and certainly lighter than the full time-trial version. He also rides the Look HSC 3 fork, also more or less road variety -- not particularly aero. Whether or not it is a Look carbon ErgoPost we don't know, but he's got it turned around backwards so as to get him forward, roughly even or in front of the bottom bracket. As is the tradition with German male triathletes, he rides very, very hard and he does it in a forward position. Stadler rode Spinergy wheels in Hawaii, but not the Rev-Xs that have been by far the most used Spinergys in triathlon. He chose a moderate-V shaped rim and a Spox-style arrangement as regards spokes and hub. Stadler is a Profile Design man from the stem forward, racing with a Carbon X integrated stem/bar, interestingly, though, with Dia Compe #188 brake levers instead of Profile Design's much beter Quick Stops. Finally, Stadler raced on Campagnolo gear, which one can easily see by looking at either the crankset or bar-end shift levers. Incidentally, Stadler isn't simply relegated to crushing others on flattish courses with this bike -- it is the same bike he rode up Palomar several weeks before (also covered by Slowtwitch). In fact, these bike photos (other than the one of him riding) were taken at the top of Palomar Mountain. Only the wheels were different than what he rode in Hawaii (but the Hawaii wheels were also of Spox design, as described above. --- From Twenty8paws: Regarding Stormin' Normann's seatpost, it looks like he uses a Corima seatpost rather than a Look Ergopost. The Ergopost clamping mechanism does not allow it to be reversed. --- From Marc Hallen: That picture you have on your site of Normann Stadler is clearly a Corima seat post turned forward. They are very aero and lite.