"Shown it has two bottle cages. Depending on what IM’s policy on “self-sufficiency” [is] I may run these if I have to. Ideally would skip having these on the bike," said Long.

Sam "Big Unit" Long may not want to slow down, but the Shimano Dura-Ace 160mm disc rotors ensure that he is able with confidence when he needs to.

Up close with the ENVE SES 7.8 disc front wheel. Long has added Continental Grand Prix 5000 TL 25mm tires

The cockpit of Sam Long's Argon 18 is by 51 Speedshop and his Ultimate extensions are tilted 10 degrees. The shifters and brake levers are Shimano Dura-Ace and so is the bar tape. Long used zipties to fasten the cage between the 51 Speedshop extensions.

"My computer mount is nothing fancy. Just wedged onto one of the extensions. I actually like it because it is out of my view and it helps fill the gap between my arm and the extension, " said Long.

Another look at the cockpit and how the Di2 cables are routed.

From the front there really isn't much for the wind to see with this setup and that is what Long and really anyone riding a tri bike wants.

Clean, simple and efficient.

Sam Long runs 55-39 Shimano chainrings on his 172.5mm Shimano Dura-Ace cranks with dual sided Shimano powermeter, but said he has a 58-46 setup ready for flatter courses. The pedals are also Shimano Dura-Ace.

The Shimano cassette is 11-28 and Long runs a stock Dura-Ace rear derailleur.

Sam Long's saddle is a PS1.0 by ISM and he has mounted an XLab cage under it.

Indeed. In case we wondered about the bike model.