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More Sweet Spot Bikes

Here are two more to consider in the $3,500 to $5,000 tri bike price silo: Argon 18's new E-117 and Orbea's new Ordu OMP.

The Orbea Ordu of Starky

Andrew Starykowicz came back after a long injury to race Challenge Roth, and he scorched the bike segment with a record 4:09:13 bike split on his brand new Orbea Ordu OMP.

Gina Crawford’s Ceepo Katana

Gina Crawford won Challenge Wanaka and finished 4th at Challenge Roth this year. While in Roth we had a chance to check out her Shimano equipped Ceepo Katana.

Kevin Collington’s Ventum

Kevin Collington finished 3rd at Alcatraz, 3rd at Vineman 70.3, and won Challenge Williamsburg before switching to a Ventum bike, which he will ride at 70.3 Worlds.

Ordu Deeper Dive

The body language surrounding this launch constrains me to again take this brand seriously as a tri bike maker.

A Hawaii themed Specialized

At the 2015 Ironman European Championships in Frankfurt, Germany our man Karsten Täschner noticed a custom painted Hawaiian themed Specialized Transition.

Felt downstreams its IA

Felt has compelling models at the top (IA) and at entry level (B Series). It just announced a new IA that slots nicely in between.