Rudy Project Syton Open aero helmet - Being aero never looked so cool!
www.rudyprojectusa.com/products/helmets/syton.htm

I must preface thie review by telling all that I have a special fondness for aero time trail helmets. Like some women and shoes, I collect sleek looking aero helmets, even though until recently most were illegal for use in the USA (but that did not stop the myriad of helmet manufacturers from turning out countless versiono for the Professional peleton). Who can forget Cinelli's solid white mini aero sheel made popular by Bernard Hinault in the 1980s (I did get away with using this lid in a few collegiate TT's), or Linmar's eggshell thin helmet worn by Jan Ullrich in his gold medal TT ride at the 2000 Olympics, or the storm-trooperish MET aero job made famous by the Gerolsteiner team in 2003. Simply put, the problem with all of these aero helmets was that they offered no protection and subsequently were illiegal for bike racing and triathlons in the USA. But the aero helmet landscape has changed in 2005, as UCI-approved helmets are the norm and companies like Rudy Project are filling the aero helmet void!

Last year, one of the only UCI approved (and therefore legal) aero helmets for use in the USA was Louis Garneau's (LG) Prologue helmet, which in my opinion was a tad on the obtrusive side (meaning I really did not care for its aesthestics). Several companies added legal sero helmets to their line up this year, but the one that truly caught my eye was an offering from Rudy Project - the Rudy Project Syton Open.
(read the full review here)




Easton Attack Tri bars - A Carbon Masterpiece!
www.easton.com

When I removed the Easton Attack bars from the packaging, it was clear I was in the presence of a piece of bike equipment that could easily find a home in the Museum of Modern Art. The Attack bars possessed finely polished one-piece carbon arms and extensions, gentle angles and slopes, rubberized grips already fitted positioned in place, and the weight - my god, I have never held something so light!
(read the full review here)

Kestrel, in Southern California, developed an original process for forming bicycle frames in one piece from a carbon-spectra matrix. Their bikes have won countless traithlons (and quite a few road races as well) and set the standard for carbon construction in our industry. Their process patent keeps Kestrel unmatched for strength and light weight with excellent handling and durability in spite of several attempts to copy their work. Other frames that look something like Kestrel are actually glued together from separate tubes and bondo-filled to look as if they are all one piece. Kestrels are wonderful bikes - ask any Kestrel rider - but just a bit expensive, especially for weekend triathletes who don't have a rich sponsor to buy their equipment. Kestrel's answer is the Talon.
(read the full review and see all of Andy's Talon links here)

LOOK 386 Carbon Frame - A versatile gem! (M Hanson)

This may be the most versatile bike frame on the market and something I should have written about ages ago (but alas this website is rather new, so better late than never!) The all carbon monobloc LOOK 386 was not only a very popular choice among the pro peleton for many years (until replaced by the new 486), it also has served its masters as a solid time trialing machine, carrying Santiago Botero to a TT stage victory in the 2002 Tour de France (over a certain man from Texas!). Read the full review here.

LOOK KEO pedal (M Hanson)
www.lookcyclesusa.com 

Always leading the pack in clipless pedal technology, LOOK took their product line one step further at the of the 2004 season by introducing the KEO. In a time when weight considerations have returned to the forefront of cycling, the 230 gram KEO Carbon cro-mo (only 190gms for the KEO Carbon TI) weighs less than LOOK's other carbon model's (the CX-6 and CX-7) yet offers a new, thin and more sleek design.
Read the full review here.

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