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Video Review of  the Quintana Roo pRfive by James Haycraft

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Video by James Haycraft with a few thoughts on some of the notable differences that exist between the BMC aero triathlon bikes, the TM01 and the TM02. Enjoy!

Salming, a Swedish company, was started in 2001 by famous hockey player Borje Salming. The brand is well known in Europe and has been a leader in racquet sports for years.  This past year, Salming launched the brand in the US with the North American headquarters located right here in Raleigh, NC. Being a community focused company from Raleigh ourselves; we obviously felt the importance to look further into this local based brand.

Profile Design is best known for producing high quality bike components such as aero bars, base bars, stems and hydration systems at often affordable prices. Their latest product line introduction is the TwentyFour Series wheels which are available as carbon clinchers or tubulars. “TwentyFour” represents the rim width at the braking surface which is 24.5mm’s and is the new standard width for most high end race wheels. The wheels come in rim depths of 38mm, 58mm and 78mm. A popular wheel set for triathletes is the 58(F)/78(R) combo which is very similar to the popular Zipp 404/808 and ENVE 6.7 wheel sets.

Being a predominately European company, most people don’t know that Orbea has been making bikes for over 80 years. In those 80 years, they have produced fantastic bikes and have evolved with different changes in terms of bicycle design, materials and product technology. The art of carbon manufacturing processes, painting, testing and aerodynamics are continuously improving as the brand makes its mark as one of the finest bicycle manufactures in the world. 

For many people (myself included) indoor riding is something you HAVE to do; not something you WANT to do. It is a necessity dictated in no small part by where you live and what hours you work and your family life (kids in bed equals training needs to be QUIET). Some are fortunate to spend the majority of their time outside, enjoying their two wheeled time while laughing inwardly at the poor athletes that have to spend most of their time riding indoors (or in some cases those who CHOOSE to ride indoors).