So Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii is the pinnacle of triathlon races for all triathletes… but it is also for all those manufacturers of all the swim, bike and run products!
Naturally, therefore everyone (sponsors and manufacturers especially) want to know what everyone is wearing and using… both what the pros are using… and the age-groupers. And courtesy of Lava Magazine, here are the answers:
The swim (remember, Kona is a non-wetsuit race, so these aren’t wetsuits, they are “speedsuits”):
Pros
B70: 18
TYR: 18
Sail Fish: 12
Zoot: 6
Xterra: 3
Orca: 3
Age Groupers (counted for 2 hrs)
B70: 330
TYR: 310
Xterra: 75
Zoot: 45
Sail Fish: 43
Orca: 15
No swim skin: 410
Addendum: Blue Seventy conducted a swim skin count from the spectator sea wall and gave us these numbers October 18, 2012. We assume some margin of error with these numbers.
The Bike: After an entire afternoon of tallying, the results are in and Cervelo is top dog once again. The Toronto-based bike builder has 483 bikes on the pier in Kona this year, and Trek remains ahead of Specialized as the runner-up. Here are the complete results from all the categories. Thanks to the industry for their participation in this year’s count.
| Bikes | |
| Cervelo: | 483 |
| Trek: | 211 |
| Specialized: | 170 |
| Felt: | 115 |
| Cannondale: | 86 |
| Scott: | 85 |
| QR: | 78 |
| Argon18: | 71 |
| Giant: | 64 |
| Kestrel: | 46 |
| Orbea: | 43 |
| Kuota: | 42 |
| Ceepo: | 37 |
| BMC: | 33 |
| Look: | 31 |
| Guru: | 28 |
| Blue: | 27 |
| Fuji: | 21 |
| Ridley: | 17 |
| Cube: | 17 |
| PlanetX: | 16 |
| Litespeed: | 11 |
| Willier: | 11 |
| Storck: | 10 |
| Serotta: | 9 |
| Pinarello: | 8 |
| Parlee: | 8 |
| Canyon: | 6 |
| Colnago: | 6 |
| Stevens: | 6 |
| Elite: | 6 |
| Griffin: | 5 |
| BH: | 5 |
| Seven: | 5 |
| Teschner: | 5 |
| Beyond | 4 |
| Isaac: | 3 |
| Calfee: | 3 |
| Louis Garneau: | 3 |
| Jamis: | 2 |
| Cheetah | 2 |
| Time: | 2 |
| Principia: | 1 |
| Bianchi: | 1 |
| Merlin: | 1 |
| Softride: | 1 |
| Aegis: | 1 |
| DeRosa | 1 |
| Lemond | 1 |
… mind you… if you listen to Lance, “It’s not about the bike” anyway… 😉
Running Shoes: I feel vindicated in finding my shoes near the top of the list… I’m a big fan of them and find it interesting that they are so well represented given that they are not a big name shoe brand and have virtually no advertising… they are the only shoe I’ve ever worn that truly make me run faster (because the “lugs” force you to run in the correct position)… and in case you didn’t guess yet… they are Newton’s!
Interesting to see the ones near the bottom too… Vibram (those would be tough on the hot pavement in Kona!)… and I didn’t even know that Under Armour made shoes… and Crocs, well that’s just kinda comical!
- Asics: 300
- Saucony: 245
- Newton: 201
- Brooks: 181
- Kswiss: 169
- Nike: 118
- Mizuno: 107
- Zoot: 94
- Adidas: 91
- New Balance: 48
- On: 23
- Hoka One One: 23
- Pearl Izumi: 19
- Woolf: 16
- Other: 15
- Sketchers: 8
- Puma: 5
- Merrell: 5
- Ecco: 5
- Avia: 5
- Innovate: 4
- Karhu: 2
- Vibram: 1
- Under Armour:1
- Croc: 1
- Altra: 1
Read more: The 2012 Kona Bike Count : LAVA Magazine http://lavamagazine.com/features/the-2012-kona-bike-count/#ixzz2Asmy8AAn
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Cheers,
Rob