Simply put, this is the finest aluminum triathlon frameset made of the strongest, most expensive aluminum frame tubing commonly available in the industry. Short of one-off custom bikes build for Olympic teams, the Cron-Alu is the finest aluminum bike going. Speaking of the Olympics, the first ever Men's Olympic Triathlon Gold Medal was won on a Guru. Guru frames are hand made in Montreal, Quebec, Canada by a small family business with strong roots in the Italian bicycle industry. Guru is the only company bringing this level of hand-crafting and workmanship to the triathlon frame building trade. While other companies won't even tell you where your frame is made or by whom, Guru sends you a coffee table book with photos of their factory and the people who painstakingly assemble your frame one at a time by hand. Ride quality is predictably superior with uncanny light weight, stiffness and handling. Bikesport owner Tom Demerly has done numerous international triathlons, including Ironman New Zealand and the RBTT/Fatum Bank Triathlon in Curacao, Dutch Antilles on guru bikes. Guru makes frames like no one else, and the Cron-Alu is one of their best examples. The new 2006 Guru Cron-Alu is upgraded with a proprietary Guru bladed, carbon fiber seatpost and seatpost binder assembly. No other aluminum (or, for that matter- any material) tirathlon bike compares to the Guru Cron-Alu. It is simply the only fully hand-made, readily available high end aluminum tri bike built with Dedacciai tubing in North America. If frame quality is your primary concern, this may be your bike. In 2005 Bikesport owner Tom Demerly turned in the fastest club time trial time at his local club time trial on a stock Guru Cron-Alu with an average speed of nearly 27 m.p.h. on a rolling course.