Quintana Roo Kilo
The first triathlon bike. The Kilo was born in
1987 as the Superform, invented by Dan Empfield (Publisher of
Slowtwitch.com), it was the first steep seat tube angle, aerobar
specific triathlon bike. Because the Kilo celebrates its 21st
anniversary in 2008 it becomes the oldest, most proven and most
refined triathlon bike in the cycling industry.
Among the many interesting features of the Kilo
is the fact that the price hasn’t changed much from about
20 years ago. It is $1499 MSRP (Our price varies, phone 313
278 1350 for details) in 2008 but has significant upgrades including
a Shimano Dura-Ace rear derailleur and shifters, genuine Visiontech
cockpit, aero shaped AN-6 heat treated, custom drawn aluminum
frameset and Alex ALX 220 wheels. This is the least expensive
Dura-Ace shifter and rear derailleur equipped tri bike available.
After years of evolution the Kilo has found its
roots again with a steep-ish seat tube angle of 78.5 degrees
in every size and a stable, relaxed, comfortable and confident
72 degree head tube angle. This is Dan Empfield’s geometry,
and it is the set of numbers that makes the triathlon bike work.
Your torso will be supported with the skeleton (not muscular
force and you will run better off the Kilo’s geometry.
The Kilo is directed at the new triathlete
and triathletes upgrading from a road bike with aerobars to
a dedicated tri geometry bike. The $1499 price point (Our price
varies, phone 313 278 1350 for details) makes it affordable,
the high end parts spec means you won’t have to upgrade.
The design and geometry means you will have one of the finest,
and the first, true triathlon geometry bikes ever made.
