Is there anything more 90's!? cycling
The Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kona this weekend got us thinking... what are the craziest TT bikes ever made? This 1993 Zipp 2001 is certainly well up there, and since being banned in UCI races at the turn of the millennia, it's gathered a cult following in the world of triathlon.
During the bike's production, there were several different versions designed for both the road and track, such as the 'Softride beam' shown below. Like quite a few of the TT bikes from the mid-1990s, many of the 2001s rolled out the door rocking 650c rather than 700c wheels to allow riders to get lower.
In 1997, Zipp updated the 2001 to create the 3001. This shared an extremely similar design but with boron strips stiffening the carbon fibre. Whilst the 2001 gathered an envious reputation for being extremely quick on flat courses, the frame was not only quite weighty but had particularly poor lateral stiffness so performance was hindered on hills.
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