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Quintana Roo PR Six Photos

Al TruscottAl Truscott
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@Coach Patrick and @Paul Hough asked for some photos of my PR6, so here goes. I haven't yet put any EN stickers on the bike - probably waiting for the disc cover to do that.



Paul asked about the D12 placement. The battery is in the seat post. All the cables are internal. The junction box is basically just below my elbow in this photo, within the built-in aero bento box on the top tube. The stem has an adjoining cover, and the wires fly down through the stem into the frame, or up into the basebar/aero extensions. I intend to get a wheel cover, rig a BTA Speedfil for IMs, and get the new generation stem, which will allow my elbows to be about 5-6 mm lower, more in line with the fit on my previous bike. Although this position is both fast and comfortable...

Here's a more head-on view:



Without bottles or pedals, bike weighs 21#
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  • Rich StanbaughRich Stanbaugh
    Super looking bike @Al Truscott!!
  • Paul HoughPaul Hough
    Thx Al.  I've seen some PR 6s that seem to have been wired as an afterthought with the junction box and wires all askew under the base bar...no way would I consider getting electronic unless it was clean.  Back to packing...when you unscrew the top bolts on the headset, will the cockpit lay to the side held by the brake cables?  Is there enough slack in the Di2 wires for that or do you have to remove them at the junction box to have enough reach over?

    The bike looks fast and so do you, but I'm calling you out on your chip ... why is it on the right ankle?  :)
  • Francis PicardFrancis Picard
    it really fits you well @Al Truscott
     !!
  • Scott AlexanderScott Alexander
    I had a friend who left his bike outside at the transition area at IM Lake Tahoe (remember the freezing conditions?) and his battery completely drained overnight. This leads me to believe that an external removable battery would be better (take it home and keep it charged until the morning). 

    My road bike has an internal di2 battery, but I think if/when I get a new tri bike with di2 I'd ask for external. That's my thinking any way.

    Why did you go with the internal?
  • Al TruscottAl Truscott
    Scott Alexander said:
    I had a friend who left his bike outside at the transition area at IM Lake Tahoe (remember the freezing conditions?) and his battery completely drained overnight. This leads me to believe that an external removable battery would be better (take it home and keep it charged until the morning). 

    My road bike has an internal di2 battery, but I think if/when I get a new tri bike with di2 I'd ask for external. That's my thinking any way.

    Why did you go with the internal?
    Good point. I have an external battery on my older TT bike, so I have years of experience with it. For one thing, it's bulkier, and less aero. Certainly not a clean look. I've had no problems with the "usual" temperatures I ride in, including a day or two this may when it was in the low 40s in Colorado. Where you live, cold temps should be a non-issue when you ride?
  • Al TruscottAl Truscott

    Paul Hough said:
    Thx Al.  I've seen some PR 6s that seem to have been wired as an afterthought with the junction box and wires all askew under the base bar...no way would I consider getting electronic unless it was clean.  Back to packing...when you unscrew the top bolts on the headset, will the cockpit lay to the side held by the brake cables?  Is there enough slack in the Di2 wires for that or do you have to remove them at the junction box to have enough reach over?

    The bike looks fast and so do you, but I'm calling you out on your chip ... why is it on the right ankle?  :)
    There was enough slack in the wires when I transported the bike to LP in July via the Hen House. But for safety's sake, I disconnected the ones going to/thru the basebar. Didn't make packing any easier, as the front and rear brake cables were still attached. But the key thing is, there was enough slack to drape the basebar/extensions intact down in the front triangle area.

    Right ankle is where I always put it? Never gave it a second thought. I strap it thru my Road ID, and that is where I always wear the Road ID for running an biking, so it is just second nature. Is that a penalty offense, or just a fashion faux pas? I've never had an issue with unrecorded splits.
  • Paul HoughPaul Hough
    @Al - neither a penalty nor a fashion faux paux; but standard advice is always to wear it on the left ankle so it never has a chance to catch on the drive train.  That said, at ITU Worlds in Sweden we wore chips on both ankles and I don't know of anyone that had an issue.  I think the guidance is to prevent the 1 in 10,000 case where the strap might be old and loose and potentially catch on the chain.  
  • Scott AlexanderScott Alexander
    Al Truscott said:
    Scott Alexander said:
    I had a friend who left his bike outside at the transition area at IM Lake Tahoe (remember the freezing conditions?) and his battery completely drained overnight. This leads me to believe that an external removable battery would be better (take it home and keep it charged until the morning). 

    My road bike has an internal di2 battery, but I think if/when I get a new tri bike with di2 I'd ask for external. That's my thinking any way.

    Why did you go with the internal?
    Good point. I have an external battery on my older TT bike, so I have years of experience with it. For one thing, it's bulkier, and less aero. Certainly not a clean look. I've had no problems with the "usual" temperatures I ride in, including a day or two this may when it was in the low 40s in Colorado. Where you live, cold temps should be a non-issue when you ride?
    I don't ride outside if it's below 50*F! Too much of a cold wimp. But I also thought about thieves and such. Paranoid obviously. haha

    I just think an external battery would be more "serviceable" for a variety of reasons and just wanted to know your thought process. Thanks.
  • Paul HoughPaul Hough
    Speaking of thieves, I've read this week that a guy had his P2 pedals stolen off his bike after he left transition to head to the swim.  Came back...no pedals...DNF.   Another guy came on and said it happened at IM Mallorca this year also but they left a cheap pair of pedals in their place.
  • Al TruscottAl Truscott
    Paul Hough said:
    @Al - neither a penalty nor a fashion faux paux; but standard advice is always to wear it on the left ankle so it never has a chance to catch on the drive train.  That said, at ITU Worlds in Sweden we wore chips on both ankles and I don't know of anyone that had an issue.  I think the guidance is to prevent the 1 in 10,000 case where the strap might be old and loose and potentially catch on the chain.  
    Wow, I'm an old dog still learning new tricks!
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