The bike count is in from the 2009 Ironman World Championships. Reigning supreme is Cervélo, followed by Scott and Specialized. US-based Triathlete magazine also had a busy afternoon counting other bike parts and kit. Here are the results:
Bike Count (last year’s totals in brackets)
Cervelo – 462 (415)
Scott – 109 (103)
Specialized – 93 (66)
Felt – 92 (89)
Trek – 90 (103)
Kuota – 85 (117)
Cannondale – 68 (68)
Orbea – 56 (68)
Kestrel – 54 (35)
QR – 52 (79)
Argon 18 – 43 (less than 10)
Giant – 40 (51)
Look – 39 (48)
Guru- 28 (27)
Pinarello – 26 (19)
Ceepo – 24 (less than 10)
Isaac – 18 (26)
Litespeed – 18 (35)
Stevens – 15 (less than 10)
Elite – 15 (less than 10)
Cube – 12 (13)
Beyond Fabrications – 12 (less than 10)
Ridley – 12 (less than 10)
Colnago – 12 (less than 10)
Serotta – 11 (less than 10)
Storck – 10 (less than 10)
Canyon – 8 (less than 10)
Blue – 8 (less than 10)
Planet X – 8 (less than 10)
Griffen – 7 (less than 10)
Jamis – 7 (less than 10)
Aegis – 7 (less than 10)
Fuji – 6 (less than 10)
Softride – 6 (less than 10)
BMC – 6 (13)
Calfee – 5 (less than 10)
BH – 5 (less than 10)
Principia – 4 (13)
Parlee – 4 (less than 10)
Willier – 4 (less than 10)
Time – 3 (less than 10)
Cheetah – 3 (less than 10)
Merlin – 3 (less than 10)
Teschner – 2 (less than 10)
Titan Flex – 2 (less than 10)
DeRosa – 2 (less than 10)
Wheel Count (includes aero wheels only)
Zipp – 1936
Hed – 229
Mavic – 165
Xentis – 134
Bontrager – 100
Reynolds – 63
Shimano – 48
Corima – 37
Campagnolo – 35
Easton – 34
Lightweight – 29
SRAM – 23
Planet X – 22
Rolf – 17
Nimble – 17
Edge – 13
Ceepo – 11
Fulcrum – 6
Other – 212 (Includes unidentifiable wheels plus wheel count of less than five)
Aero Helmets
Giro – 288
LG – 272
Rudy Project – 102
Bell – 62
Spiuk – 31
Specialized – 23
Lazer – 18
LAS – 15
Met – 12
Uvex – 9
Selev – 6
Saddle Count
Fi’zi:k – 477
Selle Italia – 383
Specialized – 167
OE Spec’d Saddles – 131
San Marco – 130
ISM – 119
Terry – 74
Profile Design – 57
Bontrager – 51
Cobb – 36
SMP – 33
Serfas – 22
Prologo – 10
Koobi – 9
FSA – 6
Forte – 6
Velo – 4
Aerobar Count
Profile Design – 572
Vision – 392
Zipp – 144
OVAL – 126
Syntace – 123
Easton – 86
Hed – 81
Bontrager – 68
Pro – 32
3T – 18
Deda – 18
Xentis – 12
Felt – 11
Giant – 9
Ritchey – 7
Drop Handle Bars – 7
Use – 6
Valdora – 3
Cinelli – 3
Cheetah – 3
Walser – 3
ITM – 2
PlanetX – 2
Scott – 2
S-bend -880
Curve – 837
Straight – 59
Component Group Count
Shimano – 1360
SRAM – 289
Campagnolo – 107
Other – 8
Power Meter Count
SRM – 134
PowerTap – 89
Quarq – 14
Ergomo – 13
Polar – 6
