Cannondale’s CAAD line has spent two decades proving aluminium can beat carbon on both price and ride feel, and the 2026 CAAD14 keeps that promise alive. For triathletes building a second bike for club rides, hilly training routes, or a budget-friendly road racer, it’s one of the few genuinely fast aluminium frames still on the…
Neither of these is a triathlon-specific bike — both are road race machines that triathletes buy for interval training, long endurance rides, and brick sessions without putting miles on a dedicated TT bike. They sit at a similar price point but make different trade-offs to get there. Here’s the comparison. Key Specs Compared Price —…
Cube’s flagship aero road bike has had its first meaningful update since 2023, and for 2026 the Litening AERO C:68X is aimed squarely at shaving drag rather than reinventing the format. The frame has been reshaped using extensive computational fluid dynamics work and real-world wind tunnel testing, and Cube says the result is a noticeably…
What’s New About the 2026 Propel Giant has launched an all-new, 4th-generation Propel — its aero road bike, distinct from the Trinity time-trial/triathlon bike. It’s worth a look for triathletes even so: plenty of age-groupers train and race sprint or Olympic-distance events on a road bike rather than a dedicated tri rig, and the new…
Two of the most talked-about triathlon bikes of 2026 sit at almost the same price point but chase speed in different ways. The Cube Aerium C:68X Race was built with reigning world champion Lucy Charles-Barclay, chasing raw straight-line drag numbers. The Giant Trinity Advanced SL takes a more all-round approach, trading a fraction of outright…
A fast tyre for triathletes cross-training on gravel If you’re building a gravel bike as a lower-impact alternative to road miles, tyre choice matters more than almost anything else on the build. The Continental Terra Speed Protection is aimed squarely at riders who want speed on hardpack and light gravel without giving up puncture protection…
What Shimano GRX Di2 actually is More triathletes are building second bikes for gravel and mixed-surface training — it’s lower-impact than road riding and a useful break from race-specific position work. Shimano’s GRX Di2 groupset (currently offered as the 2×12-speed RX825/RX827 range) is the electronic option built specifically for that terrain, rather than a road…
Specialized has launched an entirely new Shiv platform for 2026 — and this time, the brand didn’t design it around UCI rules at all. The new Shiv is built purely for triathletes racing in non-draft, non-UCI events (which covers the vast majority of IRONMAN, 70.3 and independent long-course racing), and it throws out the aero-tube…
What to Look For in a Road Bike for Triathlon Training A dedicated training road bike gives you a lighter, more responsive ride for interval work and long endurance sessions without putting kilometres on your expensive TT or triathlon bike. The Giant TCR (Total Compact Road) range has been a reliable choice for serious cyclists…
The Case for a Dedicated Triathlon Bike Specialized’s Shiv has been a fixture at IRONMAN finish lines for over a decade. The 2026 iteration updates the frame with revised aero tube shaping, a 500g weight saving over the previous generation and full disc brake integration across the range. If you are racing long-course events and…
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