{"id":38268,"date":"2022-06-29T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=686063"},"modified":"2022-06-29T18:19:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T16:19:46","slug":"the-6499-cadex-tri-bike-rips-up-the-uci-rulebook","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/the-6499-cadex-tri-bike-rips-up-the-uci-rulebook\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u00a36,499 Cadex Tri bike rips up the UCI rulebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Simon von Bromley\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 29 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Cadex has officially launched the Tri frameset, its new triathlon-specific bike with a design that harks back to the monocoque frames of the 1990s.<\/p>\n

The new frameset module was developed in conjunction with World and Olympic triathlon champion Kristian Blummenfelt, using extensive CFD (computational fluid dynamics) and wind tunnel testing.<\/p>\n

A new set of time trial<\/a> and triathlon-specific wheels have also been announced, including a full-carbon rear disc wheel and a set of four-spoke carbon wheels.<\/p>\n

Blummenfelt has already used the new bike and wheels to good effect, winning the delayed 2021 Ironman World Championship on 7 May 2022, and completing the first sub seven-hour Ironman triathlon on 5 June 2022.<\/p>\n

While the triathlon world is no stranger to UCI rule-breaking bikes, the Cadex Tri frameset joins a select club of bikes, such as the Cerv\u00e9lo P5X<\/a> and Ceepo Shadow<\/a>. These bikes take their primary design cues from the radical monocoque carbon frames of the 1990s, such as the Lotus Sport 110<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cadex Tri frameset key specs<\/h3>\n