Triathlon bike survey

You know the scene: turn up at an event and see nothing but bike porn. There’s usually as much top end carbon fibre as at a F1 Grand Prix. But there’s also nearly always the obligatory first-time entrant on a hybrid or even an MTB with rear rack (good for the gels though, eh?).

Well, I got soaked in the Pembroke triathlon’s transition area last weekend counting the bikes to see which cycle manufacturers are getting triathletes’ disposable income. Had fun (yes, I can be a sad git) turning the results into a colourful pie-chart.

The surprises: That 56 brands were present (not incl own brand) 8 manufacturers had 65% of the field That Claud, GT, Raleigh didn’t have more That Spesh didn’t win That Cannondale beat Scott That Look only had 4 That Bruief were mid-table
...and if you're really desperate for the figures, here's the bike count (pdf)