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MATERIAL OF SIMON BILLEAU

Simon Billeau
Sram 1X and Absolute Black 1X DM

single chainring

Brands don’t have the choice if they want to keep up in the bike industry market.
It is not enough nowadays to have an aero bike and a good pair of wheels. To be faster than your competitors, it’s necessary to pay attention to

every detail. For a bike, it’s worth it to choose every components.
Some brands like Sram and Absolute Black offer to the triathlon community some innovations related to the drivetrain.
It is widely agreed that the teardrop-shaped is the most aero design. We find this shape on most of the aero bike. The dimpled texture of golf ball

is also known to affect the lift and the drag of its boundary layer. We all know the Zipp brand who has some patents in this domain. There is also
recently a French bike brand called Héroïn who has developed with the Nevers Magny-Cours windtunnel and the Aero Ace company this idea on

some strategic positions of its bike.
But the most aero is still the lack of component !
In 2009, when I was racing at the World Championship in Hawaii, I was already using a single chainring. But as it was a Rotor Q-Ring chainring

for double, I’ve asked the assistance of a local and careful craftsman. He did a anti-derailing fork to prevent the chain to fall off.

ince ,
the
Sbrands
have finally
evolved in
this domain
and the
single front
chainring
is used with
success in
MTB and
CX.
T h e
advantages
of a
simplified
drivetrain
are obvious.

This month,
Trimax is
introducing their range with a product specifically designed
to you 2 brands which have managed to expand for the triathlon and time trial communities.

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