There is nothing that we like more at Australian Triathlete than receiving products that have been born from out of the box' thinking, and that have been designed specifically with the triathlon market in mind. Kestrel is a brand that dates back to 1986 with the world’s first all-carbon frame set. The Kestrel 4000 turned heads from the get-go way back then. In 1989, Kestrel introduced the EMS all-carbon fork to the world, and I remember vividly this being the fork of choice for retro fitting the trick road bikes of the time. The evolution continued in 1989 with the introduction of a triathlon and time trial specific frame – the 500 SCi – using the now famous design without the use of a seat tube.
There is a great deal of information available on the Kestrel's history as well as all of the current models and specifications, but in this article I will deal primarily with the ride. All the technical information can be found at
www.kestrelbicycles.com
For this issue, we have had the 2009/2010 Kestrel Airfoil Pro SE at our disposal and, in keeping with the
Kestrel tradition, it certainly turned heads around the office and at the coffee shop. So how did it ride?
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here.