Sam Appleton has been riding a Giant Trinity frame for as long as I can remember. This year he joins Kristian Blummenfelt, among others, now switching over to CADEX's tri frameset. We're looking forward to figuring out why athletes are swapping over to this bike when we can get our hands on a frame for review.

Sam will be riding a size small. Once we have a frame in hand I am also interested in diving deeper into the size and geometry of the bike.

This integratio/partnership with RideSync x CADEX is interesting to me and we will try to learn more. I also want to test how adjustable this is when we have one in hand.

The front view gives people a good view of the wide forks, base bar, and nose cone.

Integrated tool box on the non-drive side. Sam: what's in the box?

This is where Sam keeps his snacks, and hydration system. The bladder holds anywhere from 800-1100ml depends on the frame size. I'm pretty sure the bento box doesn't change per frame size, but it does test you on how good you are at packing snacks.

Sam is still with Shimano when it comes to drivetrain and shoes. He will be running the Shimano Dura Ace 12 speed dual sided power cranks. He runs 165mm in length and with 56/44 chainrings. He's also using Dura Ace pedals and rear derailleur with an 11-28 cassette.

We are super keen to get our hands on this disc wheel made of ultralight 18k full composite carbon.

We are also keen to get out hands on these 4 spoke wheels. (Apparently that is happening this week or so!)

A common configuration, Sam is running 160mm rotors on the front wheel and 140mm on the rear wheel.

Sam told me this is him "Looking cool with his bike". I agree Sam. You look super cool.

Pictures taken by the great Kenny Withrow. You can also find him on YouTube as No Koast Visuals.