The 2011 annual Kona count has been issued by Lava magazine, with a list of those brands counted at the 2011 Ironman World Championships.
With the results from the count now in for the 2011 event, Cervélo is top dog once again. The Toronto-based bike builder had 488 bikes on stand in Kona this year. This represented 30% of all Kona bikes in 2011, is up from 468 Cervélo bikes at Kona in 2010, and is 303 more than 2011 runner-up Trek.
Zipp was a clear winner in the wheel count, with over 1,900 riders (60%) opting for Zipp wheels. Fi’zi:k was the number one saddle brand. The most popular aero bar brand was Profile Design. Rudy Project just edged out Louis Garneau in the helmet count, while Shimano was a clear leader in the groupsets used by the pros and age-groupers at Kona.
Compiled by dozens of triathlon industry employees, the annual Kona Bike Count involves five hours of tallying bikes, wheels, saddles, aerobars, aero helmets, power meters, and components as athletes check in their bikes the day before the race.
Bikes
Cervelo: 488 (2010: 1st, 468)
Trek: 185 (2010: 3rd, 108)
Felt: 124 (2010: 5th, 96)
Specialized: 122 (2010: 2nd, 113)
Scott: 96 (2010: 4th, 98)
Cannondale: 79
QR: 61
Argon18: 57
Kuota: 55
Orbea: 53
Kestrel: 48
Giant: 40
Look: 34
Ceepo: 34
Blue: 24
Guru: 21
Ridley: 21
PlanetX: 19
Fuji: 17
Pinarello: 16
Canyon: 14
Litespeed: 13
Colnago: 12
Cube: 11
Parlee: 11
Stevens: 11
Isaac: 11
BMC: 9
Beyond 8
Willier: 6
Jamis: 5
Swift: 5
Storck: 4
Elite: 3
Griffin: 3
BH: 3
Serotta: 3
Calfee: 3
Louis Garneau: 3
Seven: 2
Teschner: 2
Principia: 2
Cheetah 2
DeVinci: 2
Bianchi: 1
Time: 1
Merlin: 1
Softride: 1
Aegis: 1
Focus: 1
Wheels
Zipp: 1907 (2010: 1st, 1910)
Hed: 267 (2010: 2nd, 255)
Mavic: 146 (2010: 3rd, 164)
Bontrager: 128 (2010: 5th, 118)
Reynolds: 108 (2010: 6th, 86)
Easton: 90
Xentis: 79
Shimano/PRO: 73
ENVE: 41
SRAM: 35
FFWD: 32
Rolf Prima: 30
Lightweight: 24
Corima: 24
Lightweight: 24
Campagnolo: 22
Profile Design: 19
Planet X: 18
Beyond: 17
DT: 16
Ceepo: 14
Spinergy: 11
Specialized Roval: 10
Pro-Lite: 10
American Classic: 9
Token: 7
Felt: 7
Blackwell: 5
Nimble: 5
Cole: 2
Madfiber: 1
Saddles
Fi’zi:k: 485 (2010: 1st, 508)
ISM: 328 (2010: 3rd, 201)
Selle Italia: 241 (2010: 2nd, 347)
Specialized: 192 (2010: 4th, 173)
Cobb: 136 (2010: 8th, 67)
OE Spec’d: 115
Selle San Marco: 56
Prologo: 53
Bontrager: 50
SMP: 49
Profile Design: 41
Terry: 39
Serfas: 21
Blackwell: 7
Koobi: 4
Planet X: 3
Rav-X: 3
Ritchey: 2
Velo: 2
Forte: 2
FSA: 1
WTB: 1
Aero bars
Profile Design: 562 (2010: 1st, 591)
Vision: 356 (2010: 2nd, 446)
Bontrager: 148 (2010: 4th, 99)
Zipp: 132 (2010: 3rd, 136)
3T: 114 (2010: 6th, 69)
Easton: 83
Hed: 65
Shimano/PRO: 60
Felt Devox: 52
Syntace: 52
Argon18: 34
OVAL: 25
Giant: 22
Specialized: 21
Deda: 14
Blue: 12
Drop Handle Bars: 10
Planetx: 9
Other: 9
Xentis: 8
Components
Shimano: 1335 (2010: 1st, 1307)
SRAM: 475 (2010: 2nd, 391)
Campagnolo: 43 (2010: 2nd, 85)
Other: 1
Power meters
CycleOps PowerTap: 191 (2010: 2nd, 153)
SRM: 166 (2010: 1st, 163)
Quarq: 119 (2010: 3rd, 51)
Power2Max: 8
Ergomo: 3
Ibike: 1
Polar: 1
Pedals
LOOK: 770 (2010: na)
Shimano: 554 (2010: na)
Speedplay: 395 (2010: na)
TIME: 94
Other: 41
Mavic: 5
Hydration systems
Profile: 967 (2010: 1st, 955)
XLAB: 605 (2010: 2nd, 448)
Traditional Cages: 198
Zip Tied Cages (to aerobar) 128
Speedfil: 102
Torpedo: 94
Beaker: 80
Torhans: 63
Jet Stream: 39
Bontrager: 39
Minora: 17
HED: 15
Vision: 2
Never Reach 2
Aero helmets
Rudy Project: 211 (2010: 3rd, 114)
Louis Garneau: 191 (2010: 1st, 223)
Giro: 160 (2010: 2nd, 221)
Lazer: 70
Specialized: 52
Spiuk: 16
Uvex 15
Bell: 13
Ekoi: 8
Catlike: 7
Met: 5
Las: 3
Scott: 2
OGK: 1
Kask: 1
According to Lava mag, the count gives the industry a scope of the previous year’s buying trends and an idea of who the players will be for the following year.
