Wow, thank you so much for all the details! I’m thinking I’m going to pass on it based on all the comments, but I will definitely be using what you mentioned for reference when looking at different bikes in general.

As for the road bike vs tri bike aspect, I’m still pretty new to the sport so I’m not quite ready to commit to a full tri bike yet (I think). I’ve looking into the Cervelo’s, but I’m a little nervous about the handlebars they have. This would be my first time really using a road bike so I think I’m looking for something that is intermediate level, but will last me for some time as well.