Maybe I’m just excited about the upcoming Ninja Assassin movie, but Ceepo’s aptly named triathlon bikes are pretty deadly looking.
Ceepo is the official bike partner of Ironman, which is why every bike we photographed has aero bars.  Above is the Viper, a model that was released for 2009.  For 2010, they’ll be introducing a version made for internal wiring of Shimano’s Di2 electronic Dura-Ace.
There are two new models we covered, the Katana and the women’s Grace, both full of sharp lines and bold shapes. Check ’em out after the break…
It’s a good thing Ceepo only makes Triathlon bikes…there’s no way these would pass the UCI’s 3:1 test.  But Ceepo’s longer tube shapes are designed to have a higher aspect ratio, which is more aerodynamic without paying a real weight penalty.  In fact, we weighed (just didn’t photograph) these bikes on our Park Tool’s scale and the Viper with full SRAM Red build weighed in at just 17lb 9oz.
The frame is 100% 40Ton High Modulus carbon fiber.  Ceepo’s aero shaping is intended to work best in non-drafting situations, similar to what you’d find in triathlon (other than the Olympics…drafting = lame, IMO).
The “fins” on the fork step their wrap around the brake arms.
The rear brake is tucked under the bottom bracket where the air is already fairly turbulent from the pedaling motion and such.  This particular bike was built up with Di2 (but was not the official Di2 model), so the derailleur stops weren’t being used.
