The Infamous Kona Count

The "Kona Count" is a well-known measuring stick for the triathlon industry, and it's also pretty fun to look at. Where does your gear stack up?

All data below attributed to lavamagazine.com.

"As over 2,000 of the world’s top Ironman athletes checked their bikes at Kailua Pier, dozens of tri industry players tallied bikes and components for the annual litmus test of buying trends. The annual count gives the triathlon industry a scope of what the sport’s best athletes are buying and an idea of who will be the major players for the next few years."


Bikes - Top 20

1) Cervelo – 522
2) Trek – 275
3) Specialized – 218
4) Felt – 153
5) Argon 18 – 101

our sponsor Argon 18 jumped from 11th to 5th, not
counting bad boys like the 119 (set for 2016 release)

6) BMC – 93
7) Scott – 88
8) Quintana Roo – 81
9) Cannondale – 76

10) Ceepo – 74

11) Giant – 54
12) Canyon – 51
13) Dimond – 33
14) Orbea – 31
15) Kuota – 28
16) Fuji – 23
17) Kestrel – 22
18) Planet X – 21
19) Guru – 20
20) LOOK – 15


Wheels - Top 10

1) Zipp – 2006
2) ENVE – 308
3) Reynolds (carbon) – 237
4) Mavic (carbon) – 227
5) HED – 210
6) Bontrager – 171
7) Shimano Carbon – 106
8) Roval – 85
9) FLO – 80
10) Mavic (aluminum) – 75

I personally race on Reynolds Strikes and Continental 4000s tires

Tires - Top 10

1) Continental – 1,362
2) Vittoria – 179
3) Specialized – 151
4) Zipp – 114
5) Mavic – 98
6) Schwalbe – 86
7) Michelin – 73
8) Bontrager – 45
9) Challenge – 42
10) Veloflex – 36

Drivetrain - Top 3

1) Shimano – 1860
2) SRAM – 402
3) Campagnolo – 38

Round - 1941
Not round (elliptical chain rings) - 347

Saddles - Top 10

1) ISM – 732
2) Fi:zi’k – 396
3) Specialized – 294
4) Cobb – 228
5) Selle Italia – 143
6) Bontrager – 134
7) Prologo – 80
8) SMP – 33
9) Selle San Marco – 27
10) Terry – 25

Front Hydration - Top 5

1) Profile Design – 669
2) XLab – 402
3) Speedfil – 120
4) Torhans – 75
5) Integrated (stock) – 50


Rear Hydration - Top 5

1) XLab – 696
2) Profile Design – 171
3) Integrated (stock) – 114
4) Tacx – 67
5) Zip ties – 36


Power Meters - Top 5

1) Quarq – 289
2) Garmin – 222
3) Stages – 170
4) Power2Max – 126
5) SRM – 113

Aerobars - Top 5

1) Profile Design – 563
2) 3T – 415
3) Bontrager – 256
4) Vision – 205
5) Specialized – 143

Integrated – 1367
Clip-on – 732

Pedals (pairs) - Top 5

1) Shimano – 739
2) LOOK – 702
3) Speedplay – 387
4) Garmin Vector – 236
5) Time – 86

Swim Skins - Top 10

1) Roka – 419
2) Blue 70 – 355
3) TYR – 299
4) Xterra – 247
5) Huub – 115
6) Sailfish – 114
7) Zoot – 89
8) Orca – 81
9) Aquasphere – 73
10) 2XU – 38

a future contributor to Rudy's Kona Count dominance

Helmets - Top 5

1) Rudy Project – 639
2) Giro – 369
3) Specialized – 257
4) Garneau – 135
5) Casco – 104


Wearable GPS - Top 5

1) Garmin - 1,493
2) Polar - 88
3) Suunto - 29
4) Timex - 17
5) Tom Tom - 16