Olympic Bike: Sarah Groff’s Race-Ready Scott Foil

The Scott Foil of US Olympic triathlete Sarah Groff.

– Sarah Groff of the United States hopes this Scott Foil will help propel her to Olympic glory.

The Scott Foil uses wind-tunnel proven design features to help it slice through the wind.

If found please return to: Sarah Groff. Unique shaping around the seat tube/top tube junction help contribute to the Foil’s stellar aerodynamics while also keeping the bike stiff.

A Specialized Body Geometry saddle is minimal in design, but comfortable enough to get Groff through the 40k draft-legal bike leg.

Groff rides with a more traditional, road-style setup for the draft-legal bike leg, indicated by the saddle slid back on its rails.

The Scott Foil frame is specifically designed to cleanly accommodate an electronic groupset. Here the battery wire enters the frame just below its mount on the downtube.

The downtube uses a unique tube profile that is very different from the traditional teardrop shape found on so many other aero bike frames.

Lightweight PRO carbon fiber water bottle cages compliment the high-end parts found throughout this beautiful build.

The chainrings on the Shimano Dura Ace 7900 crankset are beefy, providing superior shifting and virtually unmatched stiffness.

Shimano Dura Ace pedals feature an extra-wide carbon fiber body that offers lateral stability in a light-weight package.

An electronic Di2 rear derailleur will provide fast and reliable shifting on what is sure to be a fast bike segment in the Olympic Games triathlon.

A tightly spaced rear cassette ensures Groff will be able to match the surges of the peloton during the Olympic Games triathlon bike segment.

ITU athletes are generally mixed when it comes to their use of aerobars. Obviously Sarah Groff has chosen to take advantage of the aero benefits they provide.

Bikes used for draft-legal triathlon racing must have aero bars that connect in the front, per ITU regulations. This bridge from HED does the job quite nicely.

The Dura Ace Di2 brake and shift lever ready to perform on the bike of US Olympian Sarah Groff.

Rubber bands, likely to be used by Groff to steady her shoes, which will already be clipped into her pedals as she transitions from the swim to the bike.

No doubt which country Sarah Groff represents.

Groff will be rolling on Continental Competition tubular tires for the London Games, a popular choice for their balanced combination of puncture resistance and high performance.

An extra long valve stem has been installed, allowing for more accurate and reliable tire inflation than using other styles of valve extender.

The Di2 junction box is cleanly attached to the brake cable housing.

Dura Ace brake calipers are some of the best available, and the blue cable housing routed to this rear on Sarah Groff’s Olympic bike is a nice detail, completing the bike’s patriotic color scheme.

The stem on Sarah Groff’s Scott Foil is a unique hexagonal shape, which helps to increase its stiffness.

The wide top tube on the Scott Foil, along with a narrow, aerodynamic head tube, lead to some interesting shapes and unique lines.

Scott has celebrated Sarah Groff’s US Olympic team selection by custom painting this Scott Foil in red, white, and blue.

The Scott Foil uses an integrated chain watcher to prevent untimely dropped chains.

The use of chain watchers has become almost ubiquitous in the ranks of professional triathletes, and the one integrated into the Scott Foil frame gets the job done very nicely.

Even the seat binder on the Scott Foil has been integrated cleanly into the frame to improve the bikes aerodynamic lines.

The seat clamp used on the Foil’s proprietary post allows for precise seat angle adjustment, perfect for dialing in saddle comfort.

Thick aftermarket pads used on Sarah Groff’s aero bars suggest she might ride in the aero position quite a bit… Maybe we’ll see her off the front come race day?

Shimano tubular wheels use an all carbon rim and brake track, providing a light-weight advantage over their clincher counterparts.

The Continental tubular tires actually fit quite nicely into the wide rim bed of the Shimano tubular wheels, providing good aerodynamics and excellent handling.

The Scott Foil uses oversized tubes to help increase its stiffness, something rarely seen on aero road bike, where narrow profile tubes are used to increase aerodynamics.