THIS Is A Budget Road Bike Done RIGHT //POSEIDON TRITON

Is this the BEST BUDGET Road Bike? So many smart decisions went into the design of this budget friendly road bike from Poseidon. And somehow it's still a sub-$1000 complete. Ready to ride out of the box - so much to like about this one.

Poseidon Triton

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[TypeVertigo]

This bike is a unicorn build. 11-38T at the back? All-day geometry? 36 mm rubber capacity front and back? Nobody else is doing this, certainly not for $1000. Really good first bike proposition here.

[BruceChastain]

I like it, this is probably the road bike most people should get, including me

[marcguerino]

Happy to see this review! I have a few gravel bikes and want a road bike, but dont want to spend much in it because road riding isnt my main thing. I just do it for exercise here and there so it doesn't make sense to spend a few thousand on a high end bike

[paulstrong]

I remember looking at this bike before and then kinda feeling neutral about it. I went to look at the geo and then I remembered, the stack and geometry is pretty aggressive. At least in the larger sizes. Compared to my current endurance road bike, I'd have to put 2.5" inches in spacers to reach the top of the headtube of the current ride if I wanted the same riding position on the triton. Reach is substantially longer too. For a bike that is beginner friendly with a touch gravel, I don't understand this at all.

As usual, great stuff, you got me really hyped about the bike.

[philipcaseyacalloway]

I was going back and forth between the Triton and the Undefeated 2 from State. I found a floor unit from State for $850 and got a sweet deal for a hydraulic Apex crank and group set from SRAM for $400. I think either bike would’ve been great for myself as an enthusiasm looking for a new bike to get the blood pumping.
I’m happy I had good options at the $1, 000-$1, 300 price point.

[ianbauer]

Great review, it's definitely food for thought as I'm looking for my first "serious" road bike.

[thewintersteiner]

8:51 you’re definitely right. The “chargeable weight” of the shorter box is lower / cheaper than parcels 70cm+

[frankwilson]

l'd def check this one out if I were just getting into road biking, especially since it also has trail capability. Great review and really nice design decisions made on spec'ing the Triton.

[aaronedgeart]

A solid and great find! Well done and great research.

[Brad-cbdt]

Just a got a flatbar X Ambition recently. My father was skeptical of the braking performance due to them having mechanical disc brakes. After trying it, he said he was pleasantly surprised how well it performed. He’s used a Cannondale road bike with mechanical disc brakes before, but he said this flat bar Poseidon definitely performed better. I’m guessing the leverage from the MTB levers or perhaps a difference in rotor size is what made them perform better. Haven’t bothered with compression-less housing yet, but I’m not sure I’ll need it anytime soon.

[camt]

Insane value. Just compare to the Synapse AL 3 at $1300: heavier just shy of 23lbs, 9spd Sora with only 1:1 low gear, worse brake setup, and only 30mm tires (granted it probably has more clearance than that). Poseidon knocked it out of the park!

[XXXENOWRAITHXX]

The bars are wayy to wide for about 95% of people. Most men measure between 36cm-40cm to their shoulder joints. Besides that I think it is a decent value. Similar bikes from the big brands don't compete this well... specialized allez comes with 8 speed claris for 1200 usd, trek domane also has claris for 1200 usd and, Giant contend has claris for 1150 usd. These bikes don't fit as large of tires either.

[ninone]

They definitely did the compressionless brake housing because of the original bike sauce video! 💯🔥🔥

[Thatguy]

All Poseidon needs to do is get some more interesting colors going and this is THEE bike at the $1000 price point.

[malcontent_]

I'm looking for exactly this _type_ of bike to go beyond my daily driver (a Wabi Classic single speed being used on SF Bay Area roads). I just wish there were _options_ for shorter cranks & narrower bars from the factory.

[lanceconklin]

It seems doable to put a slightly more aggressive set of 35s on it and basically have a better gravel bike than the X Gen 2. Agreed?

[DerrickCrowley-it]

what's your opinion on the sizing? I normally ride a 54cm and it looks like Large would be the best fit for me being at 5'10

[reinholdachleitner]

Great looking and excellent value for money, solid looking and riding to I'm sure with 32c tires.💯👌🏻🚴‍♂️

[ForeverDownByLaw]

Very nice specs for the price. For those of in very hill areas I'd swap the cranks out for a 46/30, and maybe the cassette out for a 11/40 and be very happy.

[npdf]

Wow what a great deal 😊 looks awesome.. Pete