The Facebook Sourced Pro Triathlon Bike | Kyle Smith's Record Breaking Scott Plasma

You'd normally expect pros to be hooked up with the best brands right? The story is a little different for Kyle Smith who had to source the parts for his bike from places such as Facebook Marketplace! Mark sat down with the Kiwi as we delve into his bike and story of the last 18 months!

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[gtn]

Who else is seriously impressed by this? 🔥

[MJarthur]

Canyon or a new upcoming bike brand should start sponsoring this man, like fully all the way!
What a legend!

[flynnifyable]

I hate it when I'm out doing something fun, just having good time and accidentally qualify for Kona. Definitely identify with this guy.

[cocoschocolate]

Thanks for showing that side of Pro racing. Good to see that he pushed through hard times without giving up on being a pro athlete. That uncertainty must have been such a tough time for him mentally.
Also inspiring to see that tech isn’t everything :)

[timstriathlonjourneys]

What a nice humble guy. Good luck in the future.

[klewis]

The difference between Kyle Smith’s humility and many of the other athletes we see in triathlon is hugely refreshing.

[DigininjaRobin]

This is brilliant, shows that a good athlete trumps expensive kit any day. Good luck, hope you continue to go far.

[miguelsaez]

Hope he gets some rewarding sporsonship from this video.
Completely inspiring

[mickchaganis]

Just love mend and make do.... Especially when it goes like a rocket 🚀

[nicholasthomas]

Refreshing to see content like this...

[googleaccount]

This is a kind reminder that in the end of the day, the only thing that matters is watts and fitness

[trbeyond]

Neat video. You should do a video on his position since that’s more important than the bike itself.

[mmarcheto]

is this the guy who had to race with only one aerobar because the other one broke on the course ?

[haydenburgess]

Aotearoa's finest! How does this kid not have a sponsor yet? While we're at it, he also needs a sponsor for some new sandals/jandals there too! 🤞🤣

[SBoots]

Good luck to Kyle but I think luck is always on his side except for the crashes. A humble man he is and I wish him the best in his career.

[LatentManifest]

I didn’t realise Cervelo P3 he replaced was so slow

[marcusmaher-triskellionfil]

If Scott are watching surely they can afford to give Kyle a Plasma 6 and he can train on the one he got from FB marketplace.

[matthewnorris]

ADAM HANSEN'S BIKE, LET'S TAKE A SWATCH AT THAT!!!

[paulgmail]

Probably the coolest guy in triathlon - what a legend

[lewisdonovan]

Looks like one arm rest is already bent or on a different angle to the other? Is this why it broke off in the race I wonder