A $2200 package deal.
The monocoque frame is perfectly executed in clear coated 12K basket weave carbon with only a subtle Pedal Force brand, a far cry from the over-the-top and in-your-face graphics found on most time trial bikes. Streamlined and airfoil shaped to minimize drag and enhance clean air flow, frame design elements include internal cable routing, feathered trailing edges on the fork, seat stays and seat tube, a faired rear wheel cut-out, flush bottom bracket shell, and round leading edge noses on the head tube, and at both down tube junctions. To reduce the air gap between the rear wheel and seat tube, track-style horizontal drop outs with screw adjusters let you tune the rear axle position fore and aft depending on the wheel/tire combination you’re running. The chain stays are thinly profiled to accommodate any rear disc on the market.

Other top-end details in the TT2 package include a carbon steerer on the fork and a micro adjustable seat rail mount. An optional dual position 76-78 degree steep seat post is available from Pedal Force. The head tube is designed to fit a Campagnolo integrated 1 1/8” headset.

To get the review rolling, Pedal Force sent along components that deliver great performance at a very affordable price. Case in point? The complete price tag on the TT2 build as delivered was a scant $2188.

The supplied Ultegra SL brake set and derailleurs are functionally identical to Dura Ace 7800, surrendering only a few grams in weight yet providing equally crisp shifting and braking at a fraction of the cost. FSA’s 175 mm SL-K Light carbon crank set with 53/39 rings fits a standard Mega XO bottom bracket. Profile’s T2+ S-bend extensions and T2 base bars with a Ritchey WCS 4-axis stem provide the rider control surfaces.

For wheels, our TT2 came with Easton’s durable EA90 Aero clinchers, shod with Michelin Pro3 Race rubber, my favorite road tires. At 1600 grams, the EA90 Aeros are an affordable performance wheel for training and road work, that won’t catch crosswinds. 28 mm front / 32 mm rear triangular rim profiles are more aerodynamic than standard EA 90s and flat bladed spokes further reduce drag. Factoring in the TT2’s starting price point, budgeting for a faster, more aero set of race wheels like Flashpoint 60s from Zipp is not a stretch.

The all-aluminum Profile T2/T2+ base bars and extensions weigh slightly more than their more expensive carbon counterparts, yet provide the same degree of tune-ability. Extension length, width, rotation and elbow pad distance, angle, height can all be tuned and tweaked, and the elbow pad offers three bolt positions with many degrees of fore and aft rotation. The only flaw we discovered- after one particularly rough TT session, one of the polycarbonate elbow pads developed a stress crack, which Profile replaced without question.

At 6’3”, I was able to dial-in a comfortable bar set-up and seat height that provided me a textbook 90/90 position in full tuck, just above the point of knee-chest contact. I needed to add a few more spacers under the stem to get the right bar height, but again, considering the budget price point, and the reality that us tall guys typically need to make a few compromises to fit many carbon frames on the market, this was not a concern in my book.

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