Trigon unveils new TR235 aero road disc bike

Aero road disc bike with interesting features

Trigon's TR235 aero road disc bike

Warren Rossiter / Future Publishing

Warren Rossiter

Published: March 11, 2014 at 11:00 am

The new TR235 from Taiwanese brand Trigon has the same aero tube shapes as other bikes in the company's range, such as the TR437, but has a few more interesting features.

The 235 can be fitted with road disc brakes or used with TRP’s integrated direct-mount calliper brake system. Trigon has designed the fork with a removable U-shaped section on the rear on the fork crown, which is designed to be bolted in place when running discs or removed if going standard.

On the rear of the tr235’s fork is a u-shaped plate that bolts into place when running discs: on the rear of the tr235’s fork is a u-shaped plate that bolts into place when running discs - Warren Rossiter / Future Publishing

On the back of the TR235’s fork is a U-shaped plate that bolts into place when running discs

At the rear it has in-built direct mount fitting for an under-BB style brake, and the dropouts have a removable spacer that provides either 135mm spacing (the current standard for discs) or a standard-wheel friendly 130mm.

Some may find the TR235 a little familiar - a very similar bike is currently being offered by US/Taiwan brand Culprit.

Warren Rossiter

Senior technical editor

Warren Rossiter is BikeRadar and Cycling Plus magazine’s senior technical editor for road and gravel. Having been testing bikes for more than 20 years, Warren has an encyclopedic knowledge of road cycling and has been the mastermind behind our Road Bike of the Year test for more than a decade. He’s also a regular presenter on the BikeRadar Podcast and on BikeRadar’s YouTube channel. In his time as a cycling journalist, Warren has written for Mountain Biking UK, What Mountain Bike, Urban Cyclist, Procycling, Cyclingnews, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike and T3. Over the years, Warren has written about thousands of bikes and tested more than 2,500 – from budget road bikes to five-figure superbikes. He has covered all the major innovations in cycling this century, and reported from launches, trade shows and industry events in Europe, Asia, Australia, North American and Africa. While Warren loves fast road bikes and the latest gravel bikes, he also believes electric bikes are the future of transport. You’ll regularly find him commuting on an ebike and he longs for the day when everyone else follows suit. You will find snaps of Warren’s daily rides on the Instagram account of our sister publication, Cycling Plus (@cyclingplus).