Dont know about his components, but I bet marcag here might know, they travel in similar circles in Tucson. And he of course knows bike part stuff like nobody else..
But forgot about that, how about this new video of his proclamation of intent to do Kona!!! I said this months ago, I knew his coach had it in the back of his mind that this could be a possibility. And with the 4 great races he came out the gate with, 2 PTO and 2 70.3's, it is understandable to start thinking double dipping. Once his coach saw the results of those races, not a big stretch to see that the overall prize money of over $400k for the series winners was going to be a draw. I know for a fact that his coach is getting upwards of 25% of the take(greedy bastard with mouths to feed), so it all makes sense..
So now on to SF for hopefully another podium, which would put him in the drivers seat for a great PTO result, as others are still chasing big scores. And with the Ironman in Oz and a good result there, it will all be within reach. He can back off the PTO schedule a bit with a 3rd big result, and find one more ironman to do before Kona. He is already in Taupo, so would have Oceanside 2nd place as a back up score if need be, and both WC's in his scores. Which none of his comp will likely have, so advantage Yo Yo...
Its a lot of money out there within his grasp, the over 400k possible in series, the individual pay outs for each race, the 100k start money, and all the bonuses from all his sponsors, which could be double dipped if he crushes both series.. He really is the only guy that can do this, the series leaders thus far have been lackluster, and none from the PTO series are a threat. If he can manage to just do well in the fulls, he will crush the comp with his 70.3 scores, at least at the moment it is looking that way.
Dude could win it all, never thought I would be saying this about any athlete not named Knibb. And he still swims like a 12 year old girl too!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtiKyfFA-fI