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Quintana Roo was the first company to create a triathlon-specific wetsuit over 25 years ago, and then a tri-specific bicycle two years later. QR remains the only company in the world wholly committed to triathlon by focusing solely on creating the best-fitting and most aerodynamic, functional triathlon bikes in existence. The company was founded in 1987 by Dan Empfield of Ironman fame and is currently owned by the American Bicycle Group, LLC.〔 〕 ==Wetsuits== The company's flagship product in 1987 was the first wetsuit made specifically for triathlon, designed by Empfield. This new wetsuit was more flexible and more buoyant, giving it swim-specific characteristics that were not found in the diving or surfing wetsuits used by triathletes at that time. 〔 〕 In 1990, Quintana Roo discovered and pioneered the use of Yamamoto Rubber #39 in its high-end wetsuits. This new rubber was more buoyant and more flexible than any other rubber that had previously been used in any triathlon wetsuit, and it was followed the next year with Yamamoto SCS (Super-Composite Skin), an outer coating that added even more buoyancy and protected the rubber from fingernail tears. 〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quintana Roo (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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