Which bike brands get the most Strava KOMs?

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What the numbers show:

Pinarello & Cervélo are right at the top:

I do wonder if the fitter people are obviously keen cyclists, so they tend to buy top-end bikes and that’s why we see them at the top of the leaderboards, rather than the bike itself making a huge difference. I think it’s probably a bit of both. Keen cyclists won't just have changed the bike; they'll have upgraded the tyres, clothing, helmet, etc. People who have done all of this can expect a 50 to 90-watt saving on a fast Strava segment. If we compare that to the physiological gap between a casual club rider and a KOM chaser, you are looking at a 140 to 190W difference. So, you can't buy your way into the KOM league tables, but it certainly helps

The riders on Pinarello (61.8 KOMs per rider) and Cervélo (42.7 KOMs) are genuinely quick. Over a third of Pinarello owners in our database have 10 or more KOMs, and their bikes have an average of nearly 19,000 km on them.

The big brands:

Trek is the most common main bike (397 riders) and Specialized riders have the biggest total pile of KOMs (18,849), which isn't a massive surprise given how many of them are out on the roads. If you look at the average per rider across the big brands though, Cannondale (25.6) and Canyon (22.4) beat Specialized (18.7), Giant (14.6) and Trek (13.9). Good to see Ribble sneaking into the top 10 as well!

Miles make the difference:

If you look at the distance column on the right, pretty much every brand in the top 10 averages between 13,000 km and 20,000 km per bike, whereas the brands down at the bottom average around 5,000 km. No great shock there—the riders getting the most KOMs are also the ones putting the miles in.

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What the women's numbers show:

Giant and Liv clean up:
Giant comes out top on the adjusted average (63.2 QOMs per rider), and their women's brand Liv is top on the raw average with 140.1 QOMs per rider (3,222 QOMs between just 23 riders!).

Trek & Specialized are the most popular:
Trek (46 riders) and Specialized (36 riders) are the most common bikes for women on the site, with Trek riders holding the biggest total at 3,981 QOMs. If you look at the percentage of riders with 10+ QOMs though, Bianchi (42.9%) and Specialized (38.9%) lead the way.