- Vacansoleil-DCM rider Juan Antonio Flecha warmed up on his Bianchi Oltre XR just prior to the time trial at this year's Tour of California.Photo credit © James Huang
- Lots of offset for Tejay Van Garderen (BMC Racing).Photo credit © James Huang
- Tejay Van Garderen's (BMC Racing) BMC TimeMachine TM01 was parked right next to his TeamMachine SLR01 road bike just before the start of Stage 6.Photo credit © James Huang
- Tejay Van Garderen's (BMC Racing) BMC TimeMachine TM01 before the start of Stage 6.Photo credit © James Huang
- Team Jamis-Hagens Berman's Jamis Xenith T2 time trial bike.Photo credit © James Huang
- Chris Baldwin (Bissell Pro Cycling) was another rider we spotted using ISM's Adamo saddle for the time trial.Photo credit © James Huang
- Bissell Pro Cycling's Pinarello Graal time trial bikes are set up on trainers before the start of the Stage 6 time trial in San Jose, California.Photo credit © James Huang
- Front ends don't come much cleaner than this, folks.Photo credit © James Huang
- The center-pull front brake is neatly hidden away inside the fork on Bontrager's Trek Speed Concept.Photo credit © James Huang
- The sleek Bontrager cockpit on the Bontrager development team's Trek Speed Concept. And yep, another Tate Labs Bar Fly TT-specific Garmin mount.Photo credit © James Huang
- Bontrager's new Hilo RXL saddle on one of the Bontrager development team's Trek Speed Concept time trial bikes.Photo credit © James Huang
- The Bontrager development team's tires bore Bontrager hot stamps despite the fact that the company doesn't currently sell tubulars.Photo credit © James Huang
- The Bontrager development team's Trek Speed Concept.Photo credit © James Huang
- We spotted several team mechanics struggling to mount their team's time trial bikes into traditional stationary trainers. Those that were using Lemond Revolution trainers, however, had no such issues.Photo credit © James Huang
- BMC Racing disguised Tejay Van Garderen's rear disc wheel with a plain black vinyl decal but we could still tell that a Lightweight was hiding underneath.Photo credit © James Huang
- Narrow elbow pads for Tejay Van Garderen (BMC Racing).Photo credit © James Huang
- Saxo-Tinkoff rider Oliver Zaugg warmed up on his Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4.Photo credit © James Huang
- Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) warms up on his Specialized S-Works Shiv.Photo credit © James Huang
- Peter Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling) warms up before Friday's time trial in San Jose, California.Photo credit © James Huang
- Vision integrates the face plate into these carbon fiber base bars, which are built specifically for Cannondale's Slice time trial bike.Photo credit © James Huang
- Novel cable routing on Cannondale Pro Cycling's Cannondale Slice time trial bikes.Photo credit © James Huang
- Seat stays are spaced far apart on Peter Sagan's (Cannondale Pro Cycling) Cannondale Slice.Photo credit © James Huang
- The rear end of Peter Sagan's (Cannondale Pro Cycling) Cannondale Slice looks rather odd but it's supposedly fast.Photo credit © James Huang
- Peter Sagan's (Cannondale Pro Cycling) Cannondale Slice time trial bike at the Tour of California.Photo credit © James Huang
- The rear brake is hidden inside the chain stays on Radioshack-Leopard-Trek's Trek Speed Concept time trial bike, leaving an immensely clean profile behind.Photo credit © James Huang
- Radioshack-Leopard-Trek's Trek Speed Concept time trial bikes at the Tour of California.Photo credit © James Huang
- The elbow rest corners were shaved off on this Saxo-Tinkoff Specialized S-Works Shiv.Photo credit © James Huang
- Saxo-Tinkoff's Specialized S-Works Shiv time trial machine.Photo credit © James Huang
- BMC Racing's Marco Pinotti was spotted using Rotor's new extra-elliptical QXL chainrings on his BMC TimeMachine TM01 time trial bike at the Tour of California.Photo credit © James Huang
- Johan Vansummeren's (Garmin-Sharp) Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 rear derailleur is retrofitted with Enduro Zero pulleys with ceramic bearings.Photo credit © James Huang
- Spacers are profiled to match the custom carbon fiber 3T aero bars on Garmin-Sharp's CervĂ©lo P5 time trial bikes.Photo credit © James Huang
- Garmin-Sharp CervĂ©lo P5 time trial bikes are fitted with Magura hydraulic rim brakes.Photo credit © James Huang
- Vacansoleil-DCM's Bianchi Pico Carbon time trial bikes feature this unique port molded into the chain stays.Photo credit © James Huang
- The integrated seatmast head on Vacansoleil-DCM's Bianchi Pico Carbon looks stout but rather convoluted.Photo credit © James Huang
- Thomas De Gendt's (Vacansoleil-DCM) Bianchi Pico Carbon.Photo credit © James Huang
- Many of the UnitedHealthcare riders had their saddles slammed way back on the rails.Photo credit © James Huang
- The very wide-profile Smart/Enve carbon wheels are laced to Chris King R45 hubs on the UnitedHealthcare team bikes at the Tour of California.Photo credit © James Huang
- Lucas Euser (UnitedHealthcare) has his elbow positioned very close together on his NeilPryde Bayamo time trial bike.Photo credit © James Huang
- Lucas Euser (UnitedHealthcare) uses the ISM Adamo Attack saddle for time trials.Photo credit © James Huang
- Ritchey carbon cockpits for the UnitedHealthcare team.Photo credit © James Huang
- UnitedHealthcare's NeilPryde Bayamo time trial bikes at the Tour of California. Decked out in Smart/Enve deep-section carbon wheels with matching decals, they're quite the sight. Boo on the green saddle accent, though.Photo credit © James Huang
- Printed dots on the nose of Kenda/5-Hour Energy's fi'zi:k Ares saddles help keep the riders from sliding around too much when on the rivet.Photo credit © James Huang
- Custom anodized and laser etched AceCo K-Edge chain catchers for the Kenda/5-Hour Energy team.Photo credit © James Huang
- Francisco Mancebo's (Kenda/5-Hour Energy) Devinci Leo SL road bike was also prepped for today's stage. Many riders swapped bikes just before the final climb.Photo credit © James Huang
- Microshift derailleurs and shifters for the Kenda/5-Hour Energy team.Photo credit © James Huang
- Linear-pull brakes are mounted to the backside of the fork on Vacansoleil-DCM's Bianchi Pico Carbon machines.Photo credit © James Huang
- Vision carbon fiber aerobars for the Vacansoleil-DCM team at Tour of California.Photo credit © James Huang
- Yet another Tate Labs Bar Fly TT-specific Garmin mount, this time on the front of Johan Vansummeren's (Garmin-Sharp) CervĂ©lo P5.Photo credit © James Huang
- Johan Vansummeren's (Garmin-Sharp) CervĂ©lo P5 just before the time trial at the Tour of California.Photo credit © James Huang
- Swoopy lines on NetApp's new Fuji Norcom Straight.Photo credit © James Huang
- Some NetApp riders had small clip-on aero extensions mounted to their regular road bikes.Photo credit © James Huang
- As is becoming increasingly common, linear-pull brakes are mounted to the back of the fork legs on NetApp's Fuji Norcom Straight time trial bikes.Photo credit © James Huang
- Oval Concepts carbon aero bars for the NetApp team.Photo credit © James Huang
- Fuji's new Norcom Straight made its competition debut under the NetApp team at the Tour of California.Photo credit © James Huang
- Wild lines on Champion System's Kestrel 4000 time trial bike.Photo credit © James Huang
- Tate Labs' Bar Fly time trial-specific Garmin mount was a common sight among the peloton.Photo credit © James Huang
- The Champion System team used Kestrel's older 4000 aero bike for the Tour of California time trial instead of Fuji's latest Norcom Straight.Photo credit © James Huang
- Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies' Orbea Ordu.Photo credit © James Huang
- A three-spoke FFWD wheel is mounted to the front of Thomas De Gendt's (Vacansoleil-DCM) Bianchi Pico Carbon while a fleet of standard road bikes are prepped and waiting in the background.Photo credit © James Huang
- Shiny!Photo credit © James Huang
- Kenda/5-Hour Energy's Devinci Leo T2 aero machines are set up on trainers just before the start of Stage 6 at this year's Tour of California.Photo credit © James Huang
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Tech Gallery: Time trial bikes at Tour of California
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