9 Speed on the other postal bikes:
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9 Speed on the other postal bikes:
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Are the other postal guys running 9 spd or just old style cranks? I think it's a jump to assume they don't have 10 spd clusters just because of the cranks. You may well be right, but not enough info to judge IMHOP.
MH
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Also, the disk wheel is actually a Zipp, rebadged as a Bontranger. The tires are supposed to be Hutchinson's, whether or not they really are, I have no idea.
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What's Lance Riding?
For day to day riding, a 58 cm (measured center to top, while center to center it's a 56 - normally bikes are measured c to c) Trek 5500 and when the profile turns up, a Trek 5900. Full Dura Ace components - gears, brakes, and cranks. His usual rear gearing is 11-21 but sometimes he'll go 11-23 depending upon the difficulty - in training it's 12-25 and it's always a 53/39 up front. As for pedals, he and the team are now riding a prototype 2003 Dura Ace pedal, no more old school look compatible Shimanos. On race day, he tracks his progress with a Vetta wireless HRM/Speedometer; while training, he uses a SRM (a high tech computer for watts, heart rate, etc.). Up front LA uses a a Deda Newton stem and handlebars. Lance rides Hutchinson tires, using clinchers in training, and sew-ups for the races. The wheels of choice are either Bontrager Race X-Lites or Race X-Lite Carbon, depending on the terrain/conditions.
It seems the team is using a wide mix of aero stuff - Ekimov appears to be using the Deda prototype bars that Lance rode last tour, and most of the other guys are using the Deda base/clip-on setup. Tires seem to vary quite a bit (A lot of the top guys ride Dugast on their TT bikes regardless of sponsor obligations.)
MH
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Been there, done that...
MH
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Coaching and bike fit - http://source-e.net/ Cyclocross blog - https://crosssports.net/ BJJ instruction - https://ballardbjj.com/
http://www.velonews.com/...articles/4379.0.html
There's a picture showing one of the Postal TT bikes, captioned "2004 Dura-Ace", which is, in fact, the old DA 9 speed. Then, the picture next to it is a cassette from one of the Postal bikes, and it's captioned "There are 10". I only count 9 gears, though. LOL.