Has Lance always ridden a 58cm Trek frame? Seems like it would be large for the average person of his size? Anyone know his height, inseam and basic measurements?
Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong Trek Madone 6.9 Pro Bike Spec
Frame: Trek Madone 6.9 Pro Red M58
Fork: Trek Madone E2
Seat tube length: 580mm
EFF Top tube length: 57.2mm
Front & Rear brakes: SRAM Red
Brake levers: SRAM Red DoubleTap
Shift levers: SRAM Red
Front derailleur: SRAM Red w.34.9mm clamp
Rear derailleur: SRAM Red
Cassette: SRAM Red 1090 Powerdome 11-25 cassette (11,12,13,14,15,17,19,21,23,25)
Chain: SRAM PC-1090 Powerchain
Crankset: SRAM / SRM Powermeter Pro wireless prototype / 53×39 chainrings / 175mm cranks
Bottom bracket: SRAM GXP Team ceramic
Wheelset: Bontrager Select clincher
Tires: Bontrager Bontrager Race X Lite AC 23mm width
Bars: Bontrager Race XXX Lite VR OS 46cm (c-c)
Stem: Bontrager Race XXX Lite OS Carbon 130mm
Headset: Trek Madone
Tape/grip: Bontrager cork
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace 7810 SPD-SL
Seat post: Trek Madone integrated
Saddle: Bontrager Inform RL
Bottle cages: Bontrager Carbon
Computer: SRM Powermeter Pro wireless
The older OCLV and Madone frames had short headtubes and fit like a typical europro frame (long reach, short stack) if you just ignored the published size (i.e., 58=56). The newer Madones probably fit the same in the pro version.
What would be funny is if Lance asked ST to critique his TT position. I am sure we would get all the closet experts to come out and explain how awful it is…
i am 5’10" and i have ridden a look frame with a top tube that’s 57.5cm long for the last couple of years (90mm stem). lance is an inch taller than me, and the top tube is 0.3cm shorter. he’ll easily fit the frame, though why pictures have shown his frame with spacers is a bit puzzling to me. he should easily be able to ride without spacers, though maybe he has lost some of his flexibility.
Lance’s bike is usually listed as being a “58”. I am not sure how Trek sizes up their frames, but it looks more like a “56” with Lance sitting on it. It seems small and Lance is not that tall at 5’11". So while it’s listed as a 58, it’s got to be a very small 58. I ride a 58 Cervelo and it’s a much bigger frame than that.
As for the spacers - Lance has always ridden with not much drop on his road bikes and no matter that variety of Trek frames that he has ridden over the years, has always seemed to have about 2cm of spacers under the stem.
I believe Trek measures centre top on their frames, where traditional euro’s measure centre to centre. This can account for ±2cm
Thank you. That might explain it. It’s actually harder then ever these days to really measure frames with all the swooping curvy lines of many of the Carbon frames these days. There really is no such thing as center-to-center, because it’s hard to figure out where that center point actually is!
