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Pro Bike: Alberto Contador's Astana Trek Madone

Low-profile carbon rims spin up quickly

  • Alberto Contador's Trek Madone 5.2 is the latest evolution in the company's top range of bikes.
  • The bike uses a SRAM Red chainset rather than the Dura-Ace model found on last year's Trek.
  • Contador's footsies go here, the Look KeO Carbon being his pedal of choice.
  • A titanium cage drops a lot of weight here as compared to a steel one.
  • The rear derailleur is fitted with ceramic bearings in the pulleys.
  • The Red levers use SRAM's unique DoubleTap method of shift actuation and adjustable reach
  • The flat top of the hood provides a comfortable perch on which Contador can rest his hands.
  • Cane Creek provides the team with a custom version of its excellent 110 headset.
  • The oversized head tube houses a tapered 1 1/8
  • Brontrager supplies the Race X Lite stem and Race XXX Lite carbon bars
  • SRAM Red brake callipers offer plenty of stopping power.
  • Of course, carbon wheels require special brake pads , in this case cork units from Bontrager.
  • Bontrager supplies the Race Lite bottle cages, too.
  • The Race XXX Lite wheels feature carbon hubs and carbon rims.
  • The no-cut integrated seat mast is one of the biggest visual changes from the old Madone.
  • The integrated seat mast has a simple clamp to hold everything in place
  • Like Lance Armstrong, Contador prefers a San Marco Concor Light saddle.
  • The SRAM Red cassette benefits from some fancy engineering.
  • The PowerDome cassette is constructed using CNC milling.
  • Contador's tubulars bear a well-faded Hutchinson hot stamp.
  • White spokes set off the custom frame paint nicely.
  • Low-profile carbon rims spin up quickly
  • Like Contador did before the Giro, the bike also got some sun at the beach.

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Low-profile carbon rims spin up quickly

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