Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) hopes his subtly modified Trek Madone 6-Series SSL will carry him to his third Paris-Roubaix victory.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) is using Bontrager old-style anatomic bend for Paris-Roubaix.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) is using an extra-long 140mm Bontrager Race XXX Lite carbon stem slammed right on top of the headset.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Trek team liaison Ben Coates says Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) prefers the mechanical version of Shimano’s Dura-Ace group for the cobbled classics.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) had both a Bontrager Node 1 and SRM PowerControl 7 computers mounted on his bike two days before Paris-Roubaix but we have a hard time imagining it’ll stay that way come Sunday.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
The E2 head tube on Fabian Cancellara’s (Leopard Trek) Trek Madone houses a tapered 1 1/8″-to-1 1/2″ carbon steerer.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
The slightly modified Bontrager carbon fork now has more than enough room for the team’s 27mm-wide FMB Paris-Roubaix tubulars.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Shimano’s Yumeya YM-SP91 housing is said to be 10g lighter per meter thanks to the use of aluminum wires instead of steel ones.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
The front hub uses a carbon fiber body and straight-pull bladed stainless steel spokes.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Fabian Cancellara’s (Leopard Trek) Trek Madone 6-Series Paris-Roubaix was fitted with standard Bontrager Race XXX Lite carbon fiber tubular wheels when we visited the team hotel two days before the race. The shallow rim section and massive 27mm-wide FMB Paris-Roubaix tubulars glued on to them should provide a smooth ride.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Giant 27mm-wide FMB Paris-Roubaix tubulars are Leopard Trek’s tire of choice for Sunday.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Bontrager’s new Team Issue saddle uses a similar shape to the company’s old RXL model but with a few updates based on more recently collected data, a carbon fiber shell, titanium rails, and extra-firm padding.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) rides a smaller frame size than would most consumers of his height so a tall seatmast cap is required to achieve his desired saddle height.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
A carbon fiber shell and titanium rails helps keep Bontrager’s new Team Issue saddle light.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Fabian Cancellara’s (Leopard Trek) Shimano Dura-Ace crank had curiously standard 53/42T chainrings fitted when we visited the team hotel two days before Paris-Roubaix. Team mechanic Roger Theel insists this is what the big Swiss rider will run on Sunday despite the inner ring being unusually small for the parcours.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
AceCo provided Leopard Trek with custom etched and anodized K-Edge chain watchers. You can just see the ‘Trek’ logo peeking out behind the chainring.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Chain watchers have become practically standard equipment for Classics bikes.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Tucked behind the outer silicone rubber seals are Enduro’s new XD-15 angular contact cartridge bearings with Grade 3 silicon nitride ceramic balls and machined nitrogen steel races for a smoother spin but better durability than radial cartridges.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Brand-new Speedplay Zero Titanium pedals are installed for Fabian Cancellara’s (Leopard Trek) run at Paris-Roubaix.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Bontrager’s DuoTrap wireless speed and cadence sensor inserts into a special pocket in the non-driveside chain stay of Fabian Cancellara’s Leopark Trek Madone 6-Series.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Trek Bat cages are supplemented with friction tape to prevent bottles from ejecting on the cobbles.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
The friction tape on Leopard Trek’s bottle cages had to be applied by hand, one by one.James Huang/BikeRadar.com
Leopard Trek mechanic Roger Theel trims the edges of the friction tape applied to one of the team’s bottle cages.James Huang/BikeRadar.com