Gallery: Adam Hansen’s Ridley Helium SLX

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Renowned for his homemade carbon shoes, Hansen extends this unique behaviour to his Lotto-Soudal team bike.

Luke Rowe’s 5 tips for riding in the heat 10 clever hacks used by World Tour race mechanics WorldTour mechanics reveal how they pack for long-haul flights While the Ridley frame, Campagnolo wheels and brakes remain standard, Hansen opts for 180mm Lightning carbon cranks.

Attached to the cranks is a SRM power meter, an inner chainring from French component brand Specialite-TA and a massive 54-tooth Dura-Ace 7800 chainring — first manufactured in 2004 — which Hansen had lying around in his garage.

The engraved Dura-Ace logos are masked with electrical tape to save the blushes of his team’s sponsors.

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up as the team uses Campagnolo components Colin Levitch / Immediate At the opposite end of the seat tube, 275mm of Tharsis T800 carbon seat post from Shimano’s component brand lead to a Selle Italia Flite saddle that has seen better days and is set forward beyond the normal safety limits.

The madness doesn’t end there though. Hansen’s bike weighs in under the 6.8kg UCI limit and relies on weights stuck to the bottom of the downtube to meet race weight.

A 150mm Dedacciai stem at a negative angle of seventeen degrees that’s paired with narrow bars, also manufactured by the Italian brand, completes what is the most unusual bike in the WorldTour peloton.

Complete bike specifications Frame : Ridley Helium SLX HM unidirectional carbon Fork : Ridley Helium SLX HM unidirectional carbon Handlebar : Dedacciai Zero100 alloy, 38cm width Stem : Dedacciai Zero100 alloy, 150mm, -17 degree Brakes : Campagnolo Super Record Brake/shift levers : Campagnolo Super Record EPS Front derailleur : Campagnolo Super Record EPS Rear derailleur : Campagnolo Super Record EPS Cassette : Campagnolo Super Record, 11-27 Cranks : Lightning carbon crank, 180mm Outer chainring : Shimano Dura-Ace 7800, 54T Inner chainring : Specialite-TA HEGOA, 38T Wheelset : Campagnolo Bora Ultra 35 Tyres : Vittoria Corsa tubular, 25mm Seatpost : PRO Tharsis T800 carbon Saddle : Selle Italia Flite Bottle cages : Elite Custom Race Plus Critical measurements Rider’s height : 1.86m / 6ft 1in Rider’s weight : 75kg / 165lb Saddle height from bottom bracket : 815mm Centre of saddle to centre of bar : 735mm Head tube length : 175mm Top tube length (effective) : 565mm Total bicycle weight : 6.64kg Click or swipe through the gallery above to see more of Hansen’s bike.