Graeme Brown on SwiftCarbon’s first aero road bike Custom paint to celebrate record 14 Tour Down Under appearances Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Whatsapp Share on Reddit Email to a friend By David Rome Published: January 17, 2016 at 2:00 am Beneath the special paint, this pro bike hides a brand new SwiftCarbon aero road frame – the HyperVox David Rome / Immediate Media Gold paint celebrates and acknowledges Brown’s 14th Tour Down Under and his previous Olympic gold medals David Rome / Immediate Media The aero focus ends beyond the Kammtail-shaped seat tube, from there, the seatstays focus on ride quality David Rome / Immediate Media The aero tube shapes in the HyperVox aren’t revolutionary, but they are proven David Rome / Immediate Media A close look at this rather special paint for Drapac’s Graeme Brown David Rome / Immediate Media The ‘G2’ marking on the fork is a sign of it being pre-production and won’t be seen in production versions David Rome / Immediate Media An ultra-flat top tube is certainly aero, although those seat stays are proof of the focus on ride quality David Rome / Immediate Media Drapac are currently using SRAM Red22 mechanical shifting, no sign of eTap wireless yet David Rome / Immediate Media Sprinter proof – Brown uses a stiff Zipp Sprint SL stem David Rome / Immediate Media A well-used Fizik Aliante R3 sits on top David Rome / Immediate Media Drapac riders all get their data from SRAM Red 22 Quarq David Rome / Immediate Media Cable routing continues to the back of the dropout, leading to a short loop of cable housing for mechanical drivetrains David Rome / Immediate Media Train, Eat, Sleep, Race’ – says it all David Rome / Immediate Media Australian paint company, Sun Graphics, handled the paint for this special frame David Rome / Immediate Media Standard center-mount brakes are used front and rear on this new aero road frame David Rome / Immediate Media
