Katie Compton (Trek Factory Racing) is once again on Trek’s smooth-riding Boone 9 carbon fiber racer for the 2014-15 cyclocross season. The 10-time US national champion has a custom painted stars-and-stripes version that’s in the process of being built, tooJames Huang / Immediate Media
The ‘K’ is for Katie, of course, and the ‘C’ is for Compton. As for the ‘F’ well, her middle name isn’t Francesca…James Huang / Immediate Media
Trek’s IsoSpeed frame design features a pivot at the seat cluster that allows the seat tube to flex independently of the top tube and seatstays. It seems gimmicky but it’s remarkably effective. While Katie Compton (Trek Factory Racing) has disc brake-equipped bikes she still prefers the cantilever machines for racing in EuropeJames Huang / Immediate Media