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PAGE 8: ROAD BIKE ACTION TECH EXCLUSIVE: LANCE ARMSTRONG’S LIVESTRONG TREK MADONE 6.9 PRO RED
Road Bike Action
December 7, 2008
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The Comeback Machine: Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong Trek Madone 6.9 Pro
Last June, just before the 19th Annual Trek 100 Ride for Hope charity
event, Trek Bicycles presented Lance Armstrong with a new Trek Madone
6.9 Pro done up in a special Livestrong paint scheme. Little did anyone
know that this bike would be the steed that the 7-time Tour de France champion would ride in
his comeback to racing later in 2008.
Road
Bike Action offers the first close-up look at Lance Armstrong’s
Livestrong Trek Madone 6.9 Pro. The bike was originally equipped with Shimano
Dura-Ace, but Armstrong switched to SRAM Red after he decided to race
for Team Astana in 2009.
The SRAM guys
were in Tenerife at the Astana training camp and made sure that Lance's
bike was dialed-in for the camp. Check out the SRAM Red group on the Armstrong's bike as it features a SRAM / SRM Powermeter Pro wireless prototype
including the new SRM PC VI system. The Red front derailleur has a
34.9mm clamp needed for the Trek Madone 6.9 Pro's large diameter seat tube.
The SRAM guys noted on their
blog "The Road Diaries" www.theroaddiaries.com note that
"it's interesting is that Lance is using the reach adjustment on the
Red shifter by having it slightly closer to the bar than its usual
position next to the brake lever".
Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong Trek Madone 6.9 Pro
Bike Spec
Frame: Trek Madone 6.9 Pro Red M58
Fork: Trek Madone E2
Seat tube length: 580mm
EFF Top tube length: 57.2mm
Front & Rear brakes: SRAM Red
Brake levers: SRAM Red DoubleTap
Shift levers: SRAM Red
Front derailleur: SRAM Red w.34.9mm clamp
Rear derailleur: SRAM Red
Cassette: SRAM Red 1090 Powerdome 11-25 cassette (11,12,13,14,15,17,19,21,23,25)
Chain: SRAM PC-1090 Powerchain
Crankset: SRAM / SRM Powermeter Pro wireless prototype / 53×39 chainrings / 175mm cranks
Bottom bracket: SRAM GXP Team ceramic
Wheelset: Bontrager Select clincher
Tires: Bontrager Bontrager Race X Lite AC 23mm width
Bars: Bontrager Race XXX Lite VR OS 46cm (c-c)
Stem: Bontrager Race XXX Lite OS Carbon 130mm
Headset: Trek Madone
Tape/grip: Bontrager cork
Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace 7810 SPD-SL
Seat post: Trek Madone integrated
Saddle: Bontrager Inform RL
Bottle cages: Bontrager Carbon
Computer: SRM Powermeter Pro wireless
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