RIDE STRONG

JERSEY
The Astana Team
Issue jersey from
Bontrager is
available on the
Trek Web site.
You, too, can wear
the Kazakhstan
emblem. (The team
sponsor, Astana, is
a financial services
corporation in
Sometimes it is all SADDLE
Lance is riding a prototype of the InForm RXL,
Bontrager’s top performance road saddle. It has
Kazakhstan.)
Price: $139.99

about the bike hollow titanium rails and is available in three

widths. Price: $159 HANDLEBAR
Lance has wide
shoulders and
STEM
FRAME prefers a wide Race
Lance’s carbon Race XXX Lite XXX Lite Variable
Lance chose Trek’s 58cm 2010 stem (120mm long) is stiff
Madone 6.9 Pro fuselage, made Radius handlebar
enough to give him power that opens up his
of OCLV red carbon. The Pro when he’s out of the saddle
version has a shorter head tube chest cavity and
and climbing. Price: $249.99. helps him breathe
and lower hand position than Included.
the popular Performance frame. efficiently. He wraps
An integrated computer sensor his handlebars with
is built into the frame. Many of yellow Bontrager
the professional components gel cork tape, while
are included in the base price, his teammates use
but we’ve noted the extras. TOTAL light blue. Price:
Base price: $8,609.99 LANCE ARMSTRONG $399.99. Included.
PACKAGE:

$15,018.96 TIRES
When the Astana
team switched to
Bontrager Race
XXX tubular tires,
so did Lance.
They’re excellent
for cornering and
supposedly punc-
ture resistant.
(We wonder how
Lance feels about
them after his flat
tire Thursday.)
Price: $64.99. In-
cluded in base.

WHEELS
While Lance has
CRANKSET / SRM three Bontrager
The SRAM SRM Power Meter Pro GXP wheel systems, he
gauges energy output within 2 percent uses the Aeolus
DRIVE TRAIN accuracy and includes computer, cabling and 5.0 wheelset in the
The 2010 Madone includes Shimano’s DI2 software. New this year is the integrated computer flatlands, so that’s
(Digitally Integrated Intelligence) electronically sensor that measures speed, distance and what we wanted,
controlled shifting system. cadence with wireless technology. Price: $3,575.00 too. The 50mm
carbon rim is ideal
for varying wind
PEDALS
By MELISSA WARD AGUILAR conditions. Price:
The Shimano Dura-Ace SPD-SL

H
$2,000. Add $210 to
S TA F F W R I T E R pedals have become known as
base.
Lance Pedals. Price: $210
OW fast would you be
if you had Lance Arm-
strong’s bike? And how SUNGLASSES
Oakley makes the Livestrong
much would such a speci- Jawbone black-and-yellow
sunglasses. Price: $205
men set you back?
HELMET
Instead of the Astana
Every ounce is nents, it will cost him
team helmet, Lance critical on a race bike. about $10,000. The
wears the Livestrong Armstrong is riding bike, made in Waterloo,
signature Ionos the 2010 Trek Madone Wis., takes 45 days to
model, with carbon 6.9, which weighs in make and ship.
fiber, a composite
subframe and at 15.98 pounds. Lance We found the specs
21 vents. It’s available doesn’t weigh much ei- for Lance’s bike and
at livestrong ther. He’s 5 foot 10 and decided to build our
.com. Price: $230 164 pounds. own on Trek’s Web site,
His bike sponsor, trekbikes.com. Regard-
Trek, boasts that its less of whether Lance
pro bikes are available wins another priceless
to everyone. Bob Mc- yellow jersey, it was fun J O E L S AG E T : A F P | G E T T Y I M A G E S
Cowen, owner of local to configure the parts
Trek dealer Southwest and tally up the op- PAINT SCHEME
Cyclery, has a version tions. And even if we’ll Lance is riding several different bikes with varying paint schemes. The
Livestrong version has two significant numbers: 1,274 and 27.5. During his
of Lance’s bike on order never be able to afford 1,274 days of retirement, 27.5 million people worldwide died of cancer. This
for a longtime them, we can always custom paint scheme is a series of paint masks; no decals here. And the
customer. Without a dream. buyers can add a signature. Price: $1,679.98 (includes a $500 donation to the
few of Lance’s special- Lance Armstrong Foundation)
Sources: Trekbikes.com, Livestrong.com, Oakley.com, Shimano.com, Cyclingnews.com
ized racing compo- melissa.aguilar@chron.com