Pro Bike Check: Chris Lieto’s Trek Speed Concept
- By Paul Moore
- Published March 7, 2012
- Updated March 9, 2012 at 12:31 am
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11. Lieto's rear wheel is a Bontrager-branded disc that is contructed from a Hed Cycling-designed cover bonded to a Botnrager carbon rim.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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14. Lieto raced this frame in Kona last year. He is retiring it after this race in favor of a 2012 paint job.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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1. Chris Lieto's Trek Speed Concept 9-Series
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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2. Lieto mounts a Bontrager aerobottle between his S-bend aerobar extensions.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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3. Lieto's aerobottle bolts to the aluminum integrated stem through drilled holes and rivet nuts.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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5. Lieto zip ties a Fuel Belt mini squeeze bottle on top of the stem to hold his gels.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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4. Lieto's drilled several holes in the lid. One to refill the bottle, which is plugged with a sink drain cover. The second is for a straw and the final opening for the zip tie used to leash the sink plug to the bottle.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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6. Lieto zip ties a carbon Bontrager bottle cage to the underside of this Fizik Arione saddle. To keep the bottle secure, Lieto uses an electrical tape bridge because the cage alone doesn't secure the bottle strongly enough.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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15. Bontrager RXXXL Limited Edition Road shoes.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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16. Lieto's Giro Selector is equipped with the lower tail extension cover.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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12. Lieto recently switched to Speedplay Zero pedals.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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10. Bontrager Aeolus D3 5 aero front wheel.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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8. Lieto's Fizik Arione and home made bottle mount.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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7. He drilled holes through the plastic underside of his saddle to zip tie the cage.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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9. Lieto uses a CycleOps Joule 2.0 to read his power data. It's zip tied to the aerobar extensions.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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13. Still the Captian America of long-course triathletes.
The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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The strongest cyclist in triathlon (although Lance might have pinched that crown this year), you can guarantee that Chris Lieto has his TT rig dialled in. We took a look around it.
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Paul Moore
Paul Moore is the Online Editor for Triathlete Europe. When not glued to a computer he can be found writing books - most recently The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges which you can buy on Amazon. Paul has also written Ultimate Triathlon: A complete training guide for long-distance triathletes which is also available on Amazon.
