2010 Tour de France tech: Alberto Contador’s Specialized Shiv
- By Steve Frothingham
- Published Jul. 28, 2010
Most of the Shiv TT bikes have much lower stems that run in line with the top tube. Contador required a higher, custom stem to accomodate his position.
Steve Frothingham
VeloNews.com editor Steve Frothingham joined the gang in bike-crazy Boulder in early 2008. He is the former executive editor of the trade magazine Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. He also was a reporter and editor for The Associated Press, where he covered three presidential primaries in politics-crazy New Hampshire. His racing career began on a BMX track in 1980 and reached its zenith with several miserable road races as a category 2 in the early 90s. He subsequently retreated to cat. 3, where he has had a consistently mediocre (at best) record ever since, in road, mountain bike and cyclocross events. Follow him on Twitter at @steve_froth