2010 Tour de France tech: Alberto Contador’s Specialized Shiv
- By Steve Frothingham
- Published Jul. 28, 2010
Part of the reason for Contador’s higher than average stem position is his desire to have the position mimic that of his road bike. The height of his base bar bullhorn grips is the same as the height of the drops on his road bars.
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