Tour de France Pro Bike: Ivan Basso’s Cannondale Super Six Evo
- By Nick Legan
- Published Jul. 1, 2011
- Updated Jul. 1, 2011 at 1:21 PM EDT
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Basso rides an SRM most of the time, for the data and to help meet the UCI weight limit. His crankarms are 175mm and he uses stainless steel Speedplays with the stock spindle length (note that stock titanium spindles are shorter than the stainless steel versions). Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews -
The small green accent on Basso's Red shifter is a nice touch. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews -
Mechanics fitted sealed RideOn cables to Basso's bike. They improve shifting and require less frequent changing. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews -
The double Giro winner is in La Vendee and ready for this year's Tour. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews -
Liquigas mechanics help keep their wheels straight by putting small Italian flags on the hubs. Basso is running a PG-1070 cassette and not a PowerDome. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews -
Basso's bike was a little dusty from training, but the chrome chain catcher still shines. It doen't appear to have much adjustment, other than by bending it. A steel-cage Red front derailleur is standard on most SRAM teams. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews -
Basso is using a 14cm 6-degree stem on his Evo. His bars are aluminum, 42 cm classic round drops. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews -
Ivan Basso rides a 56cm Super Six Evo. That seems a bit small, but he gets around it with a long stem and big drop to his handlebars. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews -
That the decal we'll be seeing more and more of. ... Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews -
Or is that your seat post? Basso has an FSA/Angelo Morelli seat on-the-fly seat post on his bike. The Italian sits atop a fi'zi:k Antares saddle with carbon rails, pointed nose down. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews -
By twisting the grooved center section (with the Angelo Morelli etching) Basso can raise his saddle up to five millimeters while he rides in one millimeter increments. It's a pretty interesting idea and maybe Basso feels that he can benefit from having a slightly higher saddle in some situations. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews
Basso rides an SRM most of the time, for the data and to help meet the UCI weight limit. His crankarms are 175mm and he uses stainless steel Speedplays with the stock spindle length (note that stock titanium spindles are shorter than the stainless steel versions). Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews
FILED UNDER: Bikes and Tech / Pro Bikes / Tour de France TAGS: Ivan Basso / Liquigas-Cannondale / seatpost / Tour de France
Nick Legan
After graduating from Indiana University with honors and a degree in French and journalism, Legan jumped straight into wrenching at Pro Peloton bike shop in Boulder for a few years. Then, he began a seven-year stint in the professional ranks, most recently serving for RadioShack at the Tour de France and the Amgen Tour of California. He also worked for Garmin-Slipstream, CSC, Toyota-United, Health Net and Ofoto. You can submit questions to Nick at asknick@competitorgroup.com.