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Colorado Pro Bike: Erik Slack’s Team Exergy Felt F1

  • By Nick Legan
  • Published Aug. 23, 2011
  • Updated Feb. 10, 2012 at 1:51 PM EDT
  • Erik Slack is only 22 years old but he's got a start in the USA PCC. We'll see if he can get his name noticed. Best of luck to him. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews
  • Microshift is a team sponsor, but that's obviously a Shimano Ultegra rear derailleur on Slack's bike. Shimano cassettes and chains are used by the team as Microshift doesn't make them. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews
  • Felt missed out on sponsoring a WorldTeam this year after Garmin merged with Cervélo. But that hasn't kept them off the podium thanks to the Peanut Butter & Co. women't team and Team Exergy. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews
  • Kenda's Volare tubular. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews
  • Williams Wheels provide a wide variety of wheels to Team Exergy. For stage 1, many of the riders had 38-millimeter deep mid-section rims. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews
  • Green Speedplay Zero pedals match the green shifters and derailleurs. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews
  • TRP brakes are pulled by Power Cordz, sythetic fiber cables that are 75 percent lighter than steel cables. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews
  • For Team Exergy, Microshift produced green "White" groups. The dual control shifters use two small buttons for shifting. The brake lever blade doesn't rotate like Shimano's STI levers. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews
  • Thomson provides its excellent seatposts and stems to Team Exergy. Prologo takes care of the saddles. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews
  • Much like SRAM's Red group, Microshift has a color named group: White. Strangely enough, Microshift made green versions for Team Exergy. A green K-Edge helps avoid dropped chains. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews
  • Felt's new F1 features a BB30 and a tapered head tube. FSA provides Team Exergy with cranks, bars and bottle cages. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews

Much like SRAM's Red group, Microshift has a color named group: White. Strangely enough, Microshift made green versions for Team Exergy. A green K-Edge helps avoid dropped chains. Photo: Nick Legan © VeloNews

CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (VN) — As a first year pro team, Team Exergy is the new kid on the block in the pro peloton. Getting a start in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge surprised many in the cycling world. But with up and coming names and seasoned pro Freddie Rodriguez guiding the way, Team Exergy is looking to impress.

Smaller teams like Exergy are often forced to cobble together equipment sponsors. Exergy rides Felt F1 and B2 bikes with a mix of Microshift, FSA, TRP and Thomson parts. Williams Wheels with Kenda tires keep the team rolling.

Microshift is a small Taiwanese manufacturer of shifters and derailleurs. Team Exergy is riding custom green-colored “White” groups. The look of the parts is a bit clunky but they seem robust.

One of the most interesting parts used are the Power Cordz cables. The synthetic fiber cables are said to be 75 percent lighter than standard steel cables, last three years and are manufactured in Idaho.

Time will tell if the team produces any results, but it’s certainly nice to see some of the smaller cycling manufacturers getting their time in the limelight.

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Nick Legan

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.