Pro bike gallery: Marcel Kittel’s Felt F1
- By Nick Legan
- Published Apr. 4, 2012
Kittel's F1
Marcel Kittel's Felt F1, still wet from the rain-soaked finish at Schledeprijs. Photo: Nick Legan
Kittel's long reach
Kittel used his 58cm Felt F1 to blast by the rest of the peloton at today's Scheldeprijs. His seat height is 79cm. Reach to the bars is a super long 62.5cm. Photo: Nick Legan
Kittel's PRO Vibe Sprint
Kittel uses PRO's massive Vibe Sprint stem in a 12cm length. Photo: Nick Legan
Kittel blue carbon pads
Hard to see, but Kittel used Shimano's blue carbon pad, a compound especially good in wet conditions. Photo: Nick Legan
Kittel's Di2 battery
The Di2 battery placement on the Felt is very discreet. Kittel rides 175mm crankarms. Photo: Nick Legan
Kittel's SRM
Don't forget to label your underwear...and your SRM box. Note the electrical tape on the mount to keep the display from rattling off over the cobbles of Scheldeprijs. Photo: Nick Legan
Kittel's Shimano prototype wheels
To compliment Shimano's wider prototype wheels, Kittel rode 25mm Vittoria tubulars (a good choice for wet cobbles). Photo: Nick Legan
Kittel's new paint scheme
Formerly known as it4i, Kittel won Scheldeprijs in the team's new livery: Argos-Shimano. Photo: Nick Legan
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Nick Legan
After graduating from Indiana University with honors and a degree in French and journalism, Nick 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. Legan served as the VeloNews tech editor 2010-2012 before sliding across the line into public relations.
