Pro Bike Gallery: Rubens Bertogliati’s Colnago M10
- By Logan VonBokel
- Published Sep. 3, 2012
- Updated May. 3, 2013 at 4:06 PM EDT
Rubens Bertogliati's Colnago M10
Rubens Bertogliati of Team Type 1-Sanofi is a two-time Swiss time trial national champion. Bertogliati, along with most of his teammates, was running the monocoque Colnago M10 frameset at the USA Pro Challenge. A couple of riders were on the Colnago C59. Because the team splits time in multiple European theatres and the United States, keeping all of the riders on identical bikes can be a balancing act. Some riders were even using last season's white and blue Colnago rigs as backup bikes. All riders were on Shimano C35 tubulars wrapped in Vittoria Corsa Evo SC 23mm tires and mechanics said they didn't puncture all week. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
Rubens Bertogliati's Colnago M10
Bertogliati chooses a Ti railed saddle paired to a Pro Vibe seatpost. Team Type 1 riders who perch themselves on carbon-railed saddles went with Colnago's carbon seatpost for better clamping on the 7x9 carbon rails. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
Rubens Bertogliati's Colnago M10
Like most of the teams in the pro peloton, Team Type 1 does not run lightweight carbon cages, choosing 20 grams of weight and more secure bottles. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
Rubens Bertogliati's Colnago M10
See the zip-tie on the rear brake cable housing? That's to keep the housing from sliding in and out of the internal routing channel. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
Rubens Bertogliati's Colnago M10
Bertogliati has a stretched out cockpit for a 52cm frame with a Pro Vibe 7S stem measuring at 130mm. It's rare to see a rider running a computer besides an SRM or a Garmin, but Team Type 1 uses Polar watches fitted to PRO cockpits. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
Rubens Bertogliati's Colnago M10
Team Type 1 mechanics use a little silicone to hold the Di2 cable in place where it exits the frame. A nice touch as Di2 wires do not always fit perfectly in every frame. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
Rubens Bertogliati's Colnago M10
Bertogliati crashed during stage 2. The only damage to his bike was the little nick in the second wrap of his bar tape. Mechanics hate to see their riders go down, but in this case they were thrilled to see no real damage to the bike. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
Rubens Bertogliati's Colnago M10
All clean and ready for another day's work. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
FILED UNDER: Bikes and Tech / Gallery / Pro Bikes TAGS: Colnago / Rubens Bertogliati
Logan VonBokel
Equally at home on a mountain bike above treeline and chasing down moves in the heat and humidity of a Midwest criterium, Logan Vonbokel is something of an oddity in cycling. Since he first swung a leg over a road bike as a freshman in high school, Logan has been a lover of both cutting-edge technological innovations and the clean lines of classic handmade bikes. Logan joined the tech team in May 2012, bringing with him nearly a decade of high-caliber road racing experience and his undying love for the mud, cowbells, and culture of cyclocross. Logan still races at the Cat. 2 level on the road and in cyclocross, and carries a seldom-used Cat. 1 mountain bike license.
