- This is Geraint Thomas' Pinarello, Pinarello Labs
Bolide TT time trial bike.
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Let's start at the top for the build on this one
where he is running a Fizik Arione R1 Saddle.
Interestingly, that is a different saddle
than the one he runs on his road bike,
but also, there are a couple of silver marker points
up on the top of the saddle the mechanics have put there
just so G's position is dialled in to the millimetre
for any upcoming time trials.
Moving forward from the saddle is
possibly the coolest part on the bike
and one of the coolest bike parts
I think I've ever seen.
G is using custom, of course they're custom,
3D printed titanium aero bars.
Yeah, very, very, very cool.
The advantage of using these bars
is not just that you can make a set of handlebars
fit your perfect time trial position,
it is that they are made exactly
around your perfect time trial position.
So, they're literally gonna make him
as aerodynamic as possible,
they're probably pretty light
and how cool is that?
You have a one of kind set of handlebars made for you.
Other 3D printed details on the bars
are the brake lever blades, which again,
I think they're pretty pimp.
More advantages of having the 3D printed bars
is that they are one piece,
which means that they're going to be stiffer
and probably more comfortable than they would be
if you got a tonne of space in there.
Finally and this just goes to show the level
of attention to detail
is the 3D printed Garmin mount.
This is genuinely so, so cool.
On to the things that are attached
to this 3D printed titanium handlebars,
we've got some custom cut foam arm rests,
some skateboard grip tape here.
Lighter, sleeker than handlebar grip tape might be
and then we've got Shimano Dura-Ace shifters
on the extensions.
These both operate the rear mech
and on the bull horns,
we've got some very custom carbon fibre
Shimano Dura-Ace buttons.
So, front mech, rear mech obviously.
The shifters link up to the slightly older
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 front mech and rear mech
and the chainset is Shimano Dura-Ace,
again that is the previous generation.
Pedals are also Shimano Dura-Ace,
as are the wheels.
These wheels are a stand in,
we actually just asked the mechanics for this bike
at the last minute.
Usually it might have a tri spoke in the front
and a prop disc wheel at the back.
The brakes are integrated into the frame,
so they are by Pinarello.
The bottle cage is by Elite,
like all of the bottle cages on Team Sky
and it actually nestles right down
to the lower end of the frame
and they've done a lot of work on
the aerodynamics of the bottle cages
because you need to stay hydrated in long time trials,
but you also need to be aerodynamic if you want to win.
The other aero shapes on the frame are,
as you'd expect from such a high end time trial bike.
Just stunning, very, very cool to look at.
There are a couple of things that I've spotted
that I think should point out though.
One thing I think is very cool
and it is the most minor of minor details on this bike
is the Team Sky sticker, which is used to mark saddle height
I think that's very on brand.
When I was looking for G's crank length, I spotted that
the mechanics have literally cut no corners
in their efforts to make this bike as aero as possible,
because they've taped over the pedal bolt holes on the back
of the cranks here.
Again, the same level of detail there.
The powermeter on the bike is Stages
is that it's dual sided.
The chainrings that he's got set up on it currently
are 42 inner, 55 outer
and his crank length is 175 millimetres.
I've hope you've enjoyed looking at Geraint Thomas'
Pinarello, Pinarello Lab Bolide TT bike
with the custom fitted handlebars.
I have, yeah it's just outstanding.
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