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Bikes of Hell: Ballan's Wilier & Guesdon's Lapierre, Lille, France, April 7, 2006

Steel is real
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An slightly oversized top tube.
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And a tapered downtube.
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Ritchey carbon forks
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31.8mmm oversized
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Better hurry up
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The lanky though flexible Ballan
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Hmm, they're not Campagnolo
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Frédéric Guesdon's Lapierre
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Ritchey's WCS stem.
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Go the canti's!
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A closer look
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Pulling the lever
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... opens up the brakes
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32 hole hubs and soldered spokes
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This is actually
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The rear cantilever brake
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