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Pro bike: Cadel Evans' Silence-Lotto Ridley Dean, July 9, 2008

The down tube is very wide
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The Dean's seat tube
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The bottom bracket area of the Dean
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The top tube joins the seat tube
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The Dean's head tube has a beak
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The down tube is very wide
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but very narrow where it hits the wind
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The Dean's seat stays feature Ridley's R-Flow
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Chain stays hug the rear wheel
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Where the rear wheel passes through the seat stays
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The Dean's incredible looking fork
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… but Ridley claims those slotted airfoils
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The seatpost and other forward areas
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The Dean shares the same kind of seat clamp
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The fat nose of Cadel's San Marco saddle
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The gear and rear brake cables diasppear
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The aero-special Oval rear brake
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The rear brake sits where its shape
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Silence-Lotto uses an entirely Camapgnolo
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Cadel uses a standard
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… but the chainrings have been
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An 11-21T cassette is on hand for Cadel
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A Campagnolo Record derailleur
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Evans' time trial bar setup
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Straight handlebar extensions
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To get his arms as close together
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As a Campagnolo sponsored team
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The styling of the bar-end shifters
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Oval's A710 Adjustable stem
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The RBT front of the stem
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Oval A900 Carbon Upgrade brake levers
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Campagnolo's Ghibli disc wheel
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The deep section of Campagnolo's Bora Ultra
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Wrapped around the wheels
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As on his road bike
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A single Tacx Tao bottle cage
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Will this name be added
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To keep things strong and stiff
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Ridley bikes may be made in Asia
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Cadel checks the position
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