Italy-based Kuota Bicycles offers up the KOM
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In spite of the spindly weight
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Kuota is now the official frame sponsor
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"Kuota Monocoque Construction"
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The KOM wears an absolutely enormous down tube.
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The head tube is similarly oversized
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The rigidity theme carries over to the fork
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The Kuota Super Drive fork flares
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Chain stays and seat stays
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The KOM sports a bulbous bottom bracket area.
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Chain stays are flared
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Curvy chainstays might play a role
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Seat stays are similarly flared for a unified look.
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Cleanly executed external cable routing
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Kuota unfortunately finishes off the KOM frame
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The business end of the Kuota KOM.
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Kuota isn't shy about logos
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The Kuota carbon stem also includes a carbon faceplate.
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The carbon stem on our test bike
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Semi-anatomic bend on the Katch bar
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What can we say about Kuota's carbon post?
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SRAM continues to make inroads in OEM spec
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Kuota designers had to make special concessions
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SRAM's Force rear derailleur consistently knocked out
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Fulcrum's unique 2:1 lacing pattern
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The Fulcrum Racing 1 includes milled rims
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Kuota's Kold carbon fiber bottle cages
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