Bikes and Interviews From Des Moines

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Matt Hanson's Quintana Roo V-PR, one of our favorites of the current generation of bikes.
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Matt uses the UK Based Custom Drag 2 Zero aerobar.
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A zip-tie Garmin holder and a nice little rubber gripped area and he is ready to go
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Matt goes deep with The Ron Wheel Aeron V8. It is a 88mm Front Wheel combined with the Schwalbe Pro TT in 25mm.
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Matt runs Shimano across his bike: Dura-Ace FC-R9100-P Power Meter Crankset at 170mm length arms and 55/42 rings.
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11-28 cassette to finish off the back. Matt will be switching to 12 speed after this race.
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The front end is streamlined with QR's integrated hydration option
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Matt uses the base section of the Metron TFA Aerobar by Vision for the base of his handlebars.
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Andre Lopes is trying (and failing) to get out of the photo. Some athletes are better at letting their bikes go for the picture than others.
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Andre rides the same powermeter as Matt, but uses a smaller crank arm at 165mm and 52/42 rings.
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We have been seeing a lot of the these HiloComp Saddles by Bontrager. Andre said he prefers the non-slide rubber on the front end.
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The Tyler Butterfield special: $2 Bolts from McGuckin Hardware in Boulder,Co does the trick for the water bottle front end holder.
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A very clean front end with the SpeedShop51 bars.
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Andre says that the Ice friction is for the rain. It's the only lube he trusts in really wet conditions.
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The TT Mount 2.0 - Race - Computer Mount by 76 Projects is another UK based company we are seeing more and more of these days.
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