Pro Bike Gallery: Fabian Cancellara’s Trek Domane Classics Edition

Custom paint, lucky charms, and special friction-reducing derailleur pulleys adorn the steed ridden by "Spartacus"

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Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) took the start of Gent-Wevelgem aboard a custom painted Trek Domane Classics Edition, which uses the same decoupler technology as the normal Domane but pairs it with dramatically more aggressive geometry. Cancellara will start the Ronde van Vlaanderen this Sunday aboard this same frame and similar tire setup. However, after the Tour of Flanders, Trek mechanics will have a fleet of new bikes to build for Paris Roubaix. The Paris-Roubaix team-only Domane Classics Edition frames that are to be built are designed to accept a tire thats at least 28mm wide. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Cancellara’s nickname, Spartacus, is a running theme throughout the bike. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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No SRM was in use at Gent-Wevelgem on Cancellara’s bike, though there was a mount on his handlebar for a SRM Power Control 7 head unit. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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A 53-39 chainring combination is paired to a fairly tight 11-26 cassette. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Cancellara uses mechanical shifting Dura-Ace 9000 with Berner rear dearailluer pulleys and ceramic bearings. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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The larger pulley wheels increase the radius of the chain’s bend, thus reducing drivetrain friction. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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On Cancellara’s second bike, atop caravan car one, a Berner aero cage was being used with the same sized pulley wheels. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Cancellara’s third bike, which would likely be roadside at various key points of the race, such as after cobble sections and climbs, doesn’t get a Berner derailleur cage and was running an SRM power unit. This is likely one of his training bikes. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Cancellara runs a 44cm wide handlebar and opts for the anatomic bend of the Bontrager Race Lite aluminum bar. His bar tape showed a bit of wear at the plug. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Bontrager supplies Cancellara with a de-badged XXX 140mm -7 degree stem, that is, of course, slammed to the headset. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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The custom embossed foil decal atop Spartacus’ stem is for luck. The seven spears and the seven on the dice are intended to bring Cancellara good fortune. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Cancellara’s name badge is another piece of flair in tribute to one of his nicknames, Tony Montana from the move Scarface. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Older Bontrager cages are used with some tape wrapped around the key gripping point to prevent bottles from being ejected on the cobbled roads. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Trek Factory Team use Swissstop Black Prince brake pads to pair its Dura-Ace brakes to its Bontrager Aeolus wheels. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Custom paint abounds on Cancellara’s Domane. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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At Gent-Wevelgem the Trek team rode FMB Paris Roubaix tires in the 25mm wide version, which will likely be the tire choice for the Tour of Flanders on Sunday. Between Flanders and Paris-Roubaix mechanics will have about 50 wheels to re-glue with wider 28mm tubulars. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Trek didn’t forget to brand Cancellara’s frame, it just hid the Domane name on the downtube. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Nearly every inch of Spartacus’ frame is custom painted. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Even the short seatmast was given the seven-speared lucky charm, this time with a large sword. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Cancellara rides the Bontrager Team Issue saddle with solid titanium rails, a saddle that Cancellara helped develop. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Cancellara uses Bontrager’s basic Cork Bartape. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
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Cancellara’s Domane from last year’s win at the Tour of Flanders looks very similar to the bike he’ll ride this year. The 2013-winning bike, shown here, now resides in the Tour of Flanders museum in Oudenaarde, Belgium. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com

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