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Pro Bike Gallery: Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies’ Diamondback Podium Optum

Jade Wilcoxson and Tom Zirbel will ride Diamondback's Podium Optum this year, equipped with SRAM Red 22 drivetrains

March 13, 2014 Logan VonBokel

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Pro — US road national champion Jade Wilcoxson is riding a Podium Optum painted in stars and stripes livery. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

Pro — The Optum team is running Hed Grand Tour bars and stems wrapped in SRAM Supercork bar tape. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

Pro — Wilcoxson rides a Selle Italia Turbomatic saddle with standard manganese rails. Even with a prototype setback seatpost from Hed, Wilcoxson runs her saddle slammed as far back as it will go. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

Pro — The Optum team rides SRAM Red 22 drivetrains, and rely on the SRAM Red Chain Spotter to for extra chain drop insurance. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

Pro — SRAM Red brakes handle all the stopping. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

Pro — Tom Zirbel rides an XXL Podium Optum, which sports a 59cm top tube length. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

Pro — The Podium Optum uses the Podium Equipe frameset, but is painted in Optum Pro Cycling team livery, and is available to customers in a nearly identical build to what the team rides. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

Pro — Zirbel clips into Look Blade 2 pedals on his 177.5mm SRAM Red 22 crank arms. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

Pro — Arundel provides the team with its Dave-O carbon bottle cages. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

Pro — Zirbel’s gangly build calls for a 14cm long stem and 46cm wide Hed Grand Tour handlebars. From tip of the saddle to center of the bar measures a massive 62.6cm. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

Pro — The Hed Stinger 6 wheels are a go-to option for the team and are wrapped in 25mm Challenge Strada Special Edition tubulars. The retail version of the Podium Optum comes equipped with Hed Stinger S4 wheels and 25mm Schwalbe Ultremo HT Race Guard tubulars. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

Pro — The Podium Optum has large ports for internal cable routing and is compatible with electronic or mechanical drivetrains. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

Pro — Zirbel opts for a Selle Italia Flite TT saddle on his Diamondback Podium Optum. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

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