- I'm here in Saitama, in Japan,
and I'm extremely lucky and happy to be here.
And one of the reasons, amongst the many,
is the fact that I'm able to look,
up close and personal, at the pro bikes.
And this one belongs to Matteo Trentin,
of Mitchelton-Scott.
This is a Scott Foil RC road racing machine.
Let's take a look at it.
(funky music)
(logo whooshes)
All right then, well, Trentin himself,
he stands at 1.79m,
which is about 5'10 to 5'11, roughly.
He opts for a size medium frame,
and let's look at this frame and forks.
Well, it is different from his team mates'
at Mitchelton-Scott,
because this one is painted up especially for him,
because he's the European road race champ.
Now, there is some amazing finishing details on here,
which I'll come onto later on.
But, I just love a custom bit of paintwork.
Now, look at the forks, as well.
We've got some aerodynamic flaps there,
just behind the drop plate.
It was just, in order to smooth out the airflow,
especially around that disc caliper, too.
So, fitted into the frame, we've got a Syncros seatpost,
which is specific for this model of frame,
because of the actual tube shapes on the internals.
Mounted on top of that is a Specialized Romin Evo saddle,
with carbon rails.
Now, Specialized don't actually provide the saddles
for Mitchelton-Scott.
But, a saddle is a vital part
for a rider, isn't it, let's face it,
because they are sat on it, all day, most days.
So, I can understand the need there
to actually, possibly, deviate from a sponsor's equipment.
Moving forward, we've got a Syncros Aero stem here,
which is 115mm in length, and then fitted in there,
are some 40cm-wide handlebars,
with a really traditional drop on there too.
I do like that.
We've also got a pair of sprint shifters,
just fitted onto the drops there,
so that you can easily change gear
whilst they're in the hooks of the handlebars.
And then we've got some Shimano Dura-Ace 9170 Di2 shifters.
Of course, they're stopping a pair
of hydraulic disc calipers.
And those disc calipers,
well, they are the Shimano Dura-Ace 9170 units,
and they're stopping a pair of rotors
that don't actually match front and rear.
Well, they do, as in they're both Shimano,
but the front is 160mm,
and the rear, 140.
So, it looks like Trentin wants slightly more braking power
there at the front, because, of course,
he is gonna be using that brake more often,
and they are stopping
a pair of Shimano Dura-Ace C60 carbon wheels.
And, of course, Pirelli,
they're back in the road-racing game,
and these tires are the Pirelli P Zeros,
mounted onto the Dura-Ace rims.
Pirelli, of course, did take quite a long break
away from the road scene,
but they did make a resurgence
at this year's Tour de France with Mitchelton-Scott.
Now, cassette-wise, we've got an 11-28 Shimano Dura-Ace,
and then derailleurs, of course
are Shimano Dura-Ace 9150, electronic setup.
Now, that rear derailleur does in fact have
one of the linkages removed, in order to provide
slightly smoother and crisper shifting accuracy,
according to Shimano there.
So, you can see, it is slightly set back out of the way.
Then, the chainset, well, we've got the
Shimano Dura-Ace R9100P, 'P' standing for the power,
because it is a power crank.
And, we've got 54-42 chainrings on there,
which is a slightly unusual combination there,
a 42 inner, we tend to see a 39 normally.
Crank length, 172.5mm.
And the pedals are Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 SPD-SLs.
What about the finishing touches on this bike, then?
Well, first up, we've got a race number mount here,
on the rear of the seatpost.
It is, in fact, glued on, but also held on as well there,
with some good, old, black insulation tape,
which is mechanics' favorite, really.
Also, the Di2 cable is clipped on
to the rear disc hose here, as well,
and then just enters into the down tube, quite neatly.
We've also got the Di2 junction box here,
just wrapped around the stem.
And then, fitted onto the front of the stem,
is a really nice mount here, for a GPS unit.
I do like that, it's ever so clean and tidy,
the way it goes into the front plate.
And then, also, we've got a little bit
of helicopter tape here, a little bit of clear tape,
to actually protect the paintwork from any rubbing.
What about the top tube, then?
Because this is probably my absolute
favorite bit of the bike.
First up, we've got Matteo Trentin's name,
with the Italian Tricolore,
as well as some little stars here for the European champs.
And then, we've got a couple of pairs of footprints,
or, well, very, very small ones, anyway.
And they've got the name Giovanni and Jacopo next to them.
And I reckon that those are his children,
because he's a very proud father, indeed.
I remember hearing that in an interview before.
That looks fantastic.
Bottle cages, they're provided by Elite
and they are the Cannibal XC model.
What about the measurements, then?
Well, from the tip of the saddle
down to the center of the bottom bracket is 77cm.
And then, the tip of the saddle
to the center of the handlebars, 57.5.
And the drop from the saddle to the stem is 13cm.
And the weight of the bike comes in at 7.6Kg.
What about the freehub soundcheck then?
Let's have a listen.
Nice and quiet.
I do hope you've enjoyed the look
at the one-off special edition bike of Matteo Trentin.
Personally, one of my favorites.
It's probably just because of those little baby footprints
on the top tube.
But let me know what you think of it
down there in the comments' section below.
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And as for this one, I've gotta go and give it back
to Matteo, and I'm quite sad to do that.
Take care.