- By Caley Fretz
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Trek Frame Testing
Sometimes, the stories find you. As VeloNews.com reporter Matthew Beaudin and I sweated our way up Boulder’s iconic Flagstaff climb early Thursday morning, we came across mechanic Eric Fostvedt setting up a rack full of unpainted, Sharpied Trek Madone frames. He noted that the riders — RadioShack’s Ben King and Matthew Busche — would be up in a few hours. We came back with camera in hand.
Trek team liason Jordan Roessingh explained that the riders were testing a number of different carbon layups and geometry options ahead of the team’s upcoming camp. The Madone frames were otherwise unchanged. The riders filled out small questionnaires after each run, and occasionally rode their normal bikes to help set a baseline and make it easier to feel the changes. Here, Ben King waits for the next test bike. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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The day’s schedule. The riders were testing different fork rakes as well as the various layup designs. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Busche and King head out onto Flagstaff. Snow the previous week in Boulder meant that the support crew got to spend a few hours sweeping gravel Thursday morning. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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A bit of homemade branding on the unpainted Madone frames. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Geometry and layup changes are noted on the downtube. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com
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Mechanic Eric Fostvedt tuning up one of the unfinished Madones
To read the whole story, visit here: http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/11/gallery/gallery-trek-field-testing-with-ben-king-and-matthew-busche_263346
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