Team Type 1 rider Matt Wilson's Orbea Ordu is certainly one of the more distinctive time trial rigs...
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Matt Wilson's (Team Type 1) Orbea Ordu is one of the most distinctively shaped time trial bikes among the professional ranks.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
Orbea opts for a conventional 1 1/8" steerer instead of a narrower 1" one saying the unique head tube shape allows for lower drag without compromising front end rigidity.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
The airfoil-shaped down tube is mated with a diamond profile seat tube.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
Orbea extends the down tube a bit below the shell to help shield the rear wheel while the chain stays are situated nearly level.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
We can't say definitively if this tube shaping is faster than smoother lines but it certainly is easy to spot.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
Even the seatpost and clamp bear matching sharp-edged shapes.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
Orbea carries the fork blade profile all the way through to the ends of the dropouts.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
Rear entry dropouts allow for a close fit between the rear wheel and seat tube.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
Team Type 1 is sponsored by Shimano and PRO so Wilson uses the flat version of PRO's integrated Missile aero bar.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
The straight extensions use a collet system to adjust the length.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
Alloy brake levers use a slim profile.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
Like many teams, Team Type 1 steps the component group down a notch for the time trial bikes.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
Wilson's bike is fitted with a 50mm-deep Shimano Dura-Ace carbon tubular up front…(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
…and a Zipp 900 disc out back, both wrapped with Continental Sprinter tubulars.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
The Selle Italia SLR T1 saddle provides a bit more cushioning on the nose.(Image credit: James Huang/Cyclingnews.com)
Pro bikes, March 23, 2009
Matt Wilson's Team Type 1 Orbea Ordu
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