This year she has a new Edge carbon fork with carbon drop outs. Compton, who this year has started slowly at a number of races before opening huge gaps. The 29-year-old Colorado Springs-native spent the summer dominating the domestic XC race circuit, now she’s leading the international cyclocross circuit. It features scandium lugs and stays with Edge carbon fiber top-, down- and seattubes. Katie Compton Gearing Up for MTB Season Cyclo-cross queen Compton will hit the World Cup and domestic mountain bike circuits on her new Stevens Scope 26-inch race rig that weighs in at. Katie Compton scores World Cup win in Kalmthout Fast finish, but a slow start. This World Cup winCompton’s firstcame in Pijnack WTB-sponsored rider Katie Compton recently stormed to victory in the third Cyclocross World Cup race of the season. The cable pulley is now an Enduro production item, but Legg made his first one out of a derailleur pulley.Ĭompton’s battle: Compton in the sand that accounts for about half the Koksijde course.Ĭompton uses a KMC SL-10 chain, and, making use of the company’s Missing Link masterlink, Legg pops a brand new, pre-cut chain on Compton’s bike just before race starts.įor the Koksijde World Cup, Compton used 34-millimeter Challenge file tread tires for the course’s notorious sand sections.Ĭompton is using the same Primus Mootry frame she raced on last season. Legg uses a Parlee carbon front derailleur mount and a ceramic bearing front derailleur cable pulley from Enduro. The à la carte drivetrain also features a Dura-Ace SRM crank, an all-titanium Campy cassette and Enduro ceramic bearing bottom bracket and derailleur pulleys (Enduro is a sponsor). Mentored by people halfway around the world, Baset was able to leave war-torn Afghanistan. And he says the Shimano front derailleur works better than a Campy model.Ĭompton prefers Campy’s under-tape shift cable routing, and may switch back to Shimano levers soon, since the new Dura-Ace group features under-tape routing. Katie raised 80k so every kid in her school could get a bike. Legg said the older rear derailleur, with aluminum cages, is stiffer and has better mud clearance than more recent models with carbon cages. After a several domestic races in October, Compton started to regain her form and placed second to Marianne Vos (Rabobank) at the opening World Cup round in Valkenburg. Katie Compton, four-time national champion and worlds silver medalist, does not have a component sponsor.Ĭompton and her mechanic husband Mark Legg, are not entirely pleased about this state of affairs, but the pair does enjoy the freedom to choose the parts they prefer.įor this season so far, and for Compton’s World Cup win at Koksijde, Belgium last Saturday, Compton ran 10-speed Campagnolo Chorus levers, with a 2004 Campy Record rear derailleur and a Shimano Dura-Ace front derailleur. The wheels and tires shown are slightly different from those used in the race. At 19, Jackson Goldstone has already secured the titles of Junior Downhill World Champion and Junior Overall World Cup Champion. Compton’s battle: The World Cup-winning bike.
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