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Davide Frattini's Fuji Cross RC
Davide Frattini (Fuji) is competing this year aboard a Fuji Cross RC that has been hopped up with a few key upgrades.
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Tube shaping on the Cross RC is notably aggressive in areas.
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Though the front wheel is all molded together, the rear wheel uses an alloy hub shell that allows for truing when necessary.
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The Mavic Cosmic Carbone Ultimate wheels are superlight and surprisingly stiff but the rims also have the side benefit of being completely sealed from dirt and moisture.
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Top tube routing helps keep the cables protected from wheel spray.
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Rotor's Self Aligning Bottom Bracket uses spherical bearing mounts to account for non-parallel shell faces.
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Frattini says the Selle SMP Composit Carbon Rail saddle is comfortable for 'cross racing despite its radical appearance.
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One guess where the Selle SMP is based.
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The carbon fiber rails are reinforced with metallic shields.
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The all-aluminum rear end design is notably straightforward with medium-sized chain stays and smaller seat stays.
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The FSA SL-K stem features a trick new finish for '10.
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Shimano Ultegra is now even closer to Dura-Ace than before with new carbon fiber lever blades.
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The Gommitalia Magnum Cross tubulars use a familiar tread design.
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The Ultegra componentry may sit second fiddle to Dura-Ace in the Shimano hierarchy but Frattini seems to get along just fine.
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Shimano XTR pedals offer dependable performance with stout bearings proven to hold up well to mud.
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The compact bend makes for an easier reach to the drops.
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The seat tube transitions from round to rectangular at the bottom bracket shell for added drivetrain rigidity.
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Inplace Adjust pad holders on the TRP EuroX brakes give them nearly all the adjustability of higher-end models and nearly identical weight but at a fraction of the cost.
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The alloy stem is mated to a carbon fiber bar.
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Frattini is personally sponsored by Spanish outfit Rotor, who supplies the Italian rider with its Agilis crank and elliptical Q-Rings.
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The Cross RC uses S-bend chain stays.
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The Shimano Ultegra front derailleur has to be set fairly high in order to clear the Rotor Q-Rings' elliptical profile.
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The Fuji FC-770 fork uses carbon blades bonded to an alloy crown and steerer.
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Frattini's bike is fitted with top-end Mavic Cosmic Carbone Ultimate tubular wheels.
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The Cross RC uses a straight 1 1/8" alloy steerer tube.
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The top tube underside is flattened for more comfortable shouldering.
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