Katie Compton's Planet Bike Stevens Cyclocross Carbon Team

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  Katie Compton (Planet Bike) will compete aboard a Stevens Cyclocross Carbon Team this year.

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  The large-diameter seat tube presumably keeps adds to the overall frame rigidity.

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  The non-tapered fork includes thick legs for solid braking.

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  SRAM and Gore normally prescribe that this gap be closed off with the included 'grub' seal but cyanoacrylate glue is used instead.

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  The short head tube is capped with a bright red Cane Creek 110 integrated headset and matching spacers.

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  The Zipp hubs roll on ceramic bearings.

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  The 'K' is for Katie and the 'C' is for Compton. We'll leave it to your imagination what the 'f' is for but suffice to say it's in reference to her take-no-prisoners style of racing.

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  Compton's Crankbrothers Egg Beater 4ti pedals are covered with "Krazy Glue and Colorado sand" to provide a little extra grip underfoot.

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  Compton switched from Campagnolo to SRAM for this season and unlike before when she had to buy parts, now she's fully supported.

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  The light-and-fast Zipp 303 carbon tubular rims are wrapped in supple Dugast tubulars.

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  The blue spacer up top signifies Compton's support for the Bike Pure initiative.

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  The SRAM Red/Force front derailleur moves the chain between the stock 34T inner ring and the custom 44T outer ring made by WickWerks.

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  Simple two-piece alloy dropouts anchor the rear end.

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  The curvy chain stays look sufficiently stout to deal with Compton's considerable power.

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  Barrel adjusters are neatly integrated on to the down tube.

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  Compton is using Zipp's compact SLC2 carbon bar.

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  Of course, carbon bar plugs are included with the Zipp tape.

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  Compton is among the many pros using supplemental top-mounted brake levers.

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  The bottle cage mounts are filled with alloy bolts.

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  TRP's ultralight EuroX Carbon brakes and Zipp carbon-specific pads supply the stopping power.

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  The SRAM PG-1070 cassette isn't as light - or sexy - as the Powerdome unit but is less apt to clog with mud and runs quieter, too.

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  There's generous mud clearance ahead of the rear tire.

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  A small indentation on the driveside chain stay leaves a little extra room for the chainrings.

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  The fork includes clearance not only for the mud but also for the pads to open up further, quickening wheel changes.

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  The stout-looking seat stay wishbone features a similarly stout-looking brake housing stop with an integrated barrel adjuster.

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