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New Kestrel 4000 time trial frame tested by Footon-Servetto

  • Footon-Servetto rider Mathias Braendle is providing feedback on this new 4000 time trial frame for Fuji's sister company, Kestrel.

    Footon-Servetto rider Mathias Braendle is providing feedback on this new 4000 time trial frame for Fuji's sister company, Kestrel.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • Footon-Servetto is using Challenge tubulars across the board.

    Footon-Servetto is using Challenge tubulars across the board.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • The Kestrel 4000 sports a dramatically shaped seat tube with a lower section that closely follows the curve of the rear wheel and teardrop-profile upper half.

    The Kestrel 4000 sports a dramatically shaped seat tube with a lower section that closely follows the curve of the rear wheel and teardrop-profile upper half.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • The seat cluster area looks especially aerodynamic with its radical shaping and without a brake caliper to interrupt the airflow.

    The seat cluster area looks especially aerodynamic with its radical shaping and without a brake caliper to interrupt the airflow.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • Footon-Servetto riders perch themselves atop radical looking Selle SMP saddles.

    Footon-Servetto riders perch themselves atop radical looking Selle SMP saddles.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • The internal cable routing is fully guided for easy servicing. The housing enters the frame behind the stem where the air is already 'dirty'.

    The internal cable routing is fully guided for easy servicing. The housing enters the frame behind the stem where the air is already 'dirty'.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • Sliding vertical dropouts allow for precise wheel positioning without the usual hassles of rear-entry horizontal drops.

    Sliding vertical dropouts allow for precise wheel positioning without the usual hassles of rear-entry horizontal drops.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • The BB30-compatible Kestrel 4000 marks the company's first non-threaded bottom bracket shell. Note the fluted non-driveside chain stay, too, which is designed to direct air outwards and away.

    The BB30-compatible Kestrel 4000 marks the company's first non-threaded bottom bracket shell. Note the fluted non-driveside chain stay, too, which is designed to direct air outwards and away.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • Kestrel parent company Advanced Sports, Inc. bought component company Oval Concepts late last year so it's no surprise to see its unique integrated aero bars on the front of the Footon-Servetto team bikes.

    Kestrel parent company Advanced Sports, Inc. bought component company Oval Concepts late last year so it's no surprise to see its unique integrated aero bars on the front of the Footon-Servetto team bikes.

    Photo credit © James Huang

  • The deep seat stays stay close to the sides of the rear wheel before making an abrupt jog out to the dropouts.

    The deep seat stays stay close to the sides of the rear wheel before making an abrupt jog out to the dropouts.

    Photo credit © James Huang