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Robbie McEwen's Davitamon-Lotto Ridley Noah

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By Cycling News

Published 10 July 2006

In they came, two by two, hurrah, hurrah... Well, not quite, but Ridley's latest Noah bikes are a...

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Robbie McEwen's Davitamon-Lotto Ridley Noah.

Ridley's 4ZA Damocles full carbon monocoque fork

A CNC machined double-position seat clamp

Selle San Marco's Racing Replica saddle.

The day after his first Tour stage win this year, McEwen received a specially painted Noah with green highlights to match his maillot vert. He was pretty chuffed about it. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

Ridley's 4ZA Damocles full carbon monocoque fork is used with the Noah frame, featuring straight oversized blades and weighing 375 grams. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

The top tube has an oversize connection to the headtube. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

The seat-tube is of aero design, made wide for extra stability near the bottom bracket and optimised airflow around the rear wheel. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

A close-up of the seat-tube cluster - designed to enhance stiffness. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

The seat-tube extends all the way past the seat-tube cluster to the bottom of the saddle. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

A CNC machined double-position seat clamp (an exclusive Ridley design) has micro-spacers and a millimetre indicator for fine-tuning one's saddle height. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

Chainstays are also of 'Mega Box' design. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

S-shaped rear stays. (Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews)

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