Special custom bike for Single Speed Cyclo-cross World Championships
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Sven Nys' Trek Crocket single speed is ready for the SSCXWC 2016 in Portland. (Image credit: Pat Malach)
Sven Nys' Trek Crocket is sleek and pared down for the single speed racing.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Nys' Trek Crocket gets a custom logo from SSCXWC 2016.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
More details from Nys' custom SSCXWC Trek Crocket singles speed(Image credit: Pat Malach)
The bike has the DT 240 front hub and Shimano 785 brakeset up front.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Bontrager Aluminum tubular rims are laced up with and Industry 9 rear hub.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
PDX, the Portland airport abbreviation, is a big part of Nys' custom ride.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Lord of Louisville celebrates Nys' 2013 world championship win. 'Rose City' is another nickname for Portland.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
'Hydration is not a crime'(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Nys' relies on a Shimano Ultegra 172.5 crank to transfer the power(Image credit: Pat Malach)
The bike has the DT 240 front hub and Shimano 785 brakeset up front.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Portland fans certainly let Sven Nys know he's a champion in their hearts at the SSCXWC 2016.(Image credit: Pat Malach)
Although he's retired from professional racing, two-time cyclo-cross world champion Sven Nys is still up for an occasional foray in the saddle as part of his new job as a brand ambassador for Trek. So when he showed in Portland this past weekend for the 10th annual Single Speed Cyclo-cross World Championships, an unsanctioned party on wheels, it wasn't surprising that he had a custom single speed Trek Crocket to sling through the mud.
Trek's Scott Daubert explained to Cyclingnews that the brushed aluminum finish was adorned with the Belgian tricolors and special notes that served as a tribute to Nys' overall career. Messages like "Champ forever" and "King of Clay" mingled with mentions of Portland, the single speed championships, and Nys' win in Louisville at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2013.
Nys rides the 56cm Crocket on Bontrager aluminum tubular rims outfitted with 33c Dugast Rhinos or Typhoons. The Shimano Ultegra 172.5mm crank hooks up to a 42T Shimano chainring modified with a 50T outer ring. Nys used a 17T Problem Solvers cog on an Industry 9 rear hub.
Shimano also supplies the stopping power for the bike with the 785 brakeset with flat-mount calipers. Nys uses a Bontrager bar and stem and a Cane Creek headset. The bottom bracket is Shimano pressfit, and Nys hooks up to the bike with Shimano XTR pedals. Bontrager supplies the Serano 138 saddle.
Click or swipe through the photo gallery above for a look at Nys' custom SSCXWC 2016 bike.
Trek Crocket - 56cm Bontrager aluminum tubular rims - 24 front, 28 rear DT 240 front hub, 12TA Industry 9 rear hub 142x12TA Shimano Ultegra 172.5 crank 42T Shimano chainring w/ modified 50T outer ring Problem Solvers 17T cog Shimano 785 brakeset w/ flat mount calipers Dugast 33 Rhino or Typhoon tubulars Bontrager Elite VR-C bar - 44cm Bontrager Pro stem - 120x7 Cane Creek headset Shimano Pressfit bottom bracket Shimano XTR pedals Bontrager Serano 138 saddled
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Growing up in Missoula, Montana, Pat competed in his first bike race in 1985 at Flathead Lake. He studied English and journalism at the University of Oregon and has covered North American cycling extensively since 2009, as well as racing and teams in Europe and South America. Pat currently lives in the US outside of Portland, Oregon, with his imaginary dog Rusty.
