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transition tech killing time the anatomy of a killer proven fast at mit s wright brothers wind tunnel and in the tour de france under team quickstep-innergetic the all-new transition was created from the ground-up by an integrated team of riders engineers and designers from around the world the team pushed the aerodynamic advantages offered by the transition s design right up to the legal limit allowed by cycling s governing body the uci whether you test it with calipers or your legs you ll find that the transition is the fastest bike we ve ever made another result of time in the mit windtunnel the transition s fact carbon seat and chainstays have been shaped and positioned to minimize frontal area integrated fact fork designed to create minimal drag and dependable handling the transition s fact carbon fork minimizes turbulence thanks to the aero profile of its blades unique crown shape small diameter steerer tube and truly integrated frame-and-fork interface ultra aerodynamic frame extremely narrow tubes minimize drag through the use of an airfoil shape the tallest allowed by the uci a small diameter 1-inch steerer reduces frontal area a forward arcing seat tube creates an aerodynamic shelter for the rear wheel and the fact carbon stays have been designed to tuck behind the seat tube 68 69 www.specialized.com transition fact carbon stays

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