living legend: marcel wust rides the legend ht9.5

7/29/2019 Living Legend: Marcel Wust Rides the Legend HT9.5

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The bikes of the peloton

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LegendWriter:Marcel Wst Photographer:Kai Dudenhfer

This is the team issue bike that youve seenin many races, ridden by top pros, but youjust never knew it. Marcel Wst tests theLegend HT 9.5, the pelotons best kept secret


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Frame: Legend HT 9.5, custom buGroupset: Campagnolo Super ReCrankset: Miche SupertypeBrakes: Miche SupertypeChainrinGs:52/36Cassette: 11-23Wheels: Miche Supertype carbon

tyres: Deda Tre Olimpico tubularheadset: Dedastem: Legend alloyhandleBar: Deda Phaserseatpost: Legend carbonsaddle: Fizik Antares, carbon railsFork: Legend ull carbonWeiGht:6.7kg (without pedals)priCe:8,999 (as tested), 4,999 (ContaCt:UK: 020 8133 8477WeB:www.legendbikes.com

Specifications

A BSA bottombracket allows cleanercable routing thanBB30 and the layupensures its as rigid

The semicompactMiche Supertypecrankset looks greatand ofers a goodspread o ratios

Miches topotherange Supertype wheelsare light and beautiullyfinished although its oddto see round spokes

The Deda Phaser barsare a personal preerenceo Marcels that he waskeen to include

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The Inside TrackTalking with Marco Bertohead engineer, Legend

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rom his base in Majorca,Casa Ciclist

He stays enviably fit and pushes ever

bike to its limits.

Ridden byGrand tour multi-stage wiMarcel Wst

Comic booksuperheroes haveneither legs likeMarcel nor bikes ascool as the Legend

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