Katie Compton’s Trek Ion CX
American Katie Compton earned the Silver medal at the 2013 UCI Cyclocross Elite World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky and we took a look at her Trek Ion CX.
Yes, Katie Compton rides an aluminum cross bike, and quite fast indeed.
The calm before the storm. One of her race bikes basks in the sun the day before the race.
The view from slightly above on this 52cm aluminum cross frame.
Katie Compton rides SRAM Red components.
Stem and bars are by Bontrager.
A SRAM Red 175 crank with WickWerks 44/34 rings.
Crankbrothers titanium Eggbeater pedals.
The tires on her bike are handmade FMB tubulars with the white one up front a slightly softer compound.
Compton rides a Bontrager Affinity RXL saddle
Avid Shorty Ultimate brakes grab on to the Bontrager rims.
SRAM Red rear derailleur.
The clean look from the front.
Katie Compton rides FMB tires on Bontrager Aeolus 3 wheels
She isn't sponsored by Kentucky Fried Chicken, nor is her middle name Frieda. In action on her other color Ion CX.
In action on her other color Ion CX.
You can follow Katie Compton on twitter at @KatieFnCompton
All images © Herbert Krabel / slowtwitch.com
