Riding a pro bike is always something special at GCN, but having the chance to make the most of Alberto Contador’s bike that he used in the 2016 edition of the Tour de France is something else completely!
Plus, who else to take it on a hill climb than the super climber himself, Andrew Feather?
00:00 Albert Contador’s 2016 Tour de France bike
00:50 Who is Alberto Contador?
01:49 All about the bike
04:01 Si taking it for a spin
06:53 The little caveats of the bike
07:53 Feather on the bike
09:54 The results
10:31 Thoughts on the bike
11:19 Conclusion
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29 Comments
Do you think a bike like Contador's can still perform decently, if put up against more modern bikes?
Is there a Stig v Stig 2 showdown in the works?
Why is Alberto Contador an all-time great and Lance not?
Alberto was caught doping in 2010, the year proceeding his 2009 Tour De France win.
The year Lance came 2nd Lance was in the same Team as Alberto..
Only "pro" riders can even come close to squeezing max performance out of any road bike–from any era. The fact that so many fools will pay such incredibly high prices for new bikes…. when there are loads of amazing bikes out there on the market–or 1/10th the price–that those same fools can't even come close to maxing out in terms of performance. I love to show up to my Saturday morning group rides on "vintage" pro-level bikes from the 80s and 90s and 00s and stomp all over guys on the newest bikes… guys that are a lot young (and a lot skinnier) than I am. 🙂 It's been a joy of mine for years.
Me looking in my garage and seeing my 2009 Cervelo, 2010 Scott and my 2014 Giant…. did you guys know you're considered old? 😞
It's not the bike, it's the blood.
You guys focus a lot on climbing but most of us enjoy the adrenaline pumping pedaling as fast as you can down hill. You should do a top speed segment soon.
So good to see you get your hands on an S-Works, albeit of 2016 vintage. Such a refreshing change from the usual OrbaRelloYons that GCN presenters always ride. I felt Simon was reluctant to give the bike anything other than feint praise. Well done Andrew Feather
Feather! What a warrior. I was wondering why have the additional weight of water bottles on a 600m climb? Would that have made a little difference to the 2 second gain made.
I have this sworks tarmac sl5 fitted with 28mm front tires and 30mm rear tires
That's my next bike. Sure, my current bike is great, but today I charged the powermeter, charged the batteries for the electronic shifting and charged the bike computer. Rode a few meters and noticed: I couldn't shift with the left shifter (Sram Force). Right, there are additional batteries in the shifters! Good I had a fresh CR2032.
2016 – a new, modern bike!
Actually, a symptom of how things have changed int he last 4 years… I have a 2018 Specialized Roubaix with Ultegra cable gears, just 25C tyres and, compared with today, narrow rims, bought new late 2017 and bought by me second hand at end of 2018. My Roubaix was out of date within a year as tyres and rims got wider and I missed an opportunity to get shorter cranks in the recall.
I also have a 2007 Cannondale SystemSix, Ultegra, Ksyrium wheels with 23C tyres. Bought in clearance sale, 2008 as it has front half carbon, rear aluminium and out of date. The frame won the 2007 Giro and three stages of TdF – two mountain and one sprint under different riders for different teams. With supplied Vittoria Diamante Pro tyres, it was gloriously smooth over rough surfaces but, as the reviews said, the tyres only lasted 300 miles and I couldn't afford to replace at that level. Still a great bike but, surprisingly, I rode same circuit at pretty much the same speed on my first gen Tricross – but the SystemSix felt faster!
GCN, as usual, uses biased testing and sophistry to try to convince us to get rid of our old bikes and buy new ones at ridiculously high prices.
I bought a Bernard Carre frame off a bike breaker in the north of England.
It turned up to being built for Bernard Borreau in 1974. It was liveried Peugeot. 531 26.4mm seatpost. Stronglight headset. Stronglight French B/B.
Got all the 1974 Box Deluxe parts, including Mafac 'Top 63' brake set. Stronglight 49D. Simplex Super LJ mechanisms and DT levers. Mavic Championat du Monde rims on Maillard 700 hubs. Chromed spokes. AVA bars and stem. Unicanitor saddle. 8.5 kg.
Sorry……….
2016 is vintage?😊
My F. Moser 1995, that's vintage ……..😁😉
Si & feather – what excellent ambassadors for cycling. Though i'm not a fan of Alberto Comtadol …
hambini enters the chat
2 bottles on a 2min climb?
Seems like some free speed on the table there…
Finally 4k videos, welcome to 2010 GCN
And all that time you rode it you couldn’t stop?
Praxis bb
I remember an offhand comment by Contador that at least one of his later bikes was just too stiff, and rather miserable as a result. This might be the one.
Should also consider the fact that the new KOM’s might’ve been achieved on newer or modern bikes versus the 2015 or 16 specialized
I have also this SL5, and you know why, this bike made Sagan 3 times world champion! The S-Works SL5 rocks every time. I have it with the SRAM RED wireless. Stunning combo!
I have a stiff alu bike and a pretty flexible carbon one. I absolutely prefer the carbon flexibility, runs absoltely smooth with 23mm tires and it's measureably faster. Same goes for wheels. Stiff 32 spoke wheels are just terrible. Same weight 16 spoke wheel feels much smoother.
What is a KOM?
Press fit bottom bracket to threaded. Easy, press fit, will eventually creak, click, make noise as it works its way out of the frame. That’s the frustration I have on my Venge from the same era. The press fit on mine will eventually be replaced with a threaded option, as soon as I can figure out which one I need.
apt summation at end of video.
I'd take that bike over any 10 + grand bike of today