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Pro Bike Check: Katie Compton’s National Championship winning Trek Boone cyclocross bike

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katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

Much like Stephen Hyde did for the men’s elite field, Katie Compton made everyone else race for second. She owned the event, taking her 13th USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship and earning yet again her nickname of Katie F’n Compton. Check out her winning Trek Boone which, thanks to not being part of a factory team, gets plenty of 3rd party sponsor bits and a few very unique touches…

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

Owning it. IT’s hard to tell from under the mud and ice, but it looks like KFC could have been riding a new Boone with a front Isospeed decoupler similar to that on the new Domane.

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

Knight Composites provides the wheels and reversed the decal colors from one side to the next. Competitors don’t know if she’s coming or going until it’s too late. Additionally, it looks like the Boone may be finally getting thru axles out back, as well as Flat mount disc brakes.

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

The DT Swiss hubs even get color-matched decals.

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

A Clement PDX tubular up front and a BOS tubular out back kept her steady on the snow-over-frozen ground that saw a bit of melt during the race. Note the mix of mud and snow pack on the frame throughout these pics…they were challenging conditions to say the least.

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

Shrink wrap on the rear brake hose kept the Di2 wire safe. From behind, the lines of the cap hiding what’s likely the Isospeed internals are more visible. Will we see this hit production for 2017?

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

Wickwerks CX chainrings (44/34) were mounted to Dura-Ace cranks, giving her the necessary range to run…

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

…a very small road cassette. This keeps the ratios tight between gears, which helps keep cadence exactly where she wants it. The RSL (Race Shop Limited) badge could mean we will see this for sale from Trek as with other RSL bikes.

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

Other unique touches include bar tape all the way to the stem, Fair Wheel Bikes top cap, and…

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

18k gold wire to hold the front brake hose to the fork leg. Because Katie F’n Compton.

katie compton usa cyclocross national champion pro bike check

Congrats on the win, Katie!

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boom
boom
7 years ago

Um, that’s not a stock Boone

Chader
Chader
7 years ago
Reply to  boom

Not yet, but it is a very clear indicator of what Trek will release around August 2017 (for the 2018 season). Biggest changes being the front IsoSpeed and rear thru-axles.

boom
boom
7 years ago
Reply to  Chader

How do you know it’ll be in August?

Chader
Chader
7 years ago
Reply to  boom

Guessing based on other releases from past models.

thecxmachine
thecxmachine
7 years ago
Reply to  Chader

FWIW, the original Boones were released in ~May of 2014 after debuting at 2013/14 races.

James
James
7 years ago

Looks like the Boone may be getting a front IsoSpeed update!

dustytires
7 years ago

Husband Mark Legg is an awesome mechanic, I have seen her bikes in person and they are dialed. gold wire for cable tie is uhhhh appropriate. We watched every minute of the race, boring as usual as she once again smashed and utterly obliterated the other women. Hoping for a heavy course in Luxembourg so she has a shot at the podium.

sjbs45
7 years ago
Reply to  dustytires

He glued her front tire on backwards.

Larry Miller (@Laxon3)
Reply to  sjbs45

Perhaps you have been gluing yours on the wrong way..

Dave V
Dave V
7 years ago

From CX Magazine (https://www.cxmagazine.com/katie-compton-trek-boone-2017-national-championships-thru-hydraulic-isospeed):

Judging by our start line video, the PDX was a popular front tire choice, but Compton was the only one to orient the tread to have the “arrows” pointing backwards, citing better grip on off-cambers.

Jesper Otto Blaaberg
7 years ago

Is the fully wound bartape covering a Thomson bar and not Bontrager?

Clay T
Clay T
7 years ago

Bontrager from what I saw on another site, if you notice Thomson pulled her bars and renamed them cx bar

Nick
Nick
7 years ago

Looks like a rear thru axle, too. Finally!

Hankystar
Hankystar
7 years ago

This is the new Boone that we’ve all been waiting for! Gimme, gimme…

Joshua Neumarker
Joshua Neumarker
7 years ago

wireless dura-ace?

Clay T
Clay T
7 years ago

I read they shrink wrapped DI2 together with brake line on other bike checks to prevent it getting snagged

Don
Don
7 years ago

Electronic Dura ace, through axles in the rear and isospeed decoupler headtube. Customer chosen components to mix her specific riding needs. Fun.

tinkertowncycle
7 years ago

TREK pays the best rider the most money, and then tell the consumer they need these new “innovations”.

Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot
7 years ago

Gasp! It’s almost like they want to sell us bikes *****shock**horror

nick
nick
7 years ago

SRAM front derailleur band… hmmm

Chader
Chader
7 years ago
Reply to  nick

Yeah, that caught my attention and seems odd.

Maybe they are going to band mount instead of braze-on for a cleaner look when they run a 1X setup?

MotoPete
MotoPete
7 years ago
Reply to  nick

Do not think that is SRAM band on front. Looks like a hinge style that uses single bolt. It looks sharp! Now I want one – who makes that thing??? Give up your some of your secrets Mark – please

satanas
satanas
7 years ago

I’d say the reason for a band mount is that it’s easy to run any size outer ring without the “braze-on” mount causing grief by being in the wrong place.

I guess most people here aren’t old enough to remember, but *all* bikes used to have clamp on FDs and braze-on mounts were exotic for a long time.

JS
JS
7 years ago

It would be silly to think Trek wont release the new 2018 Boone before sept. Why have a new
Boone not come out in June or July. People will want the bike for the 2017 CX season,

2017 Boone Disc is already starting to sell out in 50, 52, 54, and 61 and from what i was told they r not releasing any 2017 once sold out…

I bet we see 2018 Boone by June

David
David
7 years ago
Reply to  JS

it is august now…

Red Wolf
Red Wolf
7 years ago

2018 Crockett’s coming in April…

Yes man
Yes man
7 years ago

Sadly, it seems Trek is predicting a November release for the 2018 Boone…

Source: Trek Dealer

Ronald Kuba
7 years ago
Reply to  Yes man

I have ordered a new RSL Boone frameset today (same paintjob as this one). I am supposed to get it in the middle of October.

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