Our Favorite Paint Job: The Garneau A1 TBD Edition
For the past two years To Be Determined has made the aerodynamically focused Garneau A1 it's primary race bike. For the 2016 edition the team selected a muted paint scheme with pink highlights that was perfectly executed by the Garneau Dream Factory and featured prominently in last year's video:
With this year's rebrand as To Be Determined we decided to go in a slightly different direction - with a scheme inspired by the To Be Determined Edition of the Garneau Steeple XC that we received last fall. With that paint scheme applied to the aerodynamic structure of the A1 the results were mesmerizing - fading from a dark blue to a rich reddish purple hue.
For more about the A1 see our review. Or just enjoy the image gallery below of what is surely one of our favorite paint jobs to ever come out of the Garneau Dream Factory.
Garneau A1: BUILD Specifications
Bike: (Frame type/Size) - Garneau RTCC2 carbon, NVM2 monocoque technology- Size (S)
Fork: Gennix A, RTCC2 full carbon
Front brake: Campagnolo Record Direct Mount
Rear brake: Campagnolo Record Direct Mount
Brake/gear levers: Campagnolo Ergopower Ultra-Shift Record EPS
Front derailleur: Campagnolo Record EPS braze-on
Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Record EPS
Cassette: Campagnolo Chrous 11/23 11 Speed
Chain: Campagnolo Record 11 Speed
Crankset: Campagnolo Record Ultra-Torque 11 speed, 170mm, 53/39T
Bottom bracket: Campagnolo Record Ultra-Torque
Wheels: Enve SES 6.7 Clincher - Chris King R45 Hubs
Tires: (Front/rear) Vittoria Open Corsa Evo CX - 25mm
Handlebars: Deda Superzero, 40cm
Stem: Deda Superzero, 110mm, 82 degree
Headset: FSA Orbit IS138, 1 1/8" - 1 3/8" integrated type
Tape/grips: Lizard Skins DSP 2.5
Pedals: Powertap P1
Saddle: Fizik Antares R3
Seat post: Garneau Multi Axis, carbon w/Ritchey WCS 1-bolt clamp
Bottle cages: Arundle Mandible
GARNEAU A1: RIDER MEASUREMENTS
Rider height: 5'7"
Rider weight: 154
Saddle height, from BB (c-t): 70.1
Seat tube length (c-t): 48.0
Tip of saddle nose to C of bars (at stem): 53.1
Head tube length: 12.9
Top tube length (c-c): 52.9
Crank Length: 170.0
GARNEAU A1: OUR FAVORITE PAINT JOB
Earlier this year we were one of the first teams to put Garneau’s newly launched Groad collection through its paces at Rasputitsa. Some of our initial impressions from the dirt roads of Vemont and New Hampshire follow.