Canyon Ultimate CF SLX for Tour of Friendship 2012

With Tour of Friendship starting of in 5 days time, I have got my bike all set up and ready to go. The whole racing set up weighs 6.84kg, keeping within the UCI regulation by just 400gms. I am using a compact crank 52/36t and a 12-27t cassette set up for the brutal climbs in Thailand. Here's a look at the full specifications and a sneak peek:

Full Specifications

Complete bike specifications

Frame: Canyon Ultimate CF SLX, 52cm
Fork: Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
Stem: Ritchey, 110mm x -17°
Handlebar: FSA Compact Wing Pro, 40cm (c-c)
Tape: Deda bartape(White)
Front brake: Sram Force Brakes
Rear brake: Sram Force Brakes
Brake levers: Sram Force Levers
Front derailleur: Sram Force Front Dee
Rear derailleur: Sram Force Rear Dee
Shift levers: Sram Force Shifters
Cassette: Shimano Ultegra, 12-27t
Chain: Shimano Ultegra Chain
Crankset: Quarq Sram powermeter crank, 172.5mm, 52/36t
Bottom bracket: Sram Force BB (English thread)
Pedals: Shimano
Wheelset: Soul Carbon Wheels (40mm)
Skewers: KCNC Ti skewers
Front tire: Continental GP4000 tubular, 22mm
Rear tire: Continental GP4000 tubular, 22mm
Saddle: Fizik Arione Ti rail (White)
Seatpost: Ritchey Logic Carbon Seatpost
Bottle cages: Elite Custom Race Bottle Cages (2)
Computer: Garmin 500
Other accessories: Chain watcher

Canyon Ultimate CF SLX

Kerry Lau's bike for Tour of Friendship 2012

Garmin 500's ANT+ wireless computer

Quarq Sram powermeter Crank

Long rear dee cable to provide smoother shifter

Canyon's VCLS seat stay system provides the comfort

Elite bottle cages

Rictchey Logic seatpost and Fizik Arione saddle

Soul carbon race wheels

Clean drivetrain

Canyon's 3d forged dropout and light weight KCNC skewers

Scratch marks on shifters show signs of crash

Canyon's tapered seat tube

A cheap and worn out Shimano pedals does the job

Orange cable housing in line with DB2-Bikelabz team colour

Sram force brakes with yellow FSA carbon pads