This article originally appeared on BikeRadar
Connor McCutcheon's Team Illuminate has the most remarkable kit in the pro peloton. In stark contrast to the rolling billboards of every pro team ever, there isn't a single logo plastered across the black Q36.5 clothing.
McCutcheon's bike isn't quite as different as the no-logo kit, but there are some unusual bits on it. BikeRadar caught up with the American rider who won a stage of this year's Tour of Iran and the most aggressive rider prize on stage 9 at the Tour of Qinghai Lake.
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While all WorldTour pros still race on tubulars, some American Continental pros race on clinchers. McCutcheon is one such rider.
"I like to put latex tubes in the tires, and talcum powder helps with punctures," McCutcheon said. "I did [the Tour of] Iran without a single flat, and the roads are not good there — massive potholes, glass, debris on the road."
His Selle SMP saddle, with its huge center channel and bent-beak nose, is not yet a common site in the pro peloton, either. After having some issues with saddle sores, he put on the SMP before riding to the team training camp in Southern California from Bend, Oregon — 850mi/1,368km away. "I was just camping along the way," he said. "I had problems with my previous saddle. By the time I got to team camp, everything was fine. I haven't taken the saddle off since."
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