Sven Nys may have retired from professional racing, but he’s still waving the Trek banner and targeting a few events that wouldn’t fit into a pro’s typical race calendar. Case in point, the two-time cyclocross world champion tried his luck at the Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships held last weekend in the ‘cross-crazy city of Portland, Oregon, on a very special bike.
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Nys finished second to defending champion Adam Craig, who collected a fifth victory tattoo. Perhaps the unconventional course favored Craig, or maybe Nys wasn’t as keen to get the win indelibly etched into his skin. We may never know, but fans and fellow racers appreciated his presence at this 10th annual unsanctioned world championship event.
Nys rode a singlespeed version of Trek’s alloy cyclocross bike, the Crockett, with a beautiful paint scheme that reflects the 40-year-old Belgian racer's storied career.
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A bike worthy of a world champion
It’s not uncommon for racers to show up at SSCXWC with chain tensioners or to simply zip-tie their shift levers in place to create an ad-hoc singlespeed. Trek was clearly not having any of that, preferring to create a singlespeed CX rig worthy of Nys palmarès.
To tension the chain this Crockett uses 142x12mm Stranglehold sliders, which Trek developed for mountain bikes such as the Stache and Farley, but with a flat mount brake caliper.
Not a production model (for now)
Complete bike specifications
- Frame: Trek Crockett SS, 56cm
- Fork: Trek IsoSpeed Cross, carbon
- Crankset: Shimano Ultegra, w/42t chainring and milled 50t ring as a bashguard
- Cog: Problem Solvers 17t
- Brakes: Shimano ST-R785 Di2 levers with BR-RS805 calipers, 140mm brake rotors
- Front hub: DT-Swiss 240, 100x12mm thru-axle
- Rear hub: Industry 9 Torch, 142x12mm thru-axle
- Pedals: Shimano XTR Race
- Rims: Bontrager tubular alloy
- Tubulars: Dugast Typhoon
- Handlebar: Bontrager Elite VR-C, 44cm
- Stem: Bontrager Pro, 120mm
- Saddle: Bontrager Serano
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