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Mark Cavendish's 2017 Tour de France ended in a high-speed tangle with Peter Sagan in stage 4's sprint finish. Although Cavendish is out of the Tour along with Sagan, his Cervélo S5 is worth a look, with its feather-light paint job, race-tuned Chris King hubs, custom-shaped ENVE aero bar and front-mounted sprint shifters.
26g paint by Silverstone
Silverstone Paint Technology is an outfit that works with F1 teams on treatments that can be tuned for function, such as heat resistance as well as aesthetics. On Cavendish's bike, the green-to-silver fade is remarkably light and thin.
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Silverstone claims the paint adds a mere 26g to the frame and fork, which is about a quarter of what a standard high-end paint job adds.
The paint is so thin — 2 microns, the company claims — that you can see through it in several areas
Race-tuned hubs by Chris King
Forward-facing sprint shifters
Custom ENVE aero bar
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