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Kestrel Road Bicycles (Talon Road) - Britton's Bicycle Shops

Talon Road - The Talon Road is quite possibly the most versatile road racing bike on the market today.  For 2009, the Talon Road has evolved into a lightning quick racing machine. The Talon’s wind tunnel proven design is enhanced with our EMS  full-carbon fork, and is paired with our dual-position carbon post. Whether racing at the front of the pack, or simply riding for fun, the Kestrel Talon Road delivers.
Sizes 48cm, 52cm, 55cm ,57cm, 60cm
Color(s) WHITE/BLUE/CARBON
Weight 18.1 lbs / 8.21 kg
Fork TALON EMS SL CARBON STEERER
Handlebar PROFILE HAMMER OS
Stem PROFILE ARIS OS
Headset FSA 1/8"-1/4"
Shifters ULTEGRA
Brake levelers ULTEGRA
Front derailleur ULTEGRA BRAZE ON
Rear derailleur ULTEGRA
Bottom Bracket ULTEGRA
Crankset ULTEGRA 39/53
Chain 105
Cassette ULTEGRA 12-23
Brakes ULTEGRA
Wheelset MAVIC AKSIUM
Tires VITTORIA ZAFFIRO PRO SLICK
Seat post KESTREL RT EMS
Seat SAN MARCO PONZA LUX

Description 48cm 52cm 55cm 57cm 60cm
THEORETICAL SEAT TUBE HEIGHT 48.0 52.0 55.0 57.0 60.0
EFFECTIVE TOP TUBE LENGTH 51.0 53.3 55.6 57.0 59.5
CHAIN STAY 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.0
BB DROP 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.8
FORK OFFSET 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3
HEAD TUBE ANGLE 72.7° 73.0° 73.2° 73.5° 74.0°
SEAT TUBE ANGLE 75.2° 74.5° 73.5° 73.0° 72.5°
SEAT ANGLE FORWARD* 77.0 76.0 75.0 74.0 74.0
SEAT ANGLE REAR* 74.0 73.0 72.0 72.0 71.0
WHEEL BASE 96.3 97.4 98.6 99.4 100.8
STAND OVER HEIGHT 74.2 76.5 79.1 81.2 83.9
BB HEIGHT 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.5
HEAD TUBE LENGTH 9.0 10.2 12.9 14.9 17.6
TRAIL 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.1
STACK 507.9 521.8 548.4 565.4 593.0
REACH 373.8 387.7 393.4 397.3 408.6

All measurements are in cm *Rear and forward
seat post position with seat centered on rails