2009 Kuota KOM Road Bike

2009 Kuota KOM Road Bike:
To be King of the Mountains and ride in the Polka-dotted Jersey issomething that the majority of us mortals will never experience.However Kuota's KOM or King of the Mountains road bike offers us theride that will bring out the best climber in all of us. The Kuota KOMis the lightest, most performance focused frame Kuota has ever built.The Kuota KOM is a sub 900 gram frame using every bit of Kuotas designexpertise combined with the most sophisticated use of material andmanufacturing technology. The most aggressive lab stress testing wasfollowed by the most intense road testing Kuota have every done. Infact the KOM satisfies both Kuotas extreme testing and UNI EN 14781testing standards for durability and performance, which is hard feat toachieve. The KOM frame features a monocoque front triangle withdifferential lamination process including 3k4h high impact weave,Kuotas Nanotech Carbon Fiber matrix, a greatly enhanced bottom bracketsection, Kuotas Super Drive (1-1/4") head tube and a shorter, stiffer402mm reactive rear chain stays. No wonder it was the bike of choicefor Team Agritubel in the Tour de France!

TheKuota KOM has two fundamental differences from the Kuota Kredo Ultraroad bike. First, it features external cable routing, therefore not asaerodynamic. However this eliminated the need for eyelets for internalrouting and saves weight while preserving the integrity of the frame.Second, the KOM does not have an integrated seat mast. This saveadditional frame weight. These two differences mean although the KuotaKredo is the best all around bike the Kuota KOM is going to outperformthe Kuota Kredo in the mountains or other areas where weight is the keyfactor.

Benefits over the Kuota Kebel: