Lotus return to track cycling for Team GB
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The British track cycling team’s new Lotus bike features an interchangeable “cockpit” that allows it to transform from a mass-start drop-handlebar bike to a pursuit bike with aero extensions
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Olympic rules stipulate bike must be available for purchase by public

Saddle £400-450

Sprint 

Pursuit

Seat stay

Carbon-fibre frame £15,550

Handlebars
3D-printed titanium, £1,550-4,050

Tubercule seatpost, £1,040

3D-printed titanium lugs and dropouts

Pursuit 

Sprint

Forks

Chain £450

Shorter chain pitch – distance between two pins – for greater number of teeth in chainring to distribute torque more evenly through chainring and sprocket

Monocoque carbon-fibre wheels Rear wheel, £2,450 Front wheel ,£2,100-2,250 Solid wheel – better aerodynamics. Tri-spoke – lighter, more manoeuvrable

Aerodynamics
Wider forks and seat stays deflect air around rider for lower drag

Bespoke design
Each rider has bike customised to suit individual ergonomics 
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Sources: Lotus, Hope, Cycling News
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