Steve Sperling, head mechanic for Team Tibco, shows us Brooke Miller’s Stars and Stripes Look 595. Brooke rode the Stars and Stripes in competition for the first time at the 2nd annual Women’s Tour of California Crit. The Stars and Stripes is outfitted with the same equipment the rest of the team will be riding with the exception of the special paint job to commemorate Brooke Miller’s current status as the U.S Women’s Road Race Champion and U.S. Criterium Champion. Rumor is, that if there’s enough interest, LOOK Cycles USA might do a small run of replicas.

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Scott Struve of Cannondale has a special Super Six Hi-Mod in their booth located in the lifestyle festival. A very lightweight bike, it weighs in at just 10.1 pounds!

Christian Vande Velde, Stage 7’s Break Away from Cancer Jersey winner stops in to field a few questions. Vende Velde is 5′01″ from the General Classification.

Levi Leipheimer after winning Stage 6 of the 2009 Tour of California, the time trial in Solvang. It’s almost certain that Levi will be wearing yellow into Escondido this weekend.

Adrian Montgomery of Scott Bicycles shows us Michael Roger’s Scott Addict SL team bike. Team Columbia-Highroad will have their bikes mostly outfitted with the normal Dura Ace 7900, with the exception of a few riders who will be using the new electronic version instead.

Doug Berner of Team Type 1 shows off a typical team bike. The team is sponsored by Orbea and will be riding the Opal again this year. The Orbea will come fully kitted with Dura Ace 7900, PRO stem, handlebar, and seatpost, as well as a Selle Italia Saddle. The coolest part on the bike… the custom TT1 Cateye computer!

Ben Coates is back to show us the Trek TTX 9.9 SSL, the time trialing bike of choice for Team Astana. Here we have Lance Armstrong’s TTX geared up with SRAM Red components, including a brand new to competition SRAM return shifting R2 shifter. The Tour of California will be it’s debut, also new to the Astana gear truck is the new Aeolus 9.0 wheelset, soon to be available as a set, the team will be riding new new wheel in the front.

Ben Oliver, head mechanic of the Bissell Pro Cycling Team, shows us current New Zealand Time Trialing Champ Jeremy Vennell’s Pinarello FM1. A “Fantastic” looking bike, it’s all black with white lettering to celebrate his New Zealand Champion status. The FM1 utilizes a 1k weave and a different layup schedule, but shares the same shapes and geometries as the Montello. The team will be riding a new 90mm profile front TT wheel from Easton, currently in prototype form.

Ben Coates shows us Astana’s Chris Horner’s Trek Madone 6.9, currently in training spec, this will be the same bike Chris and the Astana boys will be riding when they start the 2009 Tour of California.