Seldom seen, but often heard, is the road bike's bottom bracket. The focal point of incredible stress during a race or training, the bottom bracket is what supports your machine's drive train at the beginning and throughout every powerful pedal stroke.

With this in mind, Stella Azzurra has developed what we believe is the ultimate in bottom bracket setups: our quiet, silky-smooth and very elegant Elica.

SPECS: Carbon fiber body. Ti 6ALV4 or Cromoly spindle. IT 33mm X 24T or BSA 1.37" X 24T. Shells come in IT 70mm or BSA 68s. Campy length is 102mm and Isis is 108mm. 140g.