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I had to put my so called "everyday" car on the battery charger because it keeps going flat. I use it maybe once a month. The bike gets all the love now.
gorgeous bike man. I really wish i could own a road bike with that little stack height... they look so damn good (efficient too duh). But alas, I am broken man and also a *****.
@dcamp2 lol man, i can't wait to hear what you think. Every year i watch those videos, looks like an absolute hoot.
gorgeous bike man. I really wish i could own a road bike with that little stack height... they look so damn good (efficient too duh). But alas, I am broken man and also a *****.
@dcamp2 lol man, i can't wait to hear what you think. Every year i watch those videos, looks like an absolute hoot.
The stem is 20mm higher than my last bike. I'm getting old.
Nice, I'd like to go DI2 on my next bike. How do you find it?
Setting up the FD for perfection is tough, but it's actuation is magical when you get it right. The auto-trim and over-shift features are really cool, however I'm struggling to get the semi-synchro shifts programmed onto the bike from the computer; not sure that I'll like those but want to try them for when I'm on extreme ends of the cassette, and I'm still getting accustomed to auto-speed shifting when holding down the buttons. I paid $1150 for the set-up with brakes from Taiwan, I'd say it's worth the money, makes the bike a little more fun, eTap was $1800 from the LBS with team discount. It was a toss-up between R8050 and eTap, I chose Di2 because I like the separate FD and RD buttons and replacement parts are cheaper, saved $700 as well which almost covered the frame at $900. The bike is heavy though, 17.1lb with the race wheels, and that crank isn't getting any lighter. I have 25lb to lose though so I'm not concerned with it.
I've always thought that like cars, bikes have a little personality to them and this bike definitely wants to be raced.
Been collecting parts for new road bike. Finally got the big part. 2018 Trek Domane SLR Disc frame and fork. All I have left to get is some Di2 wiring, junctions and battery. Frame and fork and headset is listed as 1900 grams for a 56cm on web. Quite surprised to see it weigh just 1740 wonder if they lightened it for 2018 and never updated the info.
Been collecting parts for new road bike. Finally got the big part. 2018 Trek Domane SLR Disc frame and fork. All I have left to get is some Di2 wiring, junctions and battery. Frame and fork and headset is listed as 1900 grams for a 56cm on web. Quite surprised to see it weigh just 1740 wonder if they lightened it for 2018 and never updated the info.
Setting up the FD for perfection is tough, but it's actuation is magical when you get it right. The auto-trim and over-shift features are really cool, however I'm struggling to get the semi-synchro shifts programmed onto the bike from the computer; not sure that I'll like those but want to try them for when I'm on extreme ends of the cassette, and I'm still getting accustomed to auto-speed shifting when holding down the buttons. I paid $1150 for the set-up with brakes from Taiwan, I'd say it's worth the money, makes the bike a little more fun, eTap was $1800 from the LBS with team discount. It was a toss-up between R8050 and eTap, I chose Di2 because I like the separate FD and RD buttons and replacement parts are cheaper, saved $700 as well which almost covered the frame at $900. The bike is heavy though, 17.1lb with the race wheels, and that crank isn't getting any lighter. I have 25lb to lose though so I'm not concerned with it.
I've always thought that like cars, bikes have a little personality to them and this bike definitely wants to be raced.
17.1 seems heavy for what you have there. That's a real light frame for aluminum comparable with and even lighter than a lot of carbon frames. Should be lighter than my Domane I would think. By my calculations my Domane Di2 Dura Ace with discs should be around 15.5 lbs. It's not together yet but so far all the component weights have been as expected or even lighter per my detailed spread sheet. My build from parts purchased over 8 months I found at a discount or from over seas is about is totaling out $4500 under MSRP on a full Trek Domane SLR 9 Disk.
Headed to Cyclocross National Championships in Reno this week. I race on the 11th, 55-59 category. Weather supposed be be good. Raining now but should dry up and be more like hero dirt than soup. Or not. 4500' and probably 55° on race day.
Of the guys that made the trip to nats, I'm only ranked 17th in the country. That gives me a start line position in 2nd row. Start position is really important in cross as the first 30s are a flat out sprint to be up front by the first choke point. After that it strings out and passing take a lot more energy. If the course is dry and fast, there are drafting groups. Miss a big group at the start and your race is pretty much over. I elected to stay home and train rather than do the early season races (Sept-Jan) to get more ranking points. Gambling that a few extra weekends putting in the hours on the road instead of driving 5 hrs to do a 45 minute race, will pay off. Other scenario is that the course has several slow, difficult, technical sections that allow stronger, better bike handlers to swoop past clumps of slower riders. I'm sorta counting on that as I can quickly leapfrog my way the front of the race using less energy that some other riders. Don't want to jinx myself but I think I have a real shot at the podium. We'll know in a few days. As always before nationals, nervous and excited. Staying calm by going through my checklists and making sure I'm prepped as well as I can be. Separate set of wheels with mud specific tires in case the weather goes that way.
hustler that sounds like a decent buy, several people have mentioned they have tried the latest R91xx Dura-Ace and the groupo you have and can't tell the difference. In saying that I wonder if SRAM will release a Force level eTap? eTap is the only option on my current frame (BMC SLC01) but it's not really worth doing as I can only run up to 25mm tyres and no disc brakes.
Emilio, I saw a 949 video you were in, I think it was the sequential gearbox, and thought "ha, he must be a cyclist". I'm quite ignorant.
17.1 seems heavy for what you have there. That's a real light frame for aluminum comparable with and even lighter than a lot of carbon frames. Should be lighter than my Domane I would think. By my calculations my Domane Di2 Dura Ace with discs should be around 15.5 lbs. It's not together yet but so far all the component weights have been as expected or even lighter per my detailed spread sheet. My build from parts purchased over 8 months I found at a discount or from over seas is about is totaling out $4500 under MSRP on a full Trek Domane SLR 9 Disk.
Di2 gained some weight and that includes pedals, cages, computer, etc. The CAAD12s gained some weight, but I have 20lb to lose so that's not a concern.
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