It's crazy how people will cry about a couple grams, yet I gap people on builds that cost more than a car with my Checkpoint ALR 4 on knobby 40" with a bar bag full of camera gear, a half frame full of food and my 14lbs dog in a backpack while going uphill. This build is gorgeous and I would 100% rock the hell outta that!
Could you tell me, which tool you used on 7:05, to tighten hydraulic hose nut? I have spanner which can be attached to Torque Wrench, but this tool looks so much better!
It’s what puts me off all the preassembled big brand bikes, you need to rebuild it to put more than the minimal amount of grease, and cut the steerer. And, the bike needs to be rideable to weight it.
My circa 2022 trek Boone (OCLV 600) CX bike with ultegra di2, carbon bars, ceramic BB, and maybe the same saddle, weighs the exact same as the bike in the video, 7.78 kg. Mine was weighed without bottle cages. Mine is a 58 cm, with carbon bontrager Aeolus elite 35 road wheels (~1700gr) and challenge tubeless tires. I have to conclude that trek did basically what they claimed with gen8, make the Madone as light as an Emonda.
@@ks-vq5er Please don't forget it's only Ultegra, a heavy wheelset and bottles. There is quite some room for a healthy weightloss if you want to climb up a few mountains 😉
I have to say, it's really refreshing to see a manufacturer saying "no" to endless proprietary everything while saying "yes" to standardization, ease of use, and interoperability with common standards (that and keeping immediately obsolete equipment out of landfills). Oh wait, I'm sorry that's in an alternate universe.
It's a pity Trek Factory doesn't fit the sound-damping tubing to the inner frame for their customers... I had to fit my own on my Trek Domane as the rattling was horrendous.
@@mikeymike1792 check rb’s tarmac sl8 build vid, 739g for a 56cm frame, claim 685g, which is 54g or 7.8% overweight. I think many manufacturers should be more honest and realistic with claimed weight, especially when weight is a big selling point.
I just picked mine up. An amazing machine. My gift to myself. It floats down hill and climbs like a dream. My goal is to become 20 years younger so I can really make the bike perform up to its' capabilities.
Do you think it would be technically possible to put that beautiful handlebar on a mechanical Madone SL 5 Gen 8? Cable routing looks tight, but could a mechanic make it work?
Love the build, I've got a question though! I'm also doing my first self-supported build and I'm looking for that slotted nut/adaptor for the brake hose bolt like shown at 7:05... Could you name the tool or at least the brand? It's not Wera is it?
No, unfortunately Wera doesn't make one: www.amazon.de/Sourcingmap-a16011600ux0952-100-8-mm-Steckschlüssel-Schlitz-Verlängerung/dp/B01G980PKQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=2C0L4ZGZM64M1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.E8IJygc8aOdFFcU8p3M5abC_ePjmLLA21oIHpszEx9mZivwm4eLbfld7wJtNEF0xycV4Hfr7JKIzZXGZZXwe0rmtdbLinDH78IW1r9uW4xhlb9x221V1C3N3wZ4f8PLyC8VTyyawrLcgOsqOoRSKYZmJg148du-BPKeRJs3SmjpFxyshT9TgsWzM4zFcQOP5EQlBf-t5NxrdGfj-sZjb_FgfT9oX6c3kR6IAP8uDuoM.WgsnKz9XuAfQFlZTt57RBFy7BcsIf5WlUWMI4UpFn90&dib_tag=se&keywords=8mm%2Bsteckschlüssel%2Bschlitz&qid=1719560230&sprefix=8mm%2Bsteckschlüssel%2Bschlitz%2Caps%2C86&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1
@@roadbikechannel I really love it. A very satisfying sound! Not like the one I bought from a very popular brand that I'm not going to mention, but I'm very disappointed with that wrench.
How are you suposed to take out a wheel in the middle of the road if you have a flat tire? I don't know why modern wheels don't have quick releases. Disc brakes overcomplicate things.
If you can carry a tube, pump or co2 you might be able to carry a 5mm hex key/toolset. 😉 And to be fair... The bike comes with a 5mm quick release plugged into the axels. We took it out to get the torque right and because it looks cleaner. 😬
Question on why you added a new olive when doing up the brake line to lever? I was under the impression new shimano levers had the olive pre-installed sitting inside the lever? Is this now not the case on 12 speed?
they are still inside, but we always pull out the olive. We had a few bikes with olives only partial covering of the hose. Better stay on the safe side 👍
