So this week I've gone from wanting a SystemSix to a Time Machine and, as I expected, finishing off with Trek coming along and offering the golden egg. C'mon lottery numbers 🤞
Why don't bike companies test out their bikes in rural Canada where you get 25- 30 km hr winds coming at you , this would be perfect for Aero bike testing. You would also need some track cyclists to battle those 30 km hr wind gusts. Canada is perfect for bike Training as the winds here are unpredictable and one way of the ride is always going to bust you up.
You didn't mention if you felt any difference between the softest and hardest settings on the iso speed frame. Can we then conclude it doesn't do anything or is insignificant?
Hello, I'm on the market for a Trek Madone. I'm 182cm and inseam 83cm. I'm wonder if I need a 58 as according TREK sizing chart or 56 (as I have a Canyon ultimate disc medium which is very comfortable). Thanks a lot for support :)
Hi. I would really apprecciate your advise. I own a 2017 Trek Madone 9.8 and I want to change to disc brakes. I value comfort and aesthetics and my two candidates are the new Trek Madone slr or the Specialized Venge, both with the new etap group set. Thank you for your time and for such profesional reviews. Great Job as always. Isaac forma Spain
I tried both the Madone and the Domane 5.2 when I was purchasing a new roadbike ... I purchased the Domane 5.2 ... liked the ride better, especially for Metric&Centuries as it's not about the first 10 miles ... but the last 10 miles. I would upgrade to a Domane w/ Disc's ... BUT ... I only ride bikes w/ a "Triple" upfront ... NEVER(!!!) a Compact Double ... and these here have Compact Doubles (from pic's) Before you try to give me a "bogus" sales job for a "Compact Double" ... I am a Degreed Mechanical Eng ... and "Mechanics" I did very well in ... (Electrical Eng ... not so much) The gear range is like a loaf of bread ... the loaf maybe a bit larger or smaller ... but close enough ... now w/ my 3/10, I have 30 slices in the "loaf"... w/ a compact double 2/11 I have 22 slices in the same loaf .... HHhhmmmmm ..... There is of course some gearing overlap at the ground/rear tire ... but the combination of different ratios feels different to my legs ... and all my bikes have "triples" on them ... road, hybrid, and mountain .... and I ain't changing after all these years ... Like the "Red" one best ... and it will be the fastest !!! HaHaHa
These companies must be laughing all the way to the bank with how much their charging....10k for an Ultegra di2 version in Australia is highway robbery.
At this point it's silly to build an "aero" bike with disk wheels and traditional cables of any kind. Go full electronic/hydraulic to achieve better drag results and realistic maintenance if you want it to be a full time machine.
Nathan Phillips the saddle is still a decent bit higher than the bars. I think the post-in-mast design makes it seem shorter, especially compared to something like the Venge, which slopes the toptube to expose more post.
I've never heard 10-20g of drag before, and 10 watts sounds like a bit much. Did you mean the equivalent of losing 10-20g of weight? Sorry to bother in either case the phrasing is odd.
I guess it's equivalent to the gravitational force of 10 - 20g of mass. That's 0.1 to 0.2 N of force. W = N * m/s, so 1 - 2 W at 40kph. W = kg * 9.81 * kph / 3.6, but that only works for the speed it was measured at.
Yang Guan Tang it's significantly lighter though, at 7.4ish kg. EDIT: nope the website says 7.65. Still lighter, but not by much. The Venge is definitely looking like the winner here.
Saurabh Kulkarni among the new batch, the propel looks the worse for some reason even though they have all streamlined to the same tube profiles and geometry.. Could be the paintjob or that stem
still blows my mind with all these crazy expensive bikes they still use electrical tape on bar tape, maybe come up with a premium material with branding that looks clean..
Wow the sound at 3:10 is clipped to shit haha What does it look like for your brand if you can’t be bothered to pay for someone to record the sound properly for the director of road bikes to promote such a premium product
Firsthgyhgyhuy Lastujhujhuj why the anger there buddy? And ummm... guarantee you I speak better English than you. Not quite sure why being American means that I can't speak English.
cycling T-Holms hopefully you understand that he means English people are the authority on the language known as "English". The question really should be "Why do Americans say aich and zee, not haich and zed?"
Saurabh Kulkarni haha well do your research pals...even the BBC came under fire because some presenters suddenly began saying "haich" instead of just simply the letter H...but i get what u guys have opted to do...just throw insults at people instead of researching things and educating yourselves.
James it's not about being better than anyone, it's about using your language properly. When you speak improperly you are signaling others that you're not very intelligent, because otherwise you would've picked up on your mistake. You're also showing a lack of awareness of general structure and order, besides, of course, a lack of attention to detail. I've never met someone who could write/speak impeccably, that was careless or stupid.
A C Yes there probably is a high correlation between IQ and correct use of English. I still value his opinion. My attempt at humour was poor. I made myself laugh at least.
Nb. The word 'correct' indicates when sth. is right, 'proper' when sth. is appropriate. Improper usually means inappropriate. It's perhaps clearer to say 'When you speak incorrectly.. '
"More stiffer"? "The jury is not quite OUT"? Do you do this for a living? I would of thought someone with such a dull personality would at least be intelligent.
Bikes are getting uglier and uglier each year, and at what cost? The people on the local group rides or the people that I have come across on the roads that have these bikes are never any faster.
