Trek Madone 6.9
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Finally managed to take a pic of my ride, fully kitted out. Trek Madone 6.9, Sram Red, Q-Rings, Zipp 808/404 wheels with Tune hubs, FSA stem, Bontrager Aero Bars, Look Keo HM Ti pedals and vintage Campag aero bottle.
Cheers all!
Cheers all!
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that is a lovely looking bike
very enviousCrafted in Italy apparantly0 -
great looking bike...puts my 2009 4.5 madone to shame!!!0
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robmurr2000 wrote:great looking bike...puts my 2009 4.5 madone to shame!!!
I started with a Trek 5000 a few years ago, then a Madone 5.2 two years ago and the 6.9 last year! Just kept rebuilding and upgrading!!0 -
One word.....Sexy!0
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really nice apart from the clinchers. get some zipp tubs on there!0
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Nice! I am not really a Trek fan but have just purchased a 5.2 frame to build up. Waiting for it to come
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Never thought I'd think this, but that is a good looking Trek.
Aren't those aero Campag bottles old school?0 -
Captain Fagor wrote:Never thought I'd think this, but that is a good looking Trek.
Aren't those aero Campag bottles old school?
It does say 'vintage' in the spec...
Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!0 -
hopper1 wrote:It does say 'vintage' in the spec...
Ooops - missed that. I was distracted by the eye candy. :oops:0 -
wildmoustache wrote:really nice apart from the clinchers. get some zipp tubs on there!
Tubs are being delivered on Monday! New photos to come.
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hopper1 wrote:Captain Fagor wrote:Never thought I'd think this, but that is a good looking Trek.
Aren't those aero Campag bottles old school?
It does say 'vintage' in the spec...
Not sure what the difference is!0 -
I just wondered if the bottles and cages were ~15 years old. I have recollections (perhaps misplaced) of these being available in the mid nineties.
Not important anyway - it's a nice bike. The OCD in me would have white hoods, but that's just me.0 -
Captain Fagor wrote:I just wondered if the bottles and cages were ~15 years old. I have recollections (perhaps misplaced) of these being available in the mid nineties.
Not important anyway - it's a nice bike. The OCD in me would have white hoods, but that's just me.
The bottles are from the mid-90s. So - old school or vintage?
White hoods just get too dirty and replacement black hoods are really hard to find (ripped my original ones.0 -
Damn thats a nice madone... Do you notice much difference between the pro fit and the performance?0
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warrior4life wrote:Damn thats a nice madone... Do you notice much difference between the pro fit and the performance?
Yes - huge difference. Pro fit is so much lower down and gets you in an aero/race position when on the drops. Feels a lot more powerful.
I had a 5.3 Performance fit last year. Was great for sportives and the like. Got the 6.9 this year and started racing. Felt the difference first time on the bike!0 -
I was hoping you wouldnt say that... I race and i replace my old 2007 5.0 with the 2008 5.5, It does feel more upright..
I've been trying to find someone to swap a pro fit frame for my performance... Its just not happening though. I might put the bike on ebay at the end of the season..
Ive bought a profile 130mm 6 degree stem and im hoping that stretches me and drops me enough for now.0 -
warrior4life wrote:I was hoping you wouldnt say that... I race and i replace my old 2007 5.0 with the 2008 5.5, It does feel more upright..
I've been trying to find someone to swap a pro fit frame for my performance... Its just not happening though. I might put the bike on ebay at the end of the season..
Ive bought a profile 130mm 6 degree stem and im hoping that stretches me and drops me enough for now.
I just remember when I had a 5.2 - and going to a circuit race. My wife was watching on the sidelines as I went around each lap.
After the race she asked me "why were you sitting up higher than everyone else"?
When I got my 6.9 she never asked those sorts of questions. 8)0 -
Lovely bike - this is almost exactly the same spec I built up as my dream bike, before I ordered the 5.2 (Ultegra and RXL wheels)....0
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Very very nice! Just got a 5.2 and love the shape of all the tubes etc... loving the wheels!0
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looks great!0
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wow wow wow, i want one, was thinking of making the move from my fitness bike (lapierre rcr900) to a racer, my mind is now made up,0
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Lovely looking bike.i would gestimate that she,s like the wind!!
sh1t hot colour scheme does it for me ...looks like a very exspensive build0 -
Just a crappy pic of the bike taken today before my race. Added the new 404 Zipps with Tune hubs. She be fast (except for the rider)!
Would you believe - it weighs in at 6.5KG - so I have to find a way to add 300g to make it UCI legal (for some UCI events I'll be riding later this year!)
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Very nice, always think those bottles look far too much like milk cartons tho 0
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Yes that looks amazing now.
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looks very nice like the blueness
would they actually weigh the bike , is it a nationals or something?0 -
Very nice looking Trek, and a nice weight too
What are the brake calipers your using on there?0 -
Fill your water bottles up, that should add some weight 0
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relanium wrote:Very nice looking Trek, and a nice weight too
What are the brake calipers your using on there?
Brake calipers are the blue Planet X CNC ones with Ti bolts.
Going to start by getting some heavier skewers. Alas - water bottles (and contents) do not count towards official weight. Cages do though!0 -
Looking good mate. How do you find the rear brake? Looking at your pic I think I have cut my rear outer a bit short and am thinking that is maybe why my rear feels so spongy :?0
