Trek Superfly

coxy17

Just placed my order today for a trek superfly.

Few guys at work got 29er and the ride great cant wait to get it




spec
Frame OCLV Mountain Carbon, Carbon Armor, E2 tapered head tube, BB95, G2 29" Geometry
Front Suspension Fox Evolution Series 32 Float 29 RL, air spring, lockout, rebound, custom G2 Geometry, 51mm offset crown, E2 tapered steerer, 100mm travel
Wheels
Wheels Bontrager 28-hole FCC alloy front hub, Shimano M525 SL 32-hole alloy rear hub; Bontrager Mustang Disc 29 rims, Tubeless Ready
Tires Bontrager 29-1 Expert, 29x2.2"
Drivetrain
Shifters SRAM X7, 10 speed
Front Derailleur SRAM X7, direct mount
Rear Derailleur SRAM X9
Crank SRAM S1000, 44/33/22
Bottom Bracket BB95 Trek integrated Shimano BB kit
Cassette Shimano HG62-10 11-36, 10 speed
Pedals n/a
Components
Saddle Bontrager Evoke 2, chromoly rails
Seat Post Bontrager Rhythm Elite, 27.2mm, zero offset
Handlebars Bontrager Race Lite Low Riser, 31.8mm, 5mm rise, 9 degree sweep
Stem Bontrager Race X Lite, 31.8mm
Grips Bontrager Race Lite, lock-on
Headset Cane Creek IS-3/Z3, 1.5"
Brakeset Avid Elixir 7 hydraulic disc brakes

Going to change a few things not had any experiance with sram and avid

MountainMonster

So you are going to change the things just because you have not had experience with them, and you havn't even received the bike and are deciding that? Sounds a waste if you ask me, especially as the elixir 7s are quite good brakes, and the X7/X9 combo for shifters is very decent. I love SRAM personally...

coxy17

i dont like avid brakes so will give them a few weeks to change my mind
will stick with the gears.

the main changes i think is the chainset and cockpit to suit me
carbon wheels next year hopefully

jay12

nice!

avid brakes are unreliable but great when they work. i'm saying this from experiance. if i knew mine were gonna be like they are, then i would have gone with shimano or formula in the first place

coxy17

getting the bike tomorrow

swapping the tyres for some bontrager xr3 ang got a light and motion urban 300 light for winter

cant wait to start riding the fly

first full carbon bike ive had want to see how different the ride is

Briggo

jay12 wrote:

nice!

avid brakes are unreliable but great when they work. i'm saying this from experiance. if i knew mine were gonna be like they are, then i would have gone with shimano or formula in the first place

Unreliable how? Had my Elixir R's on my Stumpy for 2 years and only had to bleed them when I shortened the cable, never failed on me and are spot on in terms of spotting power.

Then I have Elixir 3's on my Whyte and once again spot on so far.

jay12

Briggo wrote:

jay12 wrote:

nice!

avid brakes are unreliable but great when they work. i'm saying this from experiance. if i knew mine were gonna be like they are, then i would have gone with shimano or formula in the first place

Unreliable how? Had my Elixir R's on my Stumpy for 2 years and only had to bleed them when I shortened the cable, never failed on me and are spot on in terms of spotting power.

Then I have Elixir 3's on my Whyte and once again spot on so far.

my lever went very spongy for a few weeks. i couldn't be ar$ed to blled it then it went back to normal again :?

piston got stuck so was a bit of a pain to get it to work again, the right hand lever is very loose so if you don't have your finger on it it comes out the lever basically(theres no firction to stop it). same thing happened to both my mate's levers.

also i bent 3 levers with crahses that weren't that bad. it's £20 each for a new lever.

obviously different people have different experiances but i don't like mine overall. great power and not too expensive but flawed in a few ways, imo

VWsurfbum

coxy17 wrote:

getting the bike tomorrow

swapping the tyres for some bontrager xr3 ang got a light and motion urban 300 light for winter

cant wait to start riding the fly

first full carbon bike ive had want to see how different the ride is

Happy newbike day!
i found the first thing i noticed about riding a carbon bike was the noise change, it always sounded hollow (i know it is but you dont normally hear it with ally)

The Superfly is a lovely bike, and if you get carbon wheels make sure you dont go out in the wind you'll fly away!
Out of interest, are you looking at the On-one wheels, easton or CB wheels?

coxy17

Cheers
i ridden carbon road bike but not for long

Im looking at enve rims and dt swiss hubs tart i know

VWsurfbum

dont know what those was are like? i would like the carbon version of mine but i think i'm a bit to burly for these ones let alone carbon

coxy17

got the bike today

roded it home from work and it was great absolutly fly's

will put some pics up later

coxy17

update

New wheelset stans arch 29er

bontrager xxx stem
bontrager rxl bars
bontrager rxl carbon evoke saddle

lawman

coxy17

pictures as requested




new wheels on the way bontrager race lite as the stans i had orded are not avaliable

would love to get the bike sub 20lbs but thats a bit ask

the next up grade will be cranks mabey xx or xo

full spec on request

coxy17

did the honc on this bike today

it has made me enjoy cross country.

so going to get back into it need to make a few adjustment as it felt to much like mt am bike not a race bike to layed back in the cockpit so not good for climbing so going to make some changes

amclinden

I did the HONC aswell on sunday on my fuji hardtail, great ride but would much rather of done it on yours than mine!

jens2sig

I have to admit that I have a Superfly 2012, the same bike.

I changed it a bit
1. X9 shifters
2. Bontrager Race handlebar, Carbon (narrower)
3. Bontrager XXX lite Stem

The bike is fantastic except the rear brakes, they worked fine until this spring, they started to brake down and I have taken them to a bike shop three times.

And I´m considering to upgrade from Elixir 7 ! ! Cant stand this anymore !

I´m also considering to upgrade the gears to complete XO, and make the tripple to dual in the front ( XO)

This is the bike now: Rear X9, front X7, crank: sram S1000 (tripple)
The bike will be: complete XO, including XO crank (dual)


Does anyone have a clue how much weight I will save ?

Where can I buy a complete XO group (over the internet) My local dealer is very small ?

paul.skibum

Try Bike-discount.de (german) I believe they sell XO groupsets

njee20

You won't save much weight changing groupset, although the X.0 cassette is light (lighter than XTR in fact, but also more expensive).

The Rookie

jens2sig wrote:

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I´m also considering to upgrade the gears to complete XO, and make the tripple to dual in the front ( XO)

This is the bike now: Rear X9, front X7, crank: sram S1000 (tripple)
The bike will be: complete XO, including XO crank (dual)


Does anyone have a clue how much weight I will save ?

Rear is about 30g, front about 20g, cranks about 50g, so about 100g.

JayKay3000

Nice bike and that workshop looks nice n cosy