2014 Gear

thegreatdivide

LOL at that ad - total marketing bollox!

The frame is only 207g lighter than the SL4 frame - so why is a fully built Emonda 4.6kg and the SL4 6.36kg? Build both bikes with the same kit and you have one bike 207g heavier.

FFS.

goonz

I stopped reading at Trek.

inseine

little bit bored of the Madone anagrams now. Guessing the next bike will be the Demond?

thegreatdivide

madasahattersley wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

LOL at that ad - total marketing bollox!

The frame is only 207g lighter than the SL4 frame - so why is a fully built Emonda 4.6kg and the SL4 6.36kg? Build both bikes with the same kit and you have one bike 207g heavier.

FFS.

Because they finish it with lighter and more exotic components so it weighs less. Does that really need explaining? When Specialized start selling a super lightweight bike I'm sure it will be on the comparison but they don't, so it 'aint.

Erm...that went right over your head didn't it.

goonz

inseine wrote:

little bit bored of the Madone anagrams now. Guessing the next bike will be the Demond?

frenchfighter

Beppu;'s new Trek:

bernithebiker

Looks like the head tube is still quite tall on that Trek…..

ddraver

Pokerface

Interesting. I was at the velodrome in Majorca back in January/February and the Trel team were there doing aero testing. They had a 'secret' road bike with them at the time. All blacked out, no decals, etc. I suspect it was probably this new one.

frenchfighter

ddraver wrote:

Accompanying video is pretty cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUQwztfAk8U

DiscoBoy

frenchfighter wrote:

ddraver wrote:

Accompanying video is pretty cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUQwztfAk8U

Except the bikes are wrong...

jimmythecuckoo

Something vaguely familiar about Maxgears new Velo Champion Specs...

http://velochampion.hostedbywebstore.co ... rchSize=12

frenchfighter

Example of how to look awful:

frenchfighter

https://www.flickr.com/photos/42587323@ ... 376809364/

frenchfighter

4.96kg:

frenchfighter

Photos of Wilier Zero.7:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/06/ ... ame_333600

frenchfighter

Wiggins' shoes:

frenchfighter

What is it with these all black frame.
Cannondale SuperSix Evo Nano. 655g for the frame (LIGHTER THAN TREK, lol)

k-dog

frenchfighter wrote:

What is it with these all black frame.

To save weight these super light frames aren't painted - just some sort of thin clearcoat. As carbon is generally black they tend to stay that way.

type:epyt

frenchfighter wrote:

Example of how to look awful:

Other than I'd have gone for white shoes it looks pretty good to me. The tattoos aren't my thing but that's nothing to do with the bike or kit.

edit: mismatching bottles so minus another point.

redshoes

Trek and Guru for instance can paint/spray a bike most colours just 4grms. Trek I THINK developed this super light paint.
The Stem and forks on the Ax Lightness Vial are awful

k-dog

I didn't think they could do proper colours but the Trek Website shows about 9 for the vapor coat - which only weighs 5g.

Not super bright colours but a thin looking finish.

DiscoBoy

frenchfighter wrote:

4.96kg:

Interesting stem...

Crampeur

DiscoBoy wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

4.96kg:

Interesting stem...

It's an AX-Lightness stem. No idea why they're shaped like that though?

Paul 8v

That looks a lot better than some of the super lightweight bikes with the positive angle stems, nice also to see a lightweight bike that still has integrated shifters, a lot of them have down tube levers which yeah, save a few grams but mean you can't react as quickly to things.

P.S Di2? Apparently the electronic groupset is now lighter than the mechanical one

goonz

frenchfighter wrote:

4.96kg:

I dont care how light that bike is, I wouldnt be seen dead on it. Much asymmetry, much ugliness

frenchfighter

frenchfighter

@Lotto_Belisol · Jun 28
Later more... #teaser @Ridley_Bikes

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