Road Cycling“It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway
Finally got all of the pieces bought and together for this monster. It's built up from a beautiful Emonda ALR Purple-Flip Disc frameset, Aeolus 5 Pro Disc wheels, Shimano 105 Hydraulic Disc groupset with Dura-Ace Rotors (because they look pretty bling...) FSA PowerBox Alloy crankset, XXX Bontrager carbon handlebar, stem, and seat post.
Credit goes to Bicycle Doctor Nordic Ski Shop in WI for their expertise in parts recommendations and actually building the bike.
These pictures are preliminary, literally taken outside the store, I'll have more "correct" post-worthy pictures soon.
I can't wait for my bike to be completed. I've been waiting too long for my LBS to get the final parts. Apparently Trek uses a proprietary headset on the Emonda (SL in my case). That looks awesome!
Nice bike, but I wouldn't lean it up against poles using the TT,
The saddle or rear wheel is much easier on the paint.
Yeaaaaah, that wasn't a particularly intelligent move, I maaaay have already put a tiny scratch in the clearcoat from that. Not noticeable, and nothing some nail polish won't make completely disappear, but I've learned...
I can't wait for my bike to be completed. I've been waiting too long for my LBS to get the final parts. Apparently Trek uses a proprietary headset on the Emonda (SL in my case). That looks awesome!
Interesting, for me there was an issue where I orginally ordered a 105 crank, but it was backordered for like a month, so I had them switch it to the power meter FSA crank and was ready to build only to realize I also needed a special bottom bracket...
Gorgeous bike. Don't sweat the neurotics here. Bikes are meant to be ridden, hard, constantly, and mercilessly. A few scratches is to be expected, and is merely evidence that you actually ride the thing, rather than hang it on a wall in your home
Your bike is now like a world class MMA fighter with cauliflower ear
Gorgeous bike. Don't sweat the neurotics here. Bikes are meant to be ridden, hard, constantly, and mercilessly. A few scratches is to be expected, and is merely evidence that you actually ride the thing, rather than hang it on a wall in your home
Scratches on the TT, caused by leaning against a post, aren't battle scars. They aren't something to be proud of.
Gorgeous bike. Don't sweat the neurotics here. Bikes are meant to be ridden, hard, constantly, and mercilessly. A few scratches is to be expected, and is merely evidence that you actually ride the thing, rather than hang it on a wall in your home
Your bike is now like a world class MMA fighter with cauliflower ear
Totally, and frankly I went with this frame cause it's alloy and these wheels because of Trek's carbon replacement policy. I absolutely hate crashing, but fully expect it to get a bit rough after awhile. It just happened that Trek had this gorgeous color available when building it up .
Totally, and frankly I went with this frame cause it's alloy and these wheels because of Trek's carbon replacement policy. I absolutely hate crashing, but fully expect it to get a bit rough after awhile. It just happened that Trek had this gorgeous color available when building it up .
Also if it bugs you...any auto body place could buff out the scratches in 5 minutes, if it's just in the clear coat.