2013 Trek Madone Five Series Project

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TrekUk
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by TrekUk

When I ride I dont tend to stop until im finished, plus ive only got a crappy Iphone for a camera, next time im out ill park up and get a photo.

Chain was only in 5th gear not smallest ring hence why its like that.
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by rmerka

I think your bike looks great! Except for that Trek logo on the down tube :lol: Seriously very nice ride!

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by rmerka

How funny! you and RTJohnson stopped at the same spot to take a picture of your Trek.

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=116201

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rmerka wrote:How funny! you and RTJohnson stopped at the same spot to take a picture of your Trek.

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=116201


Now thats spooky!
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I like this build a lot, well done :thumbup:

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by TrekUk

Thanks, now I'm just deciding wether to try the R-sys wheelset, it's not very flat where I live, although I know they won't look as good on the bike like the cosmics.
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by paradawt

Why not lower the handlebars slightly?

I think that helped with the aesthetic.

Nice build by the way.
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Is that Helmshore?

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Its Broadhead road heading north of Edgeworth, very nice route!
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Well after some deliberation and riding of another bike I now realize how good these wheels are and cannot justify the upgrade to Zipp 303 or Bontrager Aeolus 5 D3.

Maybe in the future but for now ill continue to ride these excellent Cosmic wheels which also look excellent on the bike.
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Good choice! The Cosmics look good, the only justification for me would be to go to the Bontragers due to the brand cohesion.

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Looks like the bike is sitting at the current 15lb 10oz for now, I may look into changing all the bolts out to titanium.

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if you do i would like you to know how many grams that takes off and the cost. thanks.

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Couple of updates, I decided the chain needed a clean and measured the weight of a cut chain, also included was a split link which I can confirm works fine for DA9000, as these KMC chains were advertised as campag only.

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