carbonsports lightweights on a US Postal trek

Who are you (no off-topic talk please)

Moderators: MrCurrieinahurry, maxim809, Moderator Team

Post Reply
ciclistarapdio
Posts: 85
Joined: Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:02 pm
Location: Germany

by ciclistarapdio

dcj9 wrote:Image

What tyres do you use here? Veloflex, Vittoria CS or Challenge?

by Weenie


Visit starbike.com Online Retailer for HighEnd cycling components
Great Prices ✓    Broad Selection ✓    Worldwide Delivery ✓

www.starbike.com



dcj9
Posts: 418
Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:02 pm
Location: UK

by dcj9

veloflex criteriums

User avatar
rico
Posts: 952
Joined: Thu Jan 01, 2004 3:49 am
Location: Kingston, the heart of UK weenie-ism

by rico

It looks nice - good job.

Sadly it will ride like a piece of 2 by 4. If there's one frame I wouldn't spend time on it's a 5200. Sorry.

Impulsive1
Posts: 62
Joined: Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:39 am

by Impulsive1

rico wrote:It looks nice - good job.

Sadly it will ride like a piece of 2 by 4. If there's one frame I wouldn't spend time on it's a 5200. Sorry.


I have a new 2010 Focus Cayo, 2010 Giant TCR Advanced, a Kinesis KR810 and sold my Isaac Impulse recently and I don't find my Trek 5200 "wooden". It is a very stable ride, but not much unlike any of my other carbon rides. They all feel more alike than different.

buttrumpus
Posts: 30
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:06 pm
Location: The Whale's Vagina

by buttrumpus

if anything that sounds like a fun ride to me. if it was mahogany or koa, something with a nice mid-range frequency response. maybe maple or ash for the chainstays.

Westifer12
Posts: 380
Joined: Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:22 am
Location: Seattle, WA

by Westifer12

Very impressed :thumbup:
2011 Trek Paragon 29er | Reba XX 120mm Fork | XX Drivetrain | 160mm White/Carbon Exiler CR Brakes | Thomson 90mm Stem & Post | Easton Monkey Lite Bar | X.9 Hubs to DT Swiss X470's | Schwalbe Rocket Rons

User avatar
Fuchspk
Posts: 416
Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:38 pm
Location: Sweden

by Fuchspk

what an lovely bike!

User avatar
majklnajt
Posts: 3637
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:40 pm
Location: Lenart, Slovenia EUROPE

by majklnajt

One of the finest here!

KB
Posts: 3967
Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:32 pm
Location: HULL UK

by KB

the bike's great, but please put the chain on the big ring and small sprocket.

User avatar
majklnajt
Posts: 3637
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:40 pm
Location: Lenart, Slovenia EUROPE

by majklnajt

And change the cages to Arundel mandible - oil slick! ;)

And a shorter sadlle ;)

dcj9
Posts: 418
Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:02 pm
Location: UK

by dcj9

:shock: everytime i go to buy mandibles online in the uk there is only ever one in stock

KB
Posts: 3967
Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:32 pm
Location: HULL UK

by KB

Get in touch with Barry at Bespoke, he normally has the Mandibles in stock; i've recently bought some from him

HillRPete
Posts: 2284
Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:08 am
Location: Pedal Square

by HillRPete

The tyres go oh so nicely with the black bike. Awesome.

Dman
Posts: 110
Joined: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:37 am
Location: Melbourne, Australia

by Dman

:shock: wow after the first pic , i didn't see that coming at all.

Not sure about the rear mech but i like how the white calipers work with the white decals.

It's all in the details......
_________________
The more I ride, the less I spend

User avatar
Timo
Posts: 1380
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:10 am
Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

by Timo

Dman wrote:but i like how the white calipers work with the white decals.

They're silver (standard Campa Athena) ;)
And if I ever meet an aardvark, I'm going to step on its damn protruding nasal implement until it couldn't suck up an insect if its life depended on it.

by Weenie


Visit starbike.com Online Retailer for HighEnd cycling components
Great Prices ✓    Broad Selection ✓    Worldwide Delivery ✓

www.starbike.com



Post Reply