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Anyone on SRAM eTap wireless? The allure of not having to run derailleur cables is very high.

 

I have it. Highly recommend it!

 

^^^^^ what he said ^^^^ … I'm building this Trek Madone Mechanical , its probably the most complicated of any build ( BMC Time Machine TT bike is a bear too ). Its got a gazillion pieces for brakes alone , mostly to run thru the headset/stem to hide every bit of cabling. The fork inner tube has notches in it as well for extra room for all 4 cables running between the fork steerer tube and the stem. So far I spent about an hour setting the bars up and back brake thru the frame. Its a used frame so brakes were in it . Mounted new pads as well. The toughest part so far looks to get the fork set up and bars put on . We'll see maybe later this week on that !

 

Not sure if anyone here would have use for this aerobar setup, but, seems useful for adding additional items and adjustments.

https://www.baryak.com/new-products

 

That setup looks heavier then my whole bike with bag and bottles on it

 

Unless you’re built and can climb like Alberto Contador, bike weight means very little.

 

Canyon sent a message out today that they had a massive cyber attack that is going to delay operations for a bit. So, I was already waiting around for some type of announcement on the new Aeroad for 2020, and development on that might be more delayed.

That said, anyone got a Fezzari? Same business model as Canyon; they do business out of Utah. I see targeted ads for them all the time since I did a search for them a while back. Fast-forward, and I keep seeing a bunch of positive reviews for them on various forums. Also a ton of awesome feedback on their Customer Service and buying process.

 

Ehhhhh, I wouldn't put the two on the same planet.

Fezzari was borne out of the remarketing open-mold China frames back in the day, adding some bullshit marketing around modulus and such. "Laterally stiff, vertically compliant!!!!" Did they make enough money to buy their own molds now? I haven't kept up on what's on the open market vs what they are selling. Check Alibaba, you might see some similar frames.


Canyon at least used all original designs, I find them to be a much more respectable company in general.

 

Fezzari is all their own design now. I know a whole lot of people on their bikes. Of course I'm less than an hour from their HQ, but lots of their bikes around. I have an older Catania in my garage, and at least a dozen kids on our MTB team run them, hundreds of them at every NICA race.

 

More than you can afford, pal. Fezzari.

 

I love how the bike prices pretty much jumped 2 k in price with what they claim new technology with the disc brake setups which have been around for ever on mtb's , all the so called aero bikes are not as good in the air as a result . If you ride in the hills I can see discs , same as electric groups/ In the flats not so much for either. The only other advantage with the new dics setups is you run a massive tire 32mm or so . Better compliance and less rolling resistance. Should be enough room for a 28 out back on the Trek so we'll see coming from 23's !

 

Huh? My budget is $8k. Happy to spend less.

edit: Haha! Nevermind. I got the reference as soon as I posted.

 

That Madone SLR7 is around 8k with sram axs or the emonda SLR7 etap , get a Token Ninja Bottom Bracket and its good to go

 

If that’s your budget, I’d go to a high end shop and try a bunch of shit out and buy whichever you like the most.

 

You mean unless we're eating tainted steak , bike weight means a lot !

 

8k?

https://parleecycles.com/

https://www.racycles.com/

Have fun.

 

I'd like to try a Lynsky for my next bike

 

Take a look at Allied.

https://alliedcycleworks.com/

 

When a fat fuck is perched upon a bicycle, the bicycle weight means nothing. Of all the miles I’ve ridden and all the cyclists I’ve encountered, very few are 140# badasses that can scale mountains like a goat, with the math supporting the idea of a light bike being meaningful. There isn’t a single person on here factoring average gradients, body weight, bike weight, and wattage output to factor how many seconds they’ll save on a climb. Unless that’s your coach AND you’re making a living at cycling, just enjoy riding your bike.

 

Not gonna lie, when I was a 140# junior rider it was nice when the bike weight actually meant something.

Only problem is I grew up in flat as fuck Chicagoland and my twig build didn’t mean shit except for the one race a year with a monster climb.