Not the most brilliant idea, with it being 103°F here in NY. Plenty of hydrating, but it was still pretty tough. First actual substantial ride on the SL6 as well, and learning what I’ll want to be changing. Likely flats to clipless eventually, changing tires to something like GP5000 AS and possibly a slightly shorter stem. All in all, a really fun bike to ride!
Picked this up today - a 2023 Edmonda SL6.
Michelin pro 5s with the brown sidewall looking great. Can’t wait to test these out.
I've rode it about 25 miles so far with no issues. I was confused because I thought it should have disc brakes but has rim brakes. It also looks like those tires aren't even made anymore.
Theres a Trek store near me, but I haven't rode in 20+ years so I'm a total noob.
I say "whole" because I noticed it's not really whole. Now with that being said, can I get some recommendations for my trek marlin 6. Looking for something clear and glossy. Welcome to have cool designs if clear as well but realistically just looking to protect the baby.
Hi all, got my first Trek bike today, Dual Sport 2 (not sure which generation but it does have front suspension) but I'm looking for opinions on what gravel tyres I should get for it as it has road tyres on now but I'll be using it on a mix of tarmac and gravel path ways, tyre size is 700x28c.
I’ve never owned a trek before, I’d like to get back into cycling as a casual rider that will hill climb quite often. Any advice would be great thank you. Trek Domane AL5 Gen 3
Hello, I have been looking into how to convert my Emonda ALR 5 with Bontager Paradigm Sl wheels to go tubeless. They already have this grey ish tape (See comments for pictures), is this rim tape? Also i have read that I would need the TLR rim strips in stead of tape to make the actual conversion is this true?
Thank you in advance for your answers.
Did anyone notice the white bike in the far back pictured here? There were a couple other new unreleased bikes in the foreground during this scene. It looks like it might be the next generation Madone. The seat tube looks like it hugs the rear wheel and the iso flow area looks updated. What do you think?
Witam serdecznie. Czy opony 700x45c wchodzą bez problemu, czy jednak jest problem? Jeśli to możliwe, to proszę o zdjęcia, ile tam miejsca zostaje. Mam nowe opony Continental Terra Trail SW 700x45c, a chciałem kupić ten właśnie model roweru.
Hey Everyone - first off I want to give some context and ask your advice.
I’m going to be new to cycling, and have aspirations of doing triathlon, potentially a 70.3 at some point in the next 18 months.
I’m looking for a do it all road bike, not entry level but not overspending. 99% of the time it will be used for training, enjoyment, group rides, etc.
I currently have the bike in the attached photo(not exact bike but same sku) reserved to be fit this Tuesday. It’s a Madone SL6 105Di2
Is this more than enough to start? Too much? Not enough? I’m all for buy once cry once. I can afford something more expensive but don’t want to waste money just for the sake of wasting money.
Appreciate any feedback you can provide
I'm tempted to buy a new Cannondale Synapse 1 on sale right now for $1650. It has the Shimano 105. My main problem is it only allows 32mm tires.
I really like the Domane AL5 as it looks great and can handle larger tires, but of course its $2,100.
How often do they go on sale and is it ever $300-400 off like the Cannondale or are they just typically $100-200 off?
Took delivery of a Domane SL 5 last week. Something wasn’t sitting right with how the steerer tube bolts looked and sure enough today when loosening them to look one of them (lower) snapped. Part of it is sticking out but given how the stem is I don’t see any easy way of getting it out. I can take it to my local mechanic but is this something I should just have the shop replace with a new bike? In Croatia we have a 14 day window to return any product for any reason.
This bolt (I think it's called UDH as told by another redditor) said 25NM on it. I used a torque wrench with range 2NM-26NM and tried to torque to spec, but for some reason it tops at 15NM and keeps spinning without becoming tighter (I found out by lowering the torque setting gradually on the torque wrench to find out the click happens at 15NM).
I don't think I stripped any threads as I was being pretty gentle during the process. But at this point I also feel a bit worried why it won't become tighter any more. Any idea what I should do? The bike seems to ride fine.
For street riding on roads a bit from perfect what do you keep your tires at so they don’t explode?
Minor annoyance here, but does anyone have any trouble with their water bottle cage on the down tube of their Domane? I can not get it to stay tight and halfway through the ride the rattling becomes obnoxious. If so, any solutions besides LocTite?