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New bike day!...for me!!
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Sadly my trusty old Scott Addict frameset had given up on me, so it was time to get a bit of an update.
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This is a Trek Emonda SL frameset - my absolute favourite mid level carbon frame. Perhaps not the lightest at this level, but certainly a brilliant ride quality/comfort and stiffness, making it an ideal bike for both long days cruising and racing if you’re wanting a bike with more exciting handling characteristics.
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Custom paint job by @boldy1664! I don’t think I’ll ever be able to take a photo that justifies this paint. A blue and purple flip paint by @didspade which really goes deep into one colour or the other. The white logos also being given the flip paint which gives it a pearly look when the sun hits it.
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I decided to rebadge the downtube with Soigneur, which I admit is a little naughty, but have paid homage to the Trek brand with their logo on the downtube and the headbadge to go back on.
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Built up with the components from my Scott, it’s rolling on 65mm deep @stayercycles wheels, Shimano Ultegra Di2 with InforCrank powermeter and Zipp/3T finishing kit. Still a couple more things I want to do to finish it off, including a change to a bar end junction box to clean the front end up.
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But otherwise, I can finally get back to racing!!
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Carbon wheels are AWESOME. Everyone thinks so. They look cool, they sound cool and they’re more aero so you’ll go faster, right?
Well, maybe, but full carbon wheels are incredibly expensive and if your bike has rim brakes, the braking is almost invariably worse than with cheap alloy rims, especially if it’s raining.
If you’re a lighter rider, deep section wheels will make your bike harder to handle because they catch more wind. You could swap back to your regular wheels when the weather’s bad, but don’t forget you’ll have to change brake pads as well because carbon requires special pads.
Does it still seem worth the effort?
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