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Boards => Non NCCC Cycling Info => Topic started by: Nigel Rodgers on April 19, 2018, 08:09:44 AM

Title: Everybody's Finally Seeing the Light Phils Garage
Post by: Nigel Rodgers on April 19, 2018, 08:09:44 AM
What a great transition happening in the bicycle industry. I agree 28 to 30 cc tires tubeless has opened huge amount of options. I love my Trek Emonda Disc . Performed flawlessly last Sunday at BWR.
After he blabbers for a while he talks about the Badass new bikes coming out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d66MyvmV_u0&feature=youtu.be&a=
Title: Re: Everybody's Finally Seeing the Light Phils Garage
Post by: karlos on April 19, 2018, 08:29:14 AM
Nigel - What an amazing coincidence. Dave Dooley claims a new hip requires a new bike. The Synapse is what I've been looking at. Thanks for the entertaining share. We don't need no stinking Mulholland down here.
-Karl
Title: Re: Everybody's Finally Seeing the Light Phils Garage
Post by: Anthony Scozzari on April 19, 2018, 04:29:18 PM
Hi Karl - New hip does need a new bike.  I rode 8 different bikes for my new bike that I wanted for commuting, maybe gravel, but mostly comfort/flexibility.  I rode the Domane, Synapse, and the new Roubaix among others.  In the end I decided for a Ti bike and accepted the extra weight since it rode so smoothly but if I had to do over again, I'd get the Roubaix.  I thought it rode much smoother than either the Synapse or Domane.  I did not ride the Emonda, so I don't have a comparison opinion to it but if you haven't look at the new Roubaix, I'd suggest you ride it too before buying.
Anthony
Title: Re: Everybody's Finally Seeing the Light Phils Garage
Post by: Nigel Rodgers on April 19, 2018, 04:55:50 PM
Personally not a big fan of any of the endurance frames.  I made that mistake with the Scott Solace. If I were to buy one of the new generation bikes today it would be a Canyon Ultimate Disc. It comes with electronic shifting and hydraulic disc for the same price I bought my Trek . Minus the electronic shifting.  Go check them out. They have a brand new show room over in Carlsbad
https://www.canyon.com/en-us/road/ultimate/ultimate-cf-slx-disc-9-0-sl
Title: Re: Everybody's Finally Seeing the Light Phils Garage
Post by: Nigel Rodgers on April 19, 2018, 05:05:57 PM
Although by far my Emonda is the most comfortable bike I have ever ridden . Tony Jones is saying the same about his new Emonda