Lance on a 29er...
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Hey Ron!!
Hey Ron, Whats up?? What kind of bike was it? GF? You think we could get him to race in the SS class this spring?
You doing the fall series? Shoot me an email. later BK
Hey Ron, Whats up?? What kind of bike was it? GF? You think we could get him to race in the SS class this spring?
You doing the fall series? Shoot me an email. later BK
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don't know what brand of bike but i can't image it be anything other than a Trek
sure i'd bet he'd race the SS class with us chumps
i'll be doing the huntsville, bryan and double lake races don't think they have a specific SS class though
you still at the same email address?
sure i'd bet he'd race the SS class with us chumps
i'll be doing the huntsville, bryan and double lake races don't think they have a specific SS class though
you still at the same email address?
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Looks like centrelock XT disc brakes. Seat stays offer huge tire clearance, but often the chainstay are cramped. With those `23-30mm tires, he doesn't have much tire-seattube clearance. Are those WTB tire logo's?
Fork looks to be really short travel.
Fork looks to be really short travel.
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Trek 29er
Is it a Trek 29er?
I saw a Trek 29er at the 2004 Ore to Shore in Marquette Michigan. It had all the latest Sram stuff with Avid Mechanicals with Sram decals all over it. The calipers were numbered as if they were prototypes. Blackbox racing development since Sram purchased Avid in the spring? Any help out there?
I will be posting the pic tonight or tommorrow.
-CJSBIKE
Is it a Trek 29er?
I saw a Trek 29er at the 2004 Ore to Shore in Marquette Michigan. It had all the latest Sram stuff with Avid Mechanicals with Sram decals all over it. The calipers were numbered as if they were prototypes. Blackbox racing development since Sram purchased Avid in the spring? Any help out there?
I will be posting the pic tonight or tommorrow.
-CJSBIKE
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I don't know....look close at that photo taken from behind....look at the seat stays just below the seatpost...look how they have a larger hour-glass shape, much as a mt bike would have...to accomodate larger tires...definately not a road bike frame, and that's a lot of clearance for a 'cross bike...aosty said:
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Also, I just checked Trek's site on the 2005 sneak peek section.
This is not thier police model, nor thier touring model, nor thier 'cross model.
link:
http://www.trekbikes.com/bikes/2005/index_preview.jsp
This is not thier police model, nor thier touring model, nor thier 'cross model.
link:
http://www.trekbikes.com/bikes/2005/index_preview.jsp
damn we're geeky
i don't think the zapruder film got this much attention (no I am not old enough to actually remember the zapruder film). Chances are that if Trek was going to introduce a 29er we would have already heard about it from our fellow members who went to their intro.
As a marketing guy, I know that if I worked for Trek, and I knew what kind of crowd lance would attract at this parade where everybody would looking at what he was riding, I would want Lance to be riding something either
a) totally drool worthy experimental bike based on a production cycle (think Indy 500 pace car)
b) bike that people can go in and order shortly and I want to hype it (think how the Chrylser 300 was in 2 or 3 rap videos or the Mazda Rx-8 was in Xmen 2 before they ever were made available to the public)
Does the bike look familiar to our fellow memebers who went to the intro? If not, I vote choice "A".
Thxs
-jv
i don't think the zapruder film got this much attention (no I am not old enough to actually remember the zapruder film). Chances are that if Trek was going to introduce a 29er we would have already heard about it from our fellow members who went to their intro.
As a marketing guy, I know that if I worked for Trek, and I knew what kind of crowd lance would attract at this parade where everybody would looking at what he was riding, I would want Lance to be riding something either
a) totally drool worthy experimental bike based on a production cycle (think Indy 500 pace car)
b) bike that people can go in and order shortly and I want to hype it (think how the Chrylser 300 was in 2 or 3 rap videos or the Mazda Rx-8 was in Xmen 2 before they ever were made available to the public)
Does the bike look familiar to our fellow memebers who went to the intro? If not, I vote choice "A".
Thxs
-jv
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Trek Hybrid?
I saw a Trek Hybrid at the recent dealer show that was sporting disc brakes. It's not up on the website yet. How about some more info on that 29"er sighting in Michigan. I can't wait to see the pics!
I saw a Trek Hybrid at the recent dealer show that was sporting disc brakes. It's not up on the website yet. How about some more info on that 29"er sighting in Michigan. I can't wait to see the pics!
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I was just at the local Trek store, and one of the wrenches had an email with pics of the bike. It's essentially a 'cross bike with a woundup fork. Funniest thing was, it was like a 16-lb bike, with carbon cranks, but with 4-lb beartrap pedals.
Evidently, it was being built up while he was up at Trek for the tour.
Evidently, it was being built up while he was up at Trek for the tour.
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Don't know, man
but if I had to guess, with Fisher trying to get the 29er thing accepted as a ligit bike, Trek/Fisher would not market essentially one type of bike under two different name brands. Now I'm not a salesman or marketing guru, but it only makes sense to invest a minimal amount on a product that might not sell. If it does, change paint and decals and they can both have 29er models.
but if I had to guess, with Fisher trying to get the 29er thing accepted as a ligit bike, Trek/Fisher would not market essentially one type of bike under two different name brands. Now I'm not a salesman or marketing guru, but it only makes sense to invest a minimal amount on a product that might not sell. If it does, change paint and decals and they can both have 29er models.
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