Here are some thoughts.
1. I had to sand the edges of the arm rest cushions because the finish was really sharp and cut up one of my forearms.
2. The aero bars just aren't working for me or for my position. I'm going to put my profile design bars on this weekend. It's mainly a reach issue. The factory bars are really adjustable, but lengthwise I just can't get it where I want it and don't want to get used to a new position. And the whole setup just feels small to me. Plus given what I paid for the profile design I might as well use them.
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3. The Trek draft box fits nicely and holds flat kit, tubes, etc out of the way (even if not the same color scheme). Won't have to use an xlab in bottle cage setup. Also a lot of room left over for insulin pen and glucose meter.
4. The Xlab TT bottle on the downtube pretty much takes up the whole space so not sure what I'm going to do about carrying more liquid. Didn't want to immediately go to the behind-the-saddle setup but looks like that's where I'm headed. I like having a full speedfil between the bars, a full bottle ready to refill, and then an empty cage to rotate and pick something up on course.
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5. Stages tells me the rear brake position prevents a Stages power meter because not enough clearance. That sucks.
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6. Bento box or whatever you call it will take some getting used to. At least I hope that's the problem. Doesn't seem to hold much. Hard to get your hand in there while staying in aero. But we will see. Dig in too far or too much and the plastic comes off.
7. Yes. I bought the GP4000s after the collective wisdom of ST said to get rid of the gatorskins. Just need to put them on. Plenty of room with 25mm on there, by the way.
8. A hundred miles in and I can tell this is much faster than my dear 'ol Slice; really stable in wind and downhill, and all around comfortable. Prologo saddle is a nice fit but I'll probably put my Fizik on there. Looking forward to training ride in Santa Cruz this weekend to really get a sense of how it compares. Obviously climbing with Di2 and 11spd will be a huge plus.
1. I had to sand the edges of the arm rest cushions because the finish was really sharp and cut up one of my forearms.
2. The aero bars just aren't working for me or for my position. I'm going to put my profile design bars on this weekend. It's mainly a reach issue. The factory bars are really adjustable, but lengthwise I just can't get it where I want it and don't want to get used to a new position. And the whole setup just feels small to me. Plus given what I paid for the profile design I might as well use them.
3. The Trek draft box fits nicely and holds flat kit, tubes, etc out of the way (even if not the same color scheme). Won't have to use an xlab in bottle cage setup. Also a lot of room left over for insulin pen and glucose meter.
4. The Xlab TT bottle on the downtube pretty much takes up the whole space so not sure what I'm going to do about carrying more liquid. Didn't want to immediately go to the behind-the-saddle setup but looks like that's where I'm headed. I like having a full speedfil between the bars, a full bottle ready to refill, and then an empty cage to rotate and pick something up on course.
5. Stages tells me the rear brake position prevents a Stages power meter because not enough clearance. That sucks.
6. Bento box or whatever you call it will take some getting used to. At least I hope that's the problem. Doesn't seem to hold much. Hard to get your hand in there while staying in aero. But we will see. Dig in too far or too much and the plastic comes off.
7. Yes. I bought the GP4000s after the collective wisdom of ST said to get rid of the gatorskins. Just need to put them on. Plenty of room with 25mm on there, by the way.
8. A hundred miles in and I can tell this is much faster than my dear 'ol Slice; really stable in wind and downhill, and all around comfortable. Prologo saddle is a nice fit but I'll probably put my Fizik on there. Looking forward to training ride in Santa Cruz this weekend to really get a sense of how it compares. Obviously climbing with Di2 and 11spd will be a huge plus.
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seeyouincourt: Nov 5, 15 14:41