As a bonus question for you, any early predictions to a 2019 Ironman Wisconsin winner?
Does this mean you’re racing? I thought you retired?
Prove me wrong Thomas.
Too early, way too early to make that call but I am definitely going to try to make it.
Let’s see if I can multi-quote!
Welcome! Trek has been a large part of my life for the last 6 years so glad to have a represetive back on ST.
Thanks, happy to be involved in a welcoming forum!
OK…so I have a question for you… I have a speed concept, and it’s great, but why is the Mono Extension Plugin so hard to get hold of and SO expensive…!!! Having spent some time in the velodrome and in the windtunnel, I’d really like to make some adjustments which would be better done with other extensions…but at £300+ for the plug in plus £100+ for the extensions…that’s an expensive tweek…!
The Mono Plug-in shouldn’t be hard to get unless a dealer is playing hard to get… with your heart. We actually have them in stock in NA and EU markets from a quick glance! I couldn’t speak on pricing though, that would have been a decision from up above.
Welcom to the forum and thanks for your time
I got a few question.
Is there a speed concept disc in the making?
Will there be an aeolus xxx 9 in the pipeline.
If there comes a new speed concept. Will it have isospeed.
Thx for your time.
Mvg mark
Hey Mark, thanks!
Speed Concept disc… Hmm. Wish I could spoil you with insider information like that, but I cannot. If there is one, they hide those pretty well. We have big plans for the next two years with lots of product releases, so we all have to wait and see!
Hi Mitch! Speed Concept owner here and a regular contributor to the Official Speed Concept thread when Carl was around. Kind of unrelated to tri but do you know of any plans to make a carbon version of the Full Stache? That bike is ridiculously fun.
Hello! Carl was great to have on that thread, I know I am not a Carl, but I hope to be a good asset for everyone there when I can! Also, I want one a carbon Full Stache as well. Took my first Full Stache out in July. The bike’s attitude was “what’s a rock garden?” and then you just rolled through one without a care and could keep speed at the same time. Loved that.
The Full Stache is honestly a revolution in my opinion. I’m not a very skilled or confident rider off road but on that bike I was able to just bomb through whatever got in my way on the trail with no drama. The suspension provided a remarkably good pedaling platform too. If that frame was all carbon and you could build it up around 27lbs it would be a true quiver killer.
Tell the higher ups the people want a Full Carbon Full Stache!
The Full Stache is honestly a revolution in my opinion. I’m not a very skilled or confident rider off road but on that bike I was able to just bomb through whatever got in my way on the trail with no drama. The suspension provided a remarkably good pedaling platform too. If that frame was all carbon and you could build it up around 27lbs it would be a true quiver killer.
Tell the higher ups the people want a Full Carbon Full Stache!
That’s what I love about it! I currently ride a hardtail Stache and love it for the same reason - but it’s not as much as a quiver killer (it’s the most fun you can get out of a hardtail though!). I’m adding a full suspension model to the list next to make up for the Stache!
Hi Mitch. Thanks for coming over to the dark side of online forums. Slowtwitch will prob end up being 1 persons full time job lol
Anyway as a Trek fanboy and 2x SC owner I would love to see all P1 bikes come with the draft box painted to match. It just ends up looking tacky IMO. Maybe even go so far as the base bar and extensions.
MY 2nd gripe is to make the P1 paint available to do touch ups. As a matter of fact all paint. It would be really nice to be able to fix chips.
Thanks for listening
How far along is the Speed Concept disc?
within 2 years
mitch you forgotten one question.
why didn’t trek made the aeolus xxx 8/9.
this really bugs me.
ive got a 5 and 7 and would love to get my hands on a 6 front and 8 back.
was the market already saturated with deep back wheels?
and thank you for your time to answer.
mvg mark
Hi All! I am new here and have decided I want to get a speed concept but I am not sure what size to get. I already bought the wrong size bike once so I would prefer to not do that again. I have a local Trek store nearby but the store is brand new and after talking to them I am almost certain they have never built a bike for a triathlete before. Here are my measurements from my fit about a month ago (file attached). Thanks in advance!
Saddle height - 719mm
Frame stack - 514mm (too small)
Handlebar reach - 497mm
Grip reach - 773mm
Hi Mitch. Thanks for coming over to the dark side of online forums. Slowtwitch will prob end up being 1 persons full time job lol
Anyway as a Trek fanboy and 2x SC owner I would love to see all P1 bikes come with the draft box painted to match. It just ends up looking tacky IMO. Maybe even go so far as the base bar and extensions.
MY 2nd gripe is to make the P1 paint available to do touch ups. As a matter of fact all paint. It would be really nice to be able to fix chips.
Thanks for listening
This website is pretty bright though… Ha!
We used to paint the Draft Box in P1 - and I pushed for it on one I ordered recently too. But the fact is the paint doesn’t adhere as well to the draft box so that option was removed.
Touch up paint is a tough one, that paint actually has a shelf life of 2 hours before being unusable. We hate wasting paint and want to protect the environment. Great question though! What I have done for myself and suggested for others, is try to hit up your local automotive body shop paint supplier to have a direct match made. You’d be surprised how close they can get it!
How far along is the Speed Concept disc?
No details to spill on if we will have that model coming or not. We just gotta wait and see what the future has in store! (literally)
within 2 years
mitch you forgotten one question.
why didn’t trek made the aeolus xxx 8/9.
this really bugs me.
ive got a 5 and 7 and would love to get my hands on a 6 front and 8 back.
was the market already saturated with deep back wheels?
and thank you for your time to answer.
mvg mark
In past years, our mid to low depth models were always the most sought after. But know that our product team is working diligently to push our wheel program further - stay tuned.
Hi All! I am new here and have decided I want to get a speed concept but I am not sure what size to get. I already bought the wrong size bike once so I would prefer to not do that again. I have a local Trek store nearby but the store is brand new and after talking to them I am almost certain they have never built a bike for a triathlete before. Here are my measurements from my fit about a month ago (file attached). Thanks in advance!
Saddle height - 719mm
Frame stack - 514mm (too small)
Handlebar reach - 497mm
Grip reach - 773mm
Looking at the charts, You are probably looking at a small or a medium. One thing to note is our pad measurement is from the center where most are from the back, in this case it would make your fit on the two frames as follows…
If you went for a small, the following would match best:
High-Far stem
WITH a 25mm mono spacer AND a long 15mm offset seat post If you went for a medium, the following would match
Medium-Near stem OR Medium-Far stemWITH a 25mm mono spacer OR 35mm mono spacerAND a long 15mm offset seatpost
In the end, the medium should be the best fit giving you the most room to adjust it if you ever changed your fit. The small would be limiting and the High stem wouldn’t be as visually appealing.
I have 2018 p1 SC. I really like new ICON 2019 paint colors. Take my money and paint it :). Will you have this kind of services in a future for Trek bikes which have been already purchased?
Also can you also give advise on Speed concept fit?
I have 2018 p1 SC. I really like new ICON 2019 paint colors. Take my money and paint it :). Will you have this kind of services in a future for Trek bikes which have been already purchased?
Also can you also give advise on Speed concept fit?
Very nice and I agree, the ICON paint it HOT! We arn’t able to repaint past bikes though, just new purchases - the P1 team is very busy!
As for fit advice, I’m not a professional fitter so I will always suggest stopping by your local Precision Fit Studio. But that being said, I’ve never backed down from a challenge. If you have fit numbers already, that is the best place for me to help from. But let’s keep that stuff to my inbox or the Speed Concept forum!
Thanks for that. I know paint codes may be “secret†but why not supply those? Anyway appreciate you being here. You’re gonna enjoy this forum.
Good question. Most cars have theirs on the door sill sticker.
Thanks for that. I know paint codes may be “secret†but why not supply those? Anyway appreciate you being here. You’re gonna enjoy this forum.
Good question. Most cars have theirs on the door sill sticker.
So since the paint is custom made at our facility, there wouldn’t be a universal code. The closest thing we could share is a Pantone code. If you’re not familiar with those, they only provide you with a base/general color to modify from. Still helpful for some paint shops though. Just ask me or anyone on the Customer Service team and we can provide it! The ICON paints do not have a Pantone however.
Hey Mitch
Great to have you here. Recently I noticed that my 1 year old SC has developed a gap in between the headtube/stem. I took apart the cockpit and ensured all bolts are torqued to spec. Have you seen this before?
Hey Mitch
Great to have you here. Recently I noticed that my 1 year old SC has developed a gap in between the headtube/stem. I took apart the cockpit and ensured all bolts are torqued to spec. Have you seen this before?
Maybe it’s the photo, but it looks like a small gap at the top of the fork? I’d make sure your steer tube is properly seated and the stem is sitting at the top of the upper bearing assembly.
I own the xxx 6 wheels. Do you have any testing on what tire is the fastest on there? (do not day bontraggerðŸ˜) You’ll be glad to know I’m riding Bontragger tires but I’m sure they don’t test the fastest.
I own the xxx 6 wheels. Do you have any testing on what tire is the fastest on there? (do not day bontraggerðŸ˜) You’ll be glad to know I’m riding Bontragger tires but I’m sure they don’t test the fastest.
Well… we test with 28mm Bontrager tires, so in a sense they are the fastest that we can genuinely say from what we used. But it is the 28mm width that makes the best aero profile with the wheel itself (aka less drag). We ran R4s in testing which are quite nice.
Hey Mitch:
I got my Trek road bike in 1976 and still have it. Can you give a one-sentence summary of what’s new since then?
(btw, this is true, I did get my Trek in 1976 and still ride it)