Saturday, February 7, 2009

The New Bike

18.99lbs with pedals, cages, and an Aluminum shelled PowerTap Pro laced to a Mavic Open Pro rim with 32 spokes. That's 1.5 lbs lighter than the old Trek and I can drop more with a wheel switch. I'll take the data over the weight.

Today was really my first day to get out on the road on the new bike and I was pleased! The biggest difference was how much road buzz got soaked up, the old bike was a little jarring to ride, especially on the fort. Not so on the six13.
Another difference was power delivery. The six13 is more direct, stomp and go.
And the handling is snappier. A shorter wheelbase will do that, and the new bike begs to tossed around corners.

I'm very happy.

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