Yeah, the frame was built by a couple of guys in Wisconsin who formed a little known company called Trek. It is a beautiful royal blue with a bit of flecking, and I hand painted all the lugs and cuttouts yellow. I have actually had three of these frames, one was fitted with Suntour Supreme and I completely wrecked it in a crash. I replaced it with two identical frames both fitted with Campy. In the mid 80s I had one of them on my roof when I drove to pick up my then fiance in the city, I forgot it was there and proceeded to destroy it entering a parking garage...(no emoticon exists for this feeling). Its twin is the 21.5 pounder, and the 2d set of parts are used for just that.

As to the Madone, it is the 5.2 SL, and I grin ear to ear everytime I ride it! Oh, it weighs in at 17.5. I absolutely love it! On the flats, no difference in ride to the steelie (both frames are almost identical in geometery) and they "feel" the same too. On climb, the Madone is almost invisible, on the decent, well it feels like I am on rails getting pushed.

I can tell you, that I am less fatigued after a century on the Madone, than I am on my steelie, and in 3 weeks of ownership, have already clocked two centuries and a 75 miler.

Zac