Originally Posted by
steve_cay
Since you also have what is claimed by Trek to be "the lightest line of production bikes ever offered", would you hazard to guess what your average speed difference would be on the pavement between the two bikes?
On a "pavement and hard pack dirt" I averaged 15.5mph on a 15 mile ride. On the road bike I average 16.25mph on a 40 mile ride with 2000' of climbing, but on the flats i'd guess i'm more like 17.5mph.
So figure i'm 2mph slower on the DS.
The Emonda weighs just over 14# and rolls on 25mm while the DS I guess is 27# and rolls on 38mm. I'm also much more aero on the road bike.
The Emonda is is a Porsche GT3 and the DS is a Chevy Suburban.
There's room for both in my garage (the bikes, not the cars).