Trek announcing "something that will change cycling forever"
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I'm seeing some other stuff in the industry start to hedge up saying big stuff is coming around the same time. Not just Trek specific. Either multiple announcements or the same thing leveraged across brands. There's enough here that I'm going to be conservative and reserve my judgement. This might be interesting.
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That's already a given. If it's just this then I will be fairly disappointed.
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Trek might change cycling forever but my cycling will change exactly as much as I decide it will.
Trek will make their announcement, there will be 12 page long threads arguing about it and I'll wake up, put on my jersey, get on my bike and ride exactly as I did the day before the announcement.
-Tim-
Trek will make their announcement, there will be 12 page long threads arguing about it and I'll wake up, put on my jersey, get on my bike and ride exactly as I did the day before the announcement.
-Tim-
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I'm seeing some other stuff in the industry start to hedge up saying big stuff is coming around the same time. Not just Trek specific. Either multiple announcements or the same thing leveraged across brands. There's enough here that I'm going to be conservative and reserve my judgement. This might be interesting.
And none of it will be available to the public for another 12 to 15 months.
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I prefer the disk brake version, though the rear caliper and disk really should be on the other side. Can you imagine the horrible balance issues having all that weight on the same side of the bike?
Or, or, or...no brakes at all for better safety.
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Or, or, or...no brakes at all for better safety.
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The discs are just there for back-up - the primary brakes are of the Flintstone variety.
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Heard it's a helmet.
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It's up early...sneak peak! Trek is really thinking outside the box on that one!
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/kalokohan2019/
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/kalokohan2019/
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it's up early...sneak peak! Trek is really thinking outside the box on that one!
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_us/kalokohan2019/
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_us/kalokohan2019/
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It's up early...sneak peak! Trek is really thinking outside the box on that one!
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/kalokohan2019/
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/kalokohan2019/
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*shrug* - dealer told me helmet has been going around on their internal but who knows - could be something else. Helmet is supposedly super cool though so....
Considering there might be some sort of possibility that a recent concussion played a role in Kelly Catlin's suicide this last weekend - I am all for anything that keeps us safer.
Considering there might be some sort of possibility that a recent concussion played a role in Kelly Catlin's suicide this last weekend - I am all for anything that keeps us safer.
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It's up early...sneak peak! Trek is really thinking outside the box on that one!
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/kalokohan2019/
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/kalokohan2019/
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A significantly improved helmet would be good news, if it is safer and maybe more aerodynamic, that's the one suggestion in this thread that sounds the most interesting so far. Hope that's it.
*shrug* - dealer told me helmet has been going around on their internal but who knows - could be something else. Helmet is supposedly super cool though so....
Considering there might be some sort of possibility that a recent concussion played a role in Kelly Catlin's suicide this last weekend - I am all for anything that keeps us safer.
Considering there might be some sort of possibility that a recent concussion played a role in Kelly Catlin's suicide this last weekend - I am all for anything that keeps us safer.
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