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The Build Candidate: Trek 7.9fx
I really didn’t think it would play out like this when I bought my custom Enigma Eulogy frameset earlier this year. The Cervélo SLC-SL and Trek 7.9fx had co-existed happily despite their obvious differences. I enjoyed alternating between them and didn’t play favorites. The SLC-SL was surprisingly comfortable for a pure [...]
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Middle of the year and time to update the Top 10 Kit List. Rapha continues to dominate with seven of the ten positions; no surprise there. The Gilet, the rouleur of Rapha’s product lineup, is on the front of this breakaway doing the leadout for big guns like the Light Weight Jersey and Classic Softshell [...]
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I swear I’ve not abandoned my beloved Specialized Trail 120s but I was immediately attracted by Jenson USA’s deal on the Lake MX400 shoes. The MX400 is a premium, full-carbon, customizable model that weighs in at a trim 350g. Originally priced somewhere north of $400 they were reduced to a more palatable $149. They’re [...]
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Here are the first studio shots of the completed bike. Seventy five miles and 7,000 vertical feet of road traveled are enough to declare her beauty is more than skin deep. Wearing the 1850g tied and soldered wheels from Competitive Cyclist she weighs a svelte 17lbs, cages and pedals included. Mykle Kong’s exceptional build has [...]
Build day, Friday May 23rd. I rolled into San Jose Trek at 9 am, two hours before the shop officially opened and met Tech Manager, Mykle Kong, motorcycle helmet in hand, at the door. Mechanic Joe Duffey and Owner Bill Ruffner were already in the service center getting a jump on the day’s lineup of [...]
Last week the final two components for the Enigma build arrived. I don’t know if the Deda Phazer bar takes any inspiration from Star Trek. The spelling of Phazer isn’t right, but the enlarged pods at the end of the drops bear more than a passing resemblance to the outrigger engines of the Enterprise. Whatever [...]
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Yesterday I lost my bearings twice. We were a mile from the finish of our Sunday ride when my crankset started to self destruct. Half expecting metal shavings and sparks to accompany the horrible sounds coming from the bottom bracket, I limped home, searching for a gear and a cadence that would minimize the damage [...]
After six months of carbon bliss on the Cervelo I had to venture elsewhere on the periodic table for a suitable stablemate. Oh, the Soloist isn’t going anywhere – EVER – but I’m excited at the prospect of a titanium Eulogy from U.K.-based Enigma joining it.
Right now it’s early in the custom frame process but [...]
