I’m checking to see if anyone else would like to be included in an order that I am placing for the new 2014 FM109 Aero TT bike frame. I’m a do-it-yourselfer and found this frame after a pretty extensive search. It went into the design department back in the fall of 2013 and has recently been approved for production. If you are interested in placing an order with us please send me an email at lmandelin@gmail.com. The order includes the carbon frame, seatpost, stem, fork, and TT aero handlebars. The frame is DI2 ready, new this year is a hidden compartment for the DI2 battery that has been incorporated into the frame, no more zip ties to keep the battery attached! I’m not able to load the specs here for reasons unknown, but I will send them to you if you email me. Le me know if you are interested. Thanks everyone. Lisa 760-333-9303
My apologies for PMing you earlier with a question you probably can’t answer privately (since you’re too new here to use the PM function). I’m going to assume for now that you’ve inadvertently put up an image which includes original material from trekbikes.com (the KVF graphic) over in one of the other threads you hit with this same post.
No apologies needed Carl. Thank you for your message. I’m a DIYer looking for a great deal, pretty sure that I found one. As to the graphic, I’m sharing it from the Facebook page that it is listed on. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks.
Assume you’re asking how to deal with different rim widths?
Couple of ways people do it…one is to swap spacers from inside the brake arms to outside (or vice versa)…probably the most common method since many rim width changes are also associated with rim material changes and you’re pulling the pad holders off to change pads anyway. The other is similar: some people who would like to skip a step will buy a second set of pad holders and load them up with their other brake pads…then it’s just a matter of unbolting one set and bolting on the other.
Carl - this appears to be pretty stupid. In aust there are a lot of dealers that aren’t project one dealers. Surely it’s a lot easier for the distributor to swap something simple like the wheels as a local shop down here is unlikely to ever sell the wheels ok their own. If they can’t do swap the wheels - it’s literally a deal breaker for me - and it would mean swapping to a cervelo. Just sounds very petty that the distributor is willing to forgo a sale of their most expensive bike as they wouldn’t swap over some wheels…?
I feel for you, but we’re really far afield from my areas of influence and expertise at this point. Thankfully, we’ve got a great bunch in the Trek Australia office who may be able to shed more light on this than I can. Contact info is here, and their web feedback form is here.