Trek Speed Concept 7 Photos?

Donto - 2010-09-01 9:16 AM Not clear?  Did you look at this picture of it (below)?  Sweet bike BTW, I sat on a 9.5 yesterday.

MKAH - 2010-09-01 10:57 AM Does anyone have a photograph or two of the Black/Charcoal Speed Concept 7.0? I have ordered one but the picture on the Trek sight is not very clear. I emailed Trek, but they said that the only picture available is the one on the Trek site.

Thanks in advance

lestoad - 2010-09-01 11:00 AM I own a 9.8....I will post a better picture tonight after i get home. I just picked it up last night. The wheels are ones i already had im waiting to hear whats new for zipp in 2011 before i buy my race wheels. Its a beautiful bike! everyone at my LBS was starring at it. It looks like a fighter plane. 

lestoad - 2010-09-01 1:00 PMI own a 9.8....I will post a better picture tonight after i get home. I just picked it up last night. The wheels are ones i already had im waiting to hear whats new for zipp in 2011 before i buy my race wheels. Its a beautiful bike! everyone at my LBS was starring at it. It looks like a fighter plane. 

lestoad - 2010-09-01 1:00 PM I own a 9.8....I will post a better picture tonight after i get home. I just picked it up last night. The wheels are ones i already had im waiting to hear whats new for zipp in 2011 before i buy my race wheels. Its a beautiful bike! everyone at my LBS was starring at it. It looks like a fighter plane. 

lestoad - 2010-09-01 2:24 PM Thank you, and no i do not hang that off my car haha. it just seemed like the best place to take the first picture instead of leaning it up against something. This baby gets the red carpet every night. inside resting on my fluid trainer with pads to not hurt the skewers and i take it out every day from that spot and put it back. the rack is just on my car for my other bikes haha.

Does anyone know if the Draft box is ITU legal? i hear so many different things. I am going to the world championships and i want to take it off before i leave if its not legal. anyone know?

beanmj - 2010-09-01 2:25 PM I'm thinking about the 7, between the 7.0 and 7.2. What's the real difference between Apex and Rival on a tribike?

lestoad - 2010-09-01 2:00 PM I own a 9.8....I will post a better picture tonight after i get home. I just picked it up last night. The wheels are ones i already had im waiting to hear whats new for zipp in 2011 before i buy my race wheels. Its a beautiful bike! everyone at my LBS was starring at it. It looks like a fighter plane. 

MKAH - 2010-09-01 4:58 PM

I emailed that very question along with several  other questions to SRAM recently and the dealer service department sent me the following reply:


4. Most of the technology in Apex is identical to the higher end groups, and the cost reduction compared to Rival comes from elimination of carbon and, in most cases, using paint instead of anodizing.  Shifter internals are actually identical between Apex, Rival and Force, rear derailleur pulleys are still sealed bearings, etc. The Apex brake calipers actually have a centering screw that's not present on Rival, so there are some improvements to the group compared to Rival. Almost all the the differences are in finish quality, not design.

Pretty interesting stuff.

MKAH - 2010-09-01 3:58 PM

I emailed that very question along with several  other questions to SRAM recently and the dealer service department sent me the following reply:


4. Most of the technology in Apex is identical to the higher end groups, and the cost reduction compared to Rival comes from elimination of carbon and, in most cases, using paint instead of anodizing.  Shifter internals are actually identical between Apex, Rival and Force, rear derailleur pulleys are still sealed bearings, etc. The Apex brake calipers actually have a centering screw that's not present on Rival, so there are some improvements to the group compared to Rival. Almost all the the differences are in finish quality, not design.

Pretty interesting stuff.

lestoad - 2010-09-01 11:00 AM I own a 9.8....I will post a better picture tonight after i get home. I just picked it up last night. The wheels are ones i already had im waiting to hear whats new for zipp in 2011 before i buy my race wheels. Its a beautiful bike! everyone at my LBS was starring at it. It looks like a fighter plane. 

lestoad - 2010-09-01 5:50 PM Skippy you just made my day!!!!!! As soon as they release those you are looking at the proud owner of at least a firecrest 808 rear maybe a front too but if not im going with the firecrest 404 in front! thank you!!!

MKAH

My best explanation for you is that i believe Treks specs are based off of a 54CM bike and my bike is an XL60cm bike. So i would assume the geometry of the bike does somewhat effect where the draft box placement is. The only mount holes on the frame is where the box on my bike is. If someone does know something about this and i am speaking wrong please correct me but i believe that is why.