The new Madrone

g said:

I got an email today about the trek Madrone.
Is there a place to demo one of these bikes. I have never
ridden a carbon bike yet.
Trek should sponsor, a demo day at various locations in the SF bay area for
me to check this bike out.

I went to the new Madone web site
http://www2.trekbikes.com/madone/

and found the demo schedule there:
http://www.ridethebesttour.com/

This is what I found under "Southwest":
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Los Gatos Demonstration
Los Gatos, CA
Sat. Jul 14th, 2007 @ 10:00 am-Sun. Jul 15th, 2007 @ 4:00 pm
We are working on finalizing these dates but I will be in the Los
Gatos area. Check back shortly as I should have information about the
spectacular weekend soon.

Location:
Los Gatos, CA 95030
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coming of the Sanibel Causeway, i rode past a carbon owner joyfully
waving his bike over head!

datakoll said:

coming of the Sanibel Causeway, i rode past a carbon owner joyfully
waving his bike over head!

How many pieces was it in?

Mark J.

On Jun 4, 5:58 pm, "[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

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g said:

I got an email today about the trek Madrone.
Is there a place to demo one of these bikes. I have never
ridden a carbon bike yet.
Trek should sponsor, a demo day at various locations in the SF bay area for
me to check this bike out.

I went to the new Madone web sitehttp://www2.trekbikes.com/madone/

and found the demo schedule there:http://www.ridethebesttour.com/

This is what I found under "Southwest":
=== quote ===
Los Gatos Demonstration
Los Gatos, CA
Sat. Jul 14th, 2007 @ 10:00 am-Sun. Jul 15th, 2007 @ 4:00 pm
We are working on finalizing these dates but I will be in the Los
Gatos area. Check back shortly as I should have information about the
spectacular weekend soon.

Location:
Los Gatos, CA 95030
=== end quote ===

Geee, it looks just like a black Specialized......

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

On Jun 4, 5:58 pm, "[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

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On Jun 4, 6:31 pm, "g" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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Quoted message said:

I got an email today about the trek Madrone.
Is there a place to demo one of these bikes. I have never
ridden a carbon bike yet.
Trek should sponsor, a demo day at various locations in the SF bay area for
me to check this bike out.

Quoted message said:

I went to the new Madone web sitehttp://www2.trekbikes.com/madone/

Quoted message said:

and found the demo schedule there:http://www.ridethebesttour.com/

Quoted message said:

This is what I found under "Southwest":
=== quote ===
Los Gatos Demonstration
Los Gatos, CA
Sat. Jul 14th, 2007 @ 10:00 am-Sun. Jul 15th, 2007 @ 4:00 pm
We are working on finalizing these dates but I will be in the Los
Gatos area. Check back shortly as I should have information about the
spectacular weekend soon.

Quoted message said:

Location:
Los Gatos, CA 95030
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Geee, it looks just like a black Specialized......

I saw the new LeMond (natch) and Orca....

/s

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On Jun 4, 5:58 pm, "[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>
wrote:
Geee, it looks just like a black Specialized......

You should have looked more closely:

"Everything Else Is History"
"Trek changes the rules again with a new benchmark for total performance."
"No compromises between ride quality and weight. Merge form and function.
Make it striking and make it beautiful."

And ... It's really similar to what Lance rode.

Oooooh! Carbon!

BobT

Quoted message said:

I got an email today about the trek Madrone.
Is there a place to demo one of these bikes. I have never
ridden a carbon bike yet.
Trek should sponsor, a demo day at various locations in the SF bay area

for

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me to check this bike out.

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It is obvious now, that all that has come before is now obsolete.

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Quoted message said:

Geee, it looks just like a black Specialized......

You should have looked more closely:

"Everything Else Is History"
"Trek changes the rules again with a new benchmark for total performance."
"No compromises between ride quality and weight. Merge form and function.
Make it striking and make it beautiful."

And ... It's really similar to what Lance rode.

Oooooh! Carbon!

BobT

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But the carbon will be made in China, that's what makes it better than last
years.

Callistus Valerius said:

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Quoted message said:

Geee, it looks just like a black Specialized......

Quoted message said:

You should have looked more closely:

Quoted message said:

"Everything Else Is History"
"Trek changes the rules again with a new benchmark for total performance."
"No compromises between ride quality and weight. Merge form and function.
Make it striking and make it beautiful."

Quoted message said:

And ... It's really similar to what Lance rode.

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Oooooh! Carbon!

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BobT

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But the carbon will be made in China, that's what makes it better than last
years.

Laced with antifreeze and melanine...

g said:

I got an email today about the trek Madrone.
Is there a place to demo one of these bikes. I have never
ridden a carbon bike yet.
Trek should sponsor, a demo day at various locations in the SF bay area for
me to check this bike out.

Zinn's review:

http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/articles/12366.0.html

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Zinn's review:

http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/articles/12366.0.html

I thought it was a very good article from Zinn.
I'll never purchase one, but I'm interested to see Trek's technology of
the "pop-in" bottom bracket and headset.
-tom

Peter:

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Geee, it looks just like a black Specialized......

Bob:

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You should have looked more closely:
"Everything Else Is History"
"Trek changes the rules again with a new benchmark for total performance."
"No compromises between ride quality and weight. Merge form and function.
Make it striking and make it beautiful."
And ... It's really similar to what Lance rode.
Oooooh! Carbon!

Callistus Valerius said:

But the carbon will be made in China, that's what makes it better than last
years.

The standard modern routine (not just bicycles), "The junk we palmed off
on you last year is obsolete. Our new new new thing _looks different_!!
Buy one now!"

is 'madrone' a word??
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

A Muzi said:

is 'madrone' a word??

Yes it has rapidly become a commonly used term among _retro-grouches_,
it entered the English language on June 4th, 2007 and was first used by
a person known only as "g".

It is normally used in a negative context to describe the latest new,
new, new, thing in cycling.

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I thought it was a very good article from Zinn.
I'll never purchase one, but I'm interested to see Trek's technology of
the "pop-in" bottom bracket and headset.
-tom

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the only tool you need is a hack-saw. Pop-in headsets and BB's, but you
have to hack-saw the seat tube for fit.

That was one of the funniest, comments.
Ok.
Your cycling friend G 🙂
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A Muzi said:

is 'madrone' a word??

Yes it has rapidly become a commonly used term among _retro-grouches_, it
entered the English language on June 4th, 2007 and was first used by a
person known only as "g".

It is normally used in a negative context to describe the latest new, new,
new, thing in cycling.

I misspelled the name of the bike:
known as the "MADONE" here is a pic of the Madone:
http://www2.trekbikes.com/madone/images/madone_line_up/madone69pro.jpg
I am sorry,
here is a pic of the madrone:
http://fichas.infojardin.com/foto-arbusto/arbutus-menziesii.jpg
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Quoted message said:

I got an email today about the trek Madrone.
Is there a place to demo one of these bikes. I have never
ridden a carbon bike yet.
Trek should sponsor, a demo day at various locations in the SF bay area
for me to check this bike out.

On Jun 5, 2:23 pm, "Crescentius Vespasianus" <[email hidden]>

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the only tool you need is a hack-saw. Pop-in headsets and BB's, but you
have to hack-saw the seat tube for fit.

Read Zinn's review.

A Muzi said:

is 'madrone' a word??

A madrone is an elegantly beautiful kind of tree. Trek's bike,
however, is a Madone-- French for Madonna.

Perhaps they're banking on a common subconscious desire to ride
Madonna?

Chalo

A Muzi said:

is 'madrone' a word??

A madrone is an elegantly beautiful kind of tree. Trek's bike,
however, is a Madone-- French for Madonna.

Perhaps they're banking on a common subconscious desire to ride
Madonna?

Chalo