Interbike Part 1: Riding the demo bikes
by Tyson on Sep.21, 2009, under Bike, Goldstream Classic Ski Trail
Today Joel and I had an exhausting day riding lap upon lap of hot desert test rides. After riding bikes from Trek, Rocky Mountain, Specialized, and Surly, we have come to the conclusion that the Trek and Fisher bikes were our favorites. We rode both mountain and road bikes today. The electronic Dura-Ace drivetrain systems were impressive, we were able to find road and time trial bikes that had the new groupo on them and they were amazing. Although I am not sure it would be worth the extra cost to upgrade to electronic shifters and derailers they sure are fun and maybe the most useful on a tt bike. One of my favorite bikes of the day was the new Trek Scratch 9, it has a bit more travel than what my usual Hifi gives me and I felt super confident taking all the little drops on the course with ease. Joel was not as into the the Scratch as I was, but his favorite was by far the new Trek Carbon Remedy which has a little more travel then his new ride at home ( the Roscoe). The Remedy had a very lively and “conneted to your body” feeling to make cruising the course effortless. We were finally able to ride the new 6 Series Madones from Trek, THEY WERE SWEEET!!! I felt so good and fast on the Madone, it was hard to return it to the Trek tent.
Tomorrow we will ride a few other new and amazing bikes. I am really looking forward to riding the Rumblefish and the Superfly 100
More updates to come later, time to eat, Tyson
Joel upon Di-2 Madone 6.9
Awesome new Scratch 9 from Trek
Joel riding the rocky trails of Bootleg Canyon
