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Trek Crossrip Review
| Seller: | Mjlucas | Login to contact seller | seller History | Add to My Watch List |
| Location: | Calgary , Alberta , Canada |
| Date: | Jan-08-2017 9:20:59 Views: 459 Watch Lists: 1 |
| Category: | Gravel/CX Bikes |
| Frame Size: | 58cm |
| Wheel Size: | 700C |
| Price: | $800 CAD |
| Restrictions: | Firm, No Trades, Will ship within country only |
Trek Crossrip Comp
| Selling due to injury, bike ridden less than 50 hours! It's a great bike, hottest package, the Elite model is sensibly specced and good to ride. Alpha 100 Aluminium is Trek's base material for making bikes,the Crossrip is nicely built and finished, with neat welds and an understated grey finish. Feels pretty rangy with a 60.8cm effective top tube. I happily road the 58cm (59.3cm ETT). The head angle is 72.5째 on this bike.The 20cm head tube doesn't sound that huge for what's a big bike but the carbon-bladed, alloy steerer fork is cyclocross length so that lifts the front of the bike too over what you'd expect from a road fit. The resulting position is comfort-oriented; the stem points down so you can flip that for an even higher front if you want but I already found myself as upright as I'd want to be. Cruising in the (fairly shallow) drops was comfortable for fairly long stints, and although the bike's more upright position isn't as aerodynamic, that's not really much of an issue. Think big diesel. That's not a criticism, it's simply the nature of the bike, happy to cruise along and take everything in its stride. It's not unresponsive when you stamp on the pedals or wrench the bars round.The position and the feel of the bike is very reassuring and I'd be plenty happy doing long rides on the Crossrip. A stellar road compact chainset, Bontrager 32mm hardcase touring tyres. It's a bike for tarmac and hardpack and lugging round a muddy field for an hour. Other touches mark this out as a town bike, for example the security-conscious skewers that open with an Allen key rather than a quick release, and the urban camouflage paint job. A great disc-equipped commu-tourer and if you want a bike for a bit of everything but mostly commuting or all-weather miles, the Crossrip is a very capable bike on the tarmac and it's perfectly happy heading onto unsurfaced paths too, with the unflappable Bontrager tyres shrugging off flints and thorns, not even a scratch. Shifting-wise, new Sora, at the back you get an 11-32 cassette; coupled with a 50/34 compact up front that's all the gears you need! The Crossrip has rack mounts, unusually for a carbon fork. Then there's the brakes. The brakes are really, really good. It's the first time I've tried a bike fitted with the Hayes CX-5 callipers and I think I might even prefer them to Avid BB7s. Heresy, I know. But these are great mechanical discs. They're super: lots of power and great modulation. You just get the nice buzz of the rotor pattern on the pads, and masses of stopping power.The excellent brakes mean going downhill on the Crossrip is a lot of fun, with the confidence that you'll be able to scrub off speed daring you to push a bit quicker. The bike's good at speed, stable and reassuring with the steering direct. Bontrager kit rarely warrants much of a mention at this level; suffice to say it does the job extremely well without showing off. The Race Lite Isozone handlebar is comfy in all positions and the SSR stem nice and stiff. The saddle was okay if a bit bulky, but it's easily swapped if it doesn't sit well with you. For 800 CAD, You're getting new Sora and good discs on a nice frame and the bike as an overall package is well thought out and a nice ride. Well put together, comfortable commu-tourer with solid specs and excellent brakes. Frameset Frame: 100 Series Alpha Aluminium Fork: Bontrager Satellite Plus, carbon disc w/lowrider mounts Sizes: 58cm Wheels: Formula aluminium disc hubs w/Bontrager Nebula Disc 32-hole rims Tyres: Bontrager H5 Hard-Case Ultimate, 700x32c Drivetrain Shifters: Shimano Sora STI, 9 speed Front derailleur: Shimano Sora Rear derailleur: Shimano Sora Crank: FSA Vero, 50/34 (compact) Cassette: SRAM PG-950 11-32, 9 speed Pedals: Wellgo track-style aluminium Saddle: Bontrager Evoke 1 Seatpost: Bontrager SSR Handlebar: Bontrager Race Lite IsoZone, aluminium, VR-CF, 31.8mm Stem: Bontrager SSR, 10 degree Headset: Cartridge bearings, sealed Brakeset: Tektro aluminium levers w/ Hayes CX5 mechanical disc brakes, 160mm front, 140mm rear Grips: Bontrager cork tape, IsoZone inserts 'The new drop-bar CrossRip is quick in traffic, sure-footed when the weather or pavement gets rough, comfortable over the long haul. Road bike? Cross bike? Commuter? Yes. |