Exactly 364-days after my last bike arrived, my new one showed up today.
Sadly I'm out of town for a week, so it'll be next Friday before I get to unbox & assemble it. It's a Trek Supercaliber SLR 9.8 X0 AXS T-Type Gen 2, but for some reason I can't get the pic from their site to upload. Thankfully their EP discount is way less than retail...
Nice bike! What batteries does it contain?
Edit: the wireless derailleur battery maybe?
In reply to bbbbRASS :
I've not researched it, but it looks like a proprietary design. I'm not sure what type of actual cells are inside & haven't seen any details about it.
In reply to moxnix :
Thanks!
Awesome. I have a 1st gen Supercaliber XX1 9.9 (I think? highest spec SRAM without being AXS). I absolutely love it. It is the perfect bike for my area, which is not super gnarly. The limited rear suspension takes the edge off but I don't feel it moving about when I stand up and traction is better than a hard tail. It replaced a 19.5lb S-WORKS hard tail. I immediately went faster everywhere.
EDIT: I ordered it in Feb '21. Normal winter conversation:
Me: "Hey, I want to order a new Supercal"
Dealer: "Umm...sure? Hold on, I can't see because we have most of the lights off and it's hard to use the computer because I'm wearing gloves with the heat off."
Feb '21:
Me: "I want to order a red Supercal"
Dealer: "Red is 100 days out. I can get black in 3 weeks"
Me: "I love black bikes. We put your logo on our jerseys. We talked about discounts?"
Dealer: "hahahaah. Who is this? You funny. hahahahah."
So I paid full MSRP. Only time I've ever done that. OTOH, I got my bike and they were impossible to get the rest of the season.
I need to work at a bike store.
In reply to Mndsm :
It's a double-edge sword, to be sure.
I am not a bike guy, I have a Wal Mart special to ride on my local trail in nice weather. I rode my brother's bike a while back, a very expensive mountain bike designed for trails in Colorado. The difference is like stepping from an oxcart to a Rolls Royce. If you have a friend with a really nice bike like this one, give it a ride. It's really something.
In reply to pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) :
My current Diamondback(22' Relase 3) is an amazing bike in its own right, but the ~35lb weight is just more than I want to huck around, and the 140mm/130mm suspension is more than I really need.
I got the chance to ride my old hometown trails with it yesterday, which actually has real hills(unlike back home in MS), and while the extra suspension travel is nice over some of the bigger root, the extra 10lbs sure doesn't help with the climbs.
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