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Grav-ing From The Mountains to The Sea

This past weekend was the Stagecoach 400 bikepacking event in my neck of the woods. I had a couple friends in town competing in it, so I decided to check out the first part of the route. I rolled out just before they started and followed their course from the San Jacinto mountains down to the coast. Somehow, this ‘downhill’ portion of the route managed to serve up 10k’ of climbing over 130 miles. I’m still astonished by the crazies who continued on for another 250 miles without really sleeping.

u/blainestratford — 23 hours ago
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Two of my rides. Can you tell red is my favourite colour?

thankfully the weather has been cooperative lately and I have been able to get off of the indoor trainer and outside again. I have the Pirelli Cinturato gravel H tires in 32mm. I mostly ride road with some light gravel and the road is pretty beaten up so this is the choice I made. I will say that I run them at a higher pressure and these things are ridiculously fast.

feels good to get back on the bike and get some exercise... especially with the gas prices these days!

u/lazarus870 — 13 hours ago
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New to carbon

Got a new Domane Al 2 and noticed these markings on the fork once I removed the protective film.

I’ve done some research and it seems like this is normal with carbon?

u/fineduckbut — 12 hours ago
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Domane+ al5: possible to convert to 1x grx mechanical.

As the title says I’m just wondering if this conversion would be possible. I have a complete grx 812 group set I could swap over as I hate apex mechanical.

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u/force11111 — 3 hours ago
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Domaine AL2 2025 Thru Axle

I’m hoping one of you experts might be able to help me.

I have just recently purchased a Trek Domane AL2 2025 bike and I would like to attach it to my turbo trainer in the evenings. The turbo is a Garmin Tacx Flow smart trainer (second hand).

I’m relatively useless when it comes to knowing anything about bikes, but I’ve gathered so far that I need a thru axle to be able to connect my bike to it.

Would any of you be able to advise on what thru axle I need, is it a 12x142mm one, is it a tapered one?

thanks in advance …!

The alternative is that I buy a wahoo kickr turbo or one where I take the wheel off but theyre all a bit out of my price range at the minute.

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u/Ok-Pay-196 — 4 hours ago
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Trek FX 3 X-Large

Why is it so hard to find the Trek FX 3 in X-Large online. I was looking at getting a Gen 4. I can find basically every other size than the XL. Does anyone know a good place to check? My local Trek shop has the FX 2 XL in stock but only a Large FX 3.

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u/Cvette16 — 4 hours ago
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Fell in love with a Checkpoint SL, but should I get the Domane SL 5 instead? (mostly road use)

Hey everyone, hoping to get some real-world input before I pull the trigger.

My situation: I currently ride a Dual Sport 3 Gen 5 and I love it, but I'm looking for something significantly lighter and faster. I live in Montevideo, Uruguay, and about 90% of my riding is on the Rambla (our long waterfront road — smooth pavement, flat, fast). Occasionally I'd go a bit harder, but nothing beyond paved roads.

What I tested: Went to the Trek store and they had a Checkpoint SL carbon built up. Took it for a spin and honestly I was blown away by the ride — the carbon + IsoSpeed feel coming from an aluminum hybrid is a different planet. Fell in love instantly.

The dilemma: Price here is 4,700 USD for the Checkpoint SL, minus 1,000 trade-in for my DS3 = 3,700 net. Meanwhile the Domane SL 5 Gen 4 is 3,465 USD (before trade-in). On paper the Domane seems like a much better match for my actual use case — road endurance geometry, same OCLV 500 carbon, same rear IsoSpeed, Shimano 105 2x12, 38mm tire clearance which is plenty for me. And it's over 1,000 USD cheaper.

Part of me wonders if I'm being seduced by the Checkpoint's versatility (50mm clearance, bikepacking mounts, SRAM AXS) for capabilities I'll never actually use. The other part wonders if the Domane will feel as magical as the Checkpoint did.

What I'd love to hear:

  1. Anyone who went from a hybrid (DS3 or similar) to a Domane SL — how was the jump? Did it feel as transformative as people describe?

  2. Anyone who owns a Checkpoint SL but mostly rides pavement — do you regret not getting a Domane? Or is the Checkpoint's versatility worth it even if you rarely leave the road?

  3. For pure road/paved riding, is the Domane genuinely faster than the Checkpoint, or is the difference marginal in practice?

  4. Shimano 105 mechanical vs SRAM Rival/Apex AXS — for someone who values low maintenance and doesn't need wireless, is 105 the smarter pick?

Not in a rush, want to make the right call. Thanks in advance 🙏

my ride

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u/mediotanque — 19 hours ago
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Is my Trek FX 7.3 legit?

I got it from a local bike shop for around 118$ (500k in my money. I was wondering if it's a legit or a replica. Reading on the bike, I noticed that it's from Japan. please let me know. The seat is definitely not from trek because I changed it.

(ask me if you want more photos)

u/herO122- — 16 hours ago
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Trek FX3

I am looking to upgrade from my very beginners basic bike to a Trek Fx3 I have come across on gumtree.Chat GPT thinks it is a 2010s model.

It’s £75 and if it’s in decent condition is this worth a buy? Not looking for anything pro or too serious, just want something a bit lighter and smoother than mine.

Thanks :)

u/LingonberryKey7273 — 11 hours ago
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Trek fx3

I ride towpath long distance mostly. Have some on road terrain- give me some recommendations on mods or accessories/ also info on good tires!

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u/Radiant_Ad_5545 — 22 hours ago
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Trek Madone 5 Series (Gen 2 or 3?) Tire Fitment Question

Hi all,

I've got a 5 series Madone, likely from the 2015-2015 model year, rim brake (direct mount, hidden rear caliper). It currently has the stock wheels, running GP4s @ 25c. I know I can run 28 officially on these wheels, but I am looking at an older set of Zipp 303s (tubular).

Can I run 30c on either of these wheelsets? Anyone done something similar?

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u/MaverickGhostRider — 3 hours ago
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