Okay, so the new 2011 Trek Madone 5 series frames are TCT, not OCLV. But it sounds like they are also making major changes to the TCT builds.
Trek says "Trek’s Madone 5 Series boasts a 15% increase in front end stiffness and a 43% increase in vertical compliance for the 2011" (http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek...oducing_the_2011_madone_family_of_road_bikes/)
So a 2011 TCT frame has 43% more vertical compliance than a 2010 OCLV frame!? That is rather hard to believe - if true, it seems signify a significant change in TCT build, and perhaps quality.
Can anyone add anything to this picture? Heard the official Trek rap on this? Better yet, ridden one of the new TCT bikes?
(I am asking because I am trying to decide whether to try to locate a 2010 Madone 5.2 or just wait for the 2011s. Kinda tough when the '10s are disappearing and the '11s aren't generally available yet.)
Thanks much,
Chris.
Trek says "Trek’s Madone 5 Series boasts a 15% increase in front end stiffness and a 43% increase in vertical compliance for the 2011" (http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek...oducing_the_2011_madone_family_of_road_bikes/)
So a 2011 TCT frame has 43% more vertical compliance than a 2010 OCLV frame!? That is rather hard to believe - if true, it seems signify a significant change in TCT build, and perhaps quality.
Can anyone add anything to this picture? Heard the official Trek rap on this? Better yet, ridden one of the new TCT bikes?
(I am asking because I am trying to decide whether to try to locate a 2010 Madone 5.2 or just wait for the 2011s. Kinda tough when the '10s are disappearing and the '11s aren't generally available yet.)
Thanks much,
Chris.