2015 Trek 1.5 C H2 Road Bike Review | Bumsteads Bicycles

Bang! Up to Date Frame Brings Performance, Comfort and Styling.

The Trek 1.5 C H2 2015 Road Bike has a all-new race-ready frame with performance tube shape, Best components for the money for a great ride, great value, Light, sleek, ride-tuned aluminium frame, Front and rear mudguard mounts let you ride all year long.

Pedal On Says: 'As always, the 1 Series Treks offer an excellent componentry level, great geometry and Trek's lifetime warranty. This is a brilliant first road bike which will give you many happy miles in the saddle.'

Frame: 100 Series Alpha Aluminium
Fork: Trek carbon road, SpeedTrap compatible
Front Derailleur: Shimano Tiagra
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Tiagra
Number of Gears: 20
Shifters: Shimano Tiagra STI, 10 speed
Chainset: FSA Vero
Chainrings: 50/34
Bottom Bracket: Cartridge
Cassette: Shimano Tiagra 12-30, 10 speed
Pedals: Nylon body w/alloy cage
Brakeset: Alloy dual-pivot
Brake Levers: Shimano Tiagra STI
Handlebars: Bontrager Race VR-C, 31.8mm
Stem: Bontrager SSR, 31.8mm, 10 degree
Headset: 1-1/8" semi-cartridge bearings
Grips: Bontrager Gel Cork tape
Rims: Bontrager Approved alloy
Front Tire: Bontrager T1, 700×25c
Rear Tire: Bontrager T1, 700×25c
Saddle: Bontrager Affinity 1
Seatpost: Bontrager Approved, 27.2mm, 8mm offset

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2014 Trek Road and Mountain and Fit Bmx Bikes ON SALE

ALL 2014 Road and Mountain Bikes From   ON SALE TOO MANY TO LIST!!! Come by Today to check out the markdowns on 2014 models!

SAVE On 2014 Fit Bikes! Fit Inman 2 (red) Fit Dugan 2 (black) SALE PRICE: $389.99Regularly: $459.99 FIXED GEAR:  LEADER 721 Special Frame  w/ Carbon Fork & Headset Only $359.99 Regularly $489.99 Come to Bumstead's Bicycles for all your cycling needs. We are located at 1038 W. 4th St in Ontario, CA. You can reach us by phone at (909) 984-9067 www.bumsteadbikes.com

New Law Requires Drivers to Give 3 Feet of Distance on The Road

Safer Driving and Riding For All

 

(article from http://www.scpr.org)
Cyclists and California Highway Patrol officers demonstrate what three feet between cars and bikes looks like. Starting September 16, drivers must give cyclists at least three feet of clearance.

A new law takes effect in California Tuesday: Drivers must give bicyclists three feet as they pass them on the road.

"Prior to this law, there was no clearly defined safe passing distance," says Colin Bogart from the LA County Bicycle Coalition.

But most people don't hold a yard stick out their passenger side window. So, what's three feet anyway?

"I think people have a good sense of what three feet looks like without realizing it," says Bogart.

One way to think about it is if a biker can reach out his or her arm and touch your vehicle, you're probably closer than three feet.

Here's how the law works:

• The law applies to any place a vehicle passes a bicyclist, regardless of whether there's a bike lane in the road.
• A law enforcement officer must witness a violation to issue a fine. Bystanders' accounts or video recordings made by the bicyclist — on a GoPro, for example — aren't admissible.
• Violators face at least a $35 fine, and a $220 fine if a collision occurs. Both can increase when court fees are added.
• There is one exception to the new law: If there's not enough room for a driver to give three feet of space. In that case, they must first slow down before safely passing.

Here are a few more examples of laws, some specific to LA County, that Bogart says more people should be aware of:

• Bikers must obey traffic signs and signals like every other vehicle.
• Many cities have different rules. Biking on the sidewalks in Los Angeles is permitted, for example, but cross into the cities of Beverly Hills or Santa Monica and it's illegal. 
• You can wear earphones or headphones, but must have one ear open to traffic at all times.
• Riding while talking on a cell phone is permitted.
• If you're a driver and need to make a right turn on a road with a bike lane, safely cross into the right turn lane if there is one. Otherwise, merge into the bike lane before the intersection. Never turn across lanes.

For more info on bicycle safety, the California DMV publishes its own guide and the California Bike Coalition has a list of rules that apply across the state.


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2015 Aluminum Skinny Benny Fixed Gear Bike

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2015 Trek Slash Review and Pictures

2015 Trek Slash -

Now Trek is Just Showing Off

(Article and Pictures from mtbr.com)

Trek impressed us this year with the Slash all mountain bike sporting 27.5 wheels

and 60mm of travel. Although the bike was meant for the most demanding

World Series Enduro races, we enjoyed the big sweet spot of the bike as it

excelled in many types of riding conditions. The adjustable geometry with

Mino Link enabled us to lower/raise the BB height and affect the head angle as well.

The Fox Talas fork with 130/160mm of travel allowed the bike to tackle flattish,

tight singletrack too as the 66 degree head angle could be steepened to

about 68 degrees.

But we were left to wonder about the possibilities of a carbon frame,

a Pike fork or those new Talas 36 forks. What if?

Well our questions have been answered as Trek showed us the five new

2015 Slash models. The 9.8 has a carbon front triangle and it weighs one lb.

less than aluminum. The 9.9 has an all carbon frame for a 1.4 lb. weight

savings over aluminum. Two of them are carbon and two are aluminum.

A big shift is all the models now sport a RockShox Monarch Plus DebonAir rear

shock instead of the Fox DRCV shock. RockShox has made huge strides in

its rear shock development and Trek felt comfortable that switching to these

new shocks would improve their bike. The main improvement is the Monarch

Plus has an external oil reservoir and with higher oil volume, more consistent

performance can be achieved on the longest and most demanding descents.

In addition, the new RockShox shocks offer excellent damping support in its

sagged position. Thus even in the wide open mode, the shock is an efficient

pedaler with great control throughout its travel. The spring rates of these

increased air volume DebonAir cans, mimic the ones of the twin chamber

Fox DRCV units as well. So the bike’s ride characteristics are maintained.

27.5 wheels mated with XR4 tires give these bikes excellent traction

on a broad range of conditions. The lower three bikes sport Bontrager wheels,

while the 9.9 model is spec’d with DT Spline One wheels. All the bikes use

RockShox Pike forks with adjustable travel, except for the 9.9,

which uses the fascinating new Fox 36 Talas fork with 130/160mm travel.

The 9.9 model features a Shimano 1×11 drivetrain. Early reports are the

chain stays on very well with no chain guide.

The 9.8 model retails for $5769 and it sports a carbon front triangle

and 1×11 drivetrain

The 9.8 is a looker and a decent value.

The Trek Slash 7 and 8 are 2×10 bikes with the Trek Slash 9 (not shown)

offered in 1×11. The Trek Slash 7 is the one on top in blue color.

The Trek Slash 9.9 has Shimano 1×11 drivetrain and the very rare

Fox 36 Talas with 130/160mm of adjustable travel.

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FIT BMX BIKES: SALE PRICE: $449.99 Fit BF 3 Fit Mac 3 Regularly: $549.99 SALE PRICE: $379.99 Fit Dugan 1 Fit Inman 2 Regularly: $469.99 FIXED GEAR:  LEADER 721 Special Frame  w/ Carbon Fork & Headset Only $359.99 Regularly $499.99 Come to Bumstead's Bicycles for all your cycling needs. We are located at 1038 W. 4th St in Ontario, CA. You can reach us by phone at (909) 984-9067 www.bumsteadbikes.com

2015 Trek Madone Review with Pictures - BUMSTEADS BICYCLES

Trek Madone Range Has Been Stripped Down to Just Five Bikes for Model Year 2015.

We’ve covered the Madone is detail previously, most recently when we shot Jens Voigt’s 7-Series machine for the 2014 Tour de France, and last year when we reviewed the now-defunct Madone 5.2.

 

 

The Trek Madone 7-Series remains the bike of choice for Jens Voigt – here’s the machine he’s riding at the Tour de France

 

Madone 7-Series

The 7-Series frame remains the same for 2015, so there’s the aero-profiled truncated Kammtail tube profiles, BB90 bottom bracket (which also features on the Emonda) and direct mount brakes, with the rear brake hidden from the wind behind the BB.

The Madone 7.9, dressed in Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 and Bontrager Aeolus 3 wheels, is the top-of-the-range model, and it’s also available as a WSD option. Otherwise there’s the Madone 7.7,  with mechanical Shimano Dura-Ace and Bontrager Race X Lite Tubeless Ready wheels. UK prices for the 2015 Madone 7-Series bike are to be confirmed.

The Madone 2.1 in Trek Factory Racing colours

Madone 2-Series

Leap down to the Madone 2-Series range and there are two aluminium bikes: the Madone 2.5 and the Madone 2.1.  But why, if the Madone is now Trek’s high-end-only, out-and-out aero race bike, keep the alloy line-up?

“We still needed a nicely-specced, nicely-engineered alloy road bike that was still higher end than the 1-Series bike,” says Garrison. “Rather than create an entirely new platform, we kept the Madone 2-Series. It’s a really nice bike which got a facelift last year – it rides a lot better than you think it will. It’s pretty light and while it’s certainly not as aero as the 7-Series, it’s still got a lot of the KVF tube shaping. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

The Madone 2-Series frame uses similar Kammtail aero tube shaping as the high-end Madone 7-Series chassis

Of the two 2-Series bikes, the Madone 2.5 comes with a mix of Shimano Ultegra/105 components, Bontrager Race Tubeless Ready wheels and Bontrager finishing kit, while the entry-level Madone 2.1 uses mostly Shimano 105 components.

While not part of the Madone range, Trek’s 1-Series aluminium bikes remain in the 2015 line-up, with three bikes – the 1.1, 1.2 and 1.5. Like the Madone 2-Series, the 1-Series received a facelift last year, with a new hydroformed frame introduced, so the chassis remains the same, but the colors have been updated.

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