2009 Trek Equinox TTX 9.9 SSL
Bike Of The Year 2009 November 15th, 2008
Whilst browsing away earlier today I came across the new Trek Equinox TTX 9.9 SSL for 2009 for the first time. I’ve never really been a one for Trek bikes for some reason, however I must say this one does the trick, it looks fantastic.
Just about everything on the bike is carbon and manufactured by Bontrager from the Aeolus 5.0 carbon wheelset to the aero bar. Then there’s the ‘drivetrain’, which is a full SRAM set including carbon shifters.
Could this be a new contender for my ‘bike of the year 2009′? I’d even go as far to say that I prefer it to the Ceepo Viper I blogged about last month. It could also be the fact that it looks quite similar to my current Orbea (less the wheels)!
At a RRP of £4,400, it is again a bit steep for the average multi-sport enthusiast, however compare it to the Ceepo and the Felt DA, then the price tag doesn’t seem quite so bad after all.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Hello,
I bought an Equinox TTX 9.9 SSL about a month ago, and I really love it. My previous bike costed about 6 times less, so I guess I could only feel the difference. It seems to me somebody is pushing from behind when I ride it.
Everything on this bike is perfect to me. Once again I have little to compare too. I was afraid that going to a 53/39 crank and a 11-23 cassette will be real hard for me when going uphills, but it feels actually easier than before.