My Trek Speed Concept SLR 9 Race Day Setup - Pro Triathlete Edition

[@junomaxzoey5146]

You are very humble Josh. Good luck to you! Wish you the best.

[@Josh_lewis]

I appreciate that! Thank you so much

[@junomaxzoey5146]

God damn Trek Speed Concept is amazing!

[@chrismackenzie28]

Enjoying the channel and congratulations on 70.3 Worlds. Great race.

[@TriathlonDan]

Frothing over these at the minute! Nice setup, Josh

[@Josh_lewis]

Haha thanks mate! Hope alls good with you!

[@evan-kylelardinois2729]

How many gels can you actually fit in the bento? Trek says 8 and shows clif brand. I use powerbar that is about the size of SiS gels

[@alexfrank1565]

Question. For the water bottle on top of the BTA. Did you have to buy a piece to connect the water bottle cage and BTA? Thank you!

[@Josh_lewis]

So when you buy the trek BTA it came with the adaptor to put another bottle on top… but I bought my own extra cage 🙌🏻

[@EatMyPropwash]

So, I’m about to buy a Speed Concept SLR7 P1 build. Had some questions… 1.) Do you lose any capacity in the fuel cell with the bars tipped up? 2.) Do the angle risers come with the bike or do you buy them separate? 3.) how do you mount a bottle to the top of the fuel cell, is there another hardware piece you have to buy? 4.) You mentioned the fuel cell leaks over bumps…. How badly? I have nightmares from my previous bike that I think spilled more out then I was able to take in…..

[@Josh_lewis]

1. No you don't loose anything ( i tend to tape it up just to be sure) 2. There is one set of angle risers but I bought more 3. THe fuel cell come with a bottle mount so you can attach it. you just need the cage 4. not at all if you use electrical tape hope that helps!

[@antoniodidonato8622]

Hi Josh! Speed Concept user as well, congrats on the video and the channel! I saw you recently (believe in Samorin) upgraded the wheels to ENVE...did you keep the 28mm front-rear tyre size? Did you have any issue in riding a 28 on the front since TREK recommends a 25mm as max tire size?

[@Josh_lewis]

Hey Antonio! Thanks for the message. Yes I changed to Enve this season and run 28mm on each wheel without issue 🙌🏻☺️

[@nickwilsonxc]

I bought the same bike a week ago! Same color way and everything. I’m anxious to ride it because the earliest appointment I could get it fitted is September 20th. Right now it’s just sitting nice and pretty in my closet. So my background is primarily running and I’m a strong swimmer, but not yet pro triathlete strong. However, I’m a complete novice to cycling and never completed a triathlon. Any tips you can give to a beginner? Also, what bike(s) do you primarily train on? The salespeople at Trek made it very clear to me that it is odd to buy such an expensive Triathlon bike without already having a road bike to train on. 😅 So I’d like to get a road bike soon to train on as well. Of Trek models, would the Madone be the best road bike to pair with the Speed Concept?

[@Josh_lewis]

Hey Nick! great bike to get for sure! I'd say that you probably have a good engine having been a swimmer, so your engine will be more developed than your chassis... so you just need to be careful with overall loading on bike and run as you'll get injured if you're not careful. I do most of my long rides on my road bike, and leave my TT bike on the turbo. I'd say im now 5050 between the two, but if I had to have one, it would be a tt bike so i could race on it... but it's not very social to go out for rides with people! Would probably recommend getting a road bike, and i'd say the emonda or Domane would be a good bike to pair it with. something you can ride comfortably in the winter without worrying abuot ruining it.

[@alessiosamperi1234]

Hey Josh! Did you put 2 angle 7 degree spacer over there? Thanks mate❤

[@Josh_lewis]

I did 👍🏼👍🏼

[@danielpapirov]

can you please tell me what kind of spacers you used to create the angle of the aerobar? thank you

[@agphin4540]

you can order different size and different angled spacers from Trek to customize your height and angle

[@skowa74]

Any issue with KMC chain? Did you try Sram's flat-top one, can you compare?

[@Josh_lewis]

No issues what so ever. Actively chose the KMC chain as it's proven to be better for saving watts

[@leejago1972]

Hi Josh where did you get those elastic bottle straos from? great bike btw!!

[@Josh_lewis]

Amazon, thanks!

[@dominikissler9731]

Hey josh, nice videos and great to see you progress over time. What bike case do you use to travel with your precious bike? Would be interesting to see a how josh travels with his bike video for all the triathletes like me struggling with this (dissemble efficiently, safe storage in case, which cases have you tried, proper reassembly, fit in car…)

[@Josh_lewis]

Thanks Dominik! I use a Scicon TT bag, and it is really good, but only just fits my medium frame with the aero extensions still attached. I'll do a video on it for my next race, but in general I like the box / bag that you don' thave to take the front end off of, it just saves the hassle.

[@BoddersEngland10]

Hey Josh. Cracking vid. Thank you. I'm running on the Trek Speed Concept, also. Wondering how you attached the prime cage to the top of the torpedo? Cheers.

[@BoddersEngland10]

Never mind. I just figured it out. I had no idea that cover came off! Thanks again.

[@Josh_lewis]

@BoddersEngland10 haha no worries! Great little addition!

[@scottcoombs1357]

Hi Josh, gorgeous bike and congrats on your performance in Finland! I am curious about your choice of crank arm length, and if you consider Q factor for bike fitting purposes?

[@Josh_lewis]

Thanks Scott! I'm a 170mm crank length and stick with that for road and TT bike. Primarily because i'm quite strong and like to have slightly extra length to torque up the pedal stroke, rather than shorter cranks to open up the hips. I haven't thought about Q factor, just ride with me knees hitting my top tube ;) haha... nah i haven't overly considered it tbh

[@Gavin_Dunne]

Awesome, I’ll tell my wife you said I need a new then bike Josh😂.

[@nazeezi3921]

Amazing video I have the same bike, i’m looking for the raises and the adapters for the front end please

[@agphin4540]

you can order from Trek

[@yazdaankhan6879]

I’m planning on getting the speed concept this year , is there anything in particular I need to know in the quality of the bike

[@Josh_lewis]

It’s an awesome bike. Top quality. To be kept for best and not abused. I love it tbh, and have no doubt you will too

[@yazdaankhan6879]

@ the bike came in , I choose to build it myself and in the process I learnt so much about it , you inspired me to get the bike so kudos to you !

[@ironmantooltime]

What saddle do you use on your roadbike Josh? Liking the bontrager 😎

[@Josh_lewis]

Atm I think I use a prologo. But only because it’s long and I can get more over the bottom bracket. I prefer the specialized power saddle or bontrager equivalent usually

[@Davidmorgangolf]

Great video👍 . Did the spacers and risers all come with the bike or a separate buy? Thanks again

[@Josh_lewis]

So it comes with most of the spacers and angled risers, but I bought 1 extra set if angled risers from Trek

[@Davidmorgangolf]

@@Josh_lewis great thank you. Currently using the rim brake version and keep pausing on pushing the buy button 😂

[@morrisizing]

Interesting using the KMC chain and not the flat top Sram.

[@Josh_lewis]

Faster 👍🏼

[@morrisizing]

@Josh_lewis I have seen that on Zero frictions data (Sram seemed to struggle to male fast chains even before the flat top), though they still seem to recommend sticking to Sram I am guessing for shift performance reasons, but obviously no issues in you 70.3 ride 😀