Comments for TrekDistrict.com http://trekdistrict.com The unofficial Trek District Blog Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:58:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on District on Hills by Alex http://trekdistrict.com/2009/09/08/district-on-hills/comment-page-1/#comment-8301 Alex Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:58:04 +0000 http://trekdistrict.com/2009/09/08/district-on-hills/#comment-8301 Fantastic looking Trek. Might adapt mine similarly! Fantastic looking Trek. Might adapt mine similarly!

]]> Comment on District + Gears = Commuting Dream by Bruce http://trekdistrict.com/2009/09/14/district-gears-commuting-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-6079 Bruce Wed, 19 May 2010 18:15:53 +0000 http://trekdistrict.com/2009/09/14/district-gears-commuting-dream/#comment-6079 Hi, did you had some details on the method used to achieve this ? Could you find pre-built wheels with the alfine hub or did you "simply" had to re-lace the wheel with a spare hub (in this case why not keeping the original rims ?) Thanks & nice work for your modification !, i'm currently tempted with the very same... Hi, did you had some details on the method used to achieve this ? Could you find pre-built wheels with the alfine hub or did you “simply” had to re-lace the wheel with a spare hub (in this case why not keeping the original rims ?)

Thanks & nice work for your modification !, i’m currently tempted with the very same…

]]> Comment on District + Gears = Commuting Dream by greg http://trekdistrict.com/2009/09/14/district-gears-commuting-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-5848 greg Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:27:18 +0000 http://trekdistrict.com/2009/09/14/district-gears-commuting-dream/#comment-5848 can the owner of this blog post a how-to article on adapting the alfine 8 speed hub to the district? if not, can someone who posted email me with the items required and installation overview? many thanks! greg can the owner of this blog post a how-to article on adapting the alfine 8 speed hub to the district? if not, can someone who posted email me with the items required and installation overview?

many thanks!

greg

]]> Comment on Another nicely modded District by dylanbooth http://trekdistrict.com/2009/07/06/another-nicely-modded-district/comment-page-1/#comment-5784 dylanbooth Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:37:38 +0000 http://trekdistrict.com/2009/07/06/another-nicely-modded-district/#comment-5784 Hi, the bike looks great! Do you mind if I ask. You how you managed to fit that crank? I just tried to fit a ultegra crank but tje chain ring hits the frame!! Did you have to use spaces? Hi, the bike looks great! Do you mind if I ask. You how you managed to fit that crank? I just tried to fit a ultegra crank but tje chain ring hits the frame!! Did you have to use spaces?

]]> Comment on Exclusive District Interview by OnYourLeft http://trekdistrict.com/2009/10/13/exclusive-district-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-5595 OnYourLeft Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:33:53 +0000 http://trekdistrict.com/2009/10/13/exclusive-district-interview/#comment-5595 Tom - It's a lot easier for a sales rep to give you answers s/he already has. There are tens of thousands of Modones out there, so chances are the question you had was a common one, therefore they had already developed a good answer/fix. The district, by nature, is an early-adopter type of bike. Just like those iPhone guys who had to deal with lousy service and write their own apps until Apple caught up, you'll have to modify your District to meet your needs for now. If there is enough intereste in it, I promise you, Trek will bring it to market. (it's probably already in the works, with prototypes sitting around the office!) If you have the initiative to contact Gates and work out your own mods, SHARE IT! I'm sure you'll earn a loyal following, and if/when it catches on, yours will be broken in while your buddies are lining up to get their hands on Trek's production version. Neil - Rohloff hubs are works of art, but they cost a pretty penny! Europeans have a different mindset toward a bike, much like we're willing to over-extend ourselves on a new car. They ride to live over there... work, play, the biergarten, they ride TO places. The average American won't shell out thousands of dollars for a cafe racer, so a big company like Trek, with its eye on making money, has to hit the right price point, especially in the early years of a "revolutionary" model like the District. Tom – It’s a lot easier for a sales rep to give you answers s/he already has. There are tens of thousands of Modones out there, so chances are the question you had was a common one, therefore they had already developed a good answer/fix. The district, by nature, is an early-adopter type of bike. Just like those iPhone guys who had to deal with lousy service and write their own apps until Apple caught up, you’ll have to modify your District to meet your needs for now. If there is enough intereste in it, I promise you, Trek will bring it to market. (it’s probably already in the works, with prototypes sitting around the office!) If you have the initiative to contact Gates and work out your own mods, SHARE IT! I’m sure you’ll earn a loyal following, and if/when it catches on, yours will be broken in while your buddies are lining up to get their hands on Trek’s production version.
Neil – Rohloff hubs are works of art, but they cost a pretty penny! Europeans have a different mindset toward a bike, much like we’re willing to over-extend ourselves on a new car. They ride to live over there… work, play, the biergarten, they ride TO places. The average American won’t shell out thousands of dollars for a cafe racer, so a big company like Trek, with its eye on making money, has to hit the right price point, especially in the early years of a “revolutionary” model like the District.

]]> Comment on Alfine District in Switzerland by i joebot http://trekdistrict.com/2010/02/15/alfine-district-in-switzerland/comment-page-1/#comment-5584 i joebot Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:15:34 +0000 http://trekdistrict.com/2010/02/13/alfine-district-in-switzerland/#comment-5584 i think the 1st district has a 135mm axle. i bet you can still find a hub that will fit in your more narrow setup, but it might just not be easy to find (shimano makes several sizes, but only sells them to OEM). my question is how did you get the control cable affixed to the frame? it does not have brackets for additional cables. did you use the little 3m sticky things? i think the 1st district has a 135mm axle. i bet you can still find a hub that will fit in your more narrow setup, but it might just not be easy to find (shimano makes several sizes, but only sells them to OEM).

my question is how did you get the control cable affixed to the frame? it does not have brackets for additional cables. did you use the little 3m sticky things?

]]> Comment on Alfine District in Switzerland by tmuenster http://trekdistrict.com/2010/02/15/alfine-district-in-switzerland/comment-page-1/#comment-5533 tmuenster Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:07:11 +0000 http://trekdistrict.com/2010/02/13/alfine-district-in-switzerland/#comment-5533 Wow! That is awesome! I am interested in a conversion the going the other way. I have a Swobo Baxter bike with the Alfine hub already installed and I would like to replace the chain with a belt drive. Very cool bike. Nice work!! Wow! That is awesome! I am interested in a conversion the going the other way. I have a Swobo Baxter bike with the Alfine hub already installed and I would like to replace the chain with a belt drive.

Very cool bike. Nice work!!

]]> Comment on Ninja Quiet by billy http://trekdistrict.com/2008/10/28/ninja-quiet/comment-page-1/#comment-5518 billy Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:01:51 +0000 http://trekdistrict.com/2008/10/28/ninja-quiet/#comment-5518 I've had a district for a while now. The only problem I had was belt noise. I took two spacers out from behind the back sprocket and it cured the problem. Taking the wheel off and tensioning the belt are easy. Don't believe what they say about the beltguard (that it is needed for belt alignment) I took all the superfluous stuff off including the beltguard and put on spd's. Bike is excellent now. Adam asks about fender (mudguard) mounts. I have sen a district with mudguards so it's possible, but totally ruins the look of the bike. I’ve had a district for a while now. The only problem I had was belt noise. I took two spacers out from behind the back sprocket and it cured the problem. Taking the wheel off and tensioning the belt are easy. Don’t believe what they say about the beltguard (that it is needed for belt alignment) I took all the superfluous stuff off including the beltguard and put on spd’s. Bike is excellent now. Adam asks about fender (mudguard) mounts. I have sen a district with mudguards so it’s possible, but totally ruins the look of the bike.

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]]> Comment on Alfine District in Switzerland by Martin http://trekdistrict.com/2010/02/15/alfine-district-in-switzerland/comment-page-1/#comment-5385 Martin Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:16:49 +0000 http://trekdistrict.com/2010/02/13/alfine-district-in-switzerland/#comment-5385 Hey, nice work! I would like to do the same with my District 2nd. The only thing I am worried about is the axle length of the Alfine Hub. I measured something like 125mm in the current setup, but the Alfine Hub needs 135mm. Was your axle wider from the beginning or did you just expand it by force? Any comment would be very much appreciatet! Hey, nice work! I would like to do the same with my District 2nd. The only thing I am worried about is the axle length of the Alfine Hub. I measured something like 125mm in the current setup, but the Alfine Hub needs 135mm. Was your axle wider from the beginning or did you just expand it by force? Any comment would be very much appreciatet!

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