I bought the 2003 model so after 4 years of riding it I thought why not write a review!
The bike is very easy to live with, I have had no mechanical problems to speak of. In fact i did not have any punctures for the first 2 years, and was beginning to think the bike was "blessed" in some ... Read review
Advantages: Smooth ride and handling. Disadvantages: Not a ideal criterium bike
I bought the 2003 model so after 4 years of riding it I thought why not write a review!
The bike is very easy to live with, I have had no mechanical problems to speak of. In fact i did not have any punctures for the first 2 years, and was beginning to think the bike was "blessed" in some way.
Ride quality is silky smooth. Obviously it is a stiff bike but the carbon frame and design geometry take the harshness ... ...I actually enjoy going over bumps and feeling how the frame soaks them up (!?). It's true - honest!
The bike handles like a dream. It does not have the kind of sharp handling you might desire of a criterium bike, but this has been designed for race tours. Consequently it goes into corners smoothly and then corners like it's on rails. Power transfer is excellent also - better than my previous aluminium Canondale.
I bought the 2003 model so after 4 years of riding it I thought why not write a review!
The bike is very easy to live with, I have had no mechanical problems to speak of. In fact i did not have any punctures for the first 2 years, and was beginning to think the bike was "blessed" in some way.
Ride quality is silky smooth. Obviously it is a stiff bike but the carbon frame and design geometry take the harshness out of the bumps. In fact in some bizzar way, I actually enjoy going over bumps and feeling how the frame soaks them up (!?). It's true - honest!
The bike handles like a dream. It does not have the kind of sharp handling you might desire of a criterium bike, but this has been designed for race tours. Consequently it goes into corners smoothly and then corners like it's on rails. Power transfer is excellent also - better than my previous aluminium Canondale.
Frame quality is excellent and the bontrager components are good value for money. The wheels (Bontrager race lite) are still going strong after 15,000 miles - still true.
In summary this is a lovable bike that will make you want to ride all day long due to it's ability to remove rider fatigue.
Advantages: fast, light, high spec for cheap price Disadvantages: None
producing road racing bikes and the 750/050 series was born.
Trek became global in 1989 and the first overseas subsidiaries were formed in Great Britain and Germany.
By 2005 Trek had the largest dealer base with the bikes being available in 90 different countries. At that time Trek had 10 subsidiaries and over 70 distributors.
Arguably, it was the 'great' Lance Armstrong who raised the profile of the Trek brand within the road racing community. In 1997 Lance Armstrong was dropped from his European cycling team after being diagnosed with cancer. What a mistake that was?.
Lance Armstrong joined forces with Trek and In 1999 became the first American on an American bike riding for the American team to win the Tour De France. Lance's popularity was so great that the bike developed for the American team, the OCLV carbon 5200, became ...
yackers1 06.10.2008
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