Trek Pilot 2.1

Advantages: Great Price, Great Components, Super Reliability
Disadvantages: None whatsoever

...After 3yrs and 9000 miles of loyal service my original Trek 1500 road bike gave up the ghost after coming off second best with a battered old Nissan Micra!! I guess that proves that steel is stronger than Aluminium!! My insurance company were great and sorted me out with a replacement within 2 weeks. I was delighted to find that the actual replacement was going to be the new 2006 model which features several improvements from the bike that I had previously. The price of the bike is £1300 fully delivered and set up, but upgrades to components such as saddle / wheels and pedals can bring the cost up if you want. I booked a day off work to receive delivery of my bike, which arrived as planned and only required adjustment to the handlebars, seat-post and saddle. Berkshire Cycle Company who were the approved insurance dealers set the bike... Read review

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Advantages: Good re-introduction to road bikes
Disadvantages: expense and pedals

...handlebars or a drop handle bar proper road bike, with tyres so thin I could up up stuck in a drain grating. The Trek 1.2 Double won the day after a very generous discount from the dealer. The list price is £499 and I can't tell you publicly how good the reduction was! - but it was amazing - thanks Dave and Chris. 3 The Vital Details If you look on the Trek site you will get the technical details of the bike among their glittering 2008 productions. Some of the spec details would be meaningless to you - as some are still to me. But the details that affected my choice and my experience include the following. The Double is not a reference to the drink needed before venturing out on to the public highway, but to the double gear wheel on the front of the chainset, which results in doubling the back 8 gears to make 16 altogether. A triple... Read review

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Advantages: Comfortable, plush ride, sensible gearing
Disadvantages: Price, low spec group set

...Girlfriend was getting back ache after riding a small version of a male bike, so i bought her one for her birthday...no more back ache. Specific for ladies in the way that, 1. Small brake leavers 2. Larger saddle 3. Shorter top tube 4. Softer suspension fork Ther are probably loads more changes compared to the normal 4900, but these are the obvious ones. As a package though it works well, and is pretty comfortable to ride. Plush forks (low stiction), sensible gearing and a nice ladies saddle to protect the soft bits! You pay a premium though for such attention to detail. Yes you pay the same as the male version, but you get downgraded gears, cassette, hubs and chainrings. Bit tight if you ask me, are the ladies being taken advantage of in the way that they might not know the difference between the Deore and LX range? NIce colours... Read review

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