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Originally Posted by USAZorro
The main disappointments so far have been a full 531, Trek Tri Series. It was the perfect size for me, but it just felt dead. It seemed to be a black hole for pedaling energy. I also had a Trek 760 that I had a similar impression of. It was a little small for me, which might have been part of the problem. The other one was purely in between my ears. 1954 Hetchin's Magnum Opus. Again, my size. It rode pretty well, but I could never get past feeling self-conscious that I was riding around on a museum piece. Sold them all on. The Trek Tri series must have been quite a dog, as the fellow I sold it to didn't like it either, and barely kept it a week before he was looking to be rid of it.
There were a few bikes that I have test ridden while working at a bike shop and every now and again there is a "klinker". Probably overheated during the build, maybe very shoddy mitering too.
Some were quite pretty, but just not happy bikes, indeed they felt "dead". Black holes for pedal energy.
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