Too much Trek
10-28-19, 02:16 PM
#151
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 15
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
No Limits
My Trek is awesome, gets me where I need to go, and back; that's it.
Likes For SDkid605:
10-28-19, 02:21 PM
#152
Junior Member
Steel is real
Yes I have allez, I got into a debate on ****** about Cervelo, they are the go to bike for the Ironman. but don't compare them to an F22
10-28-19, 02:58 PM
#153
Destroyer of Worlds
I just purchased a 2020 Domane, after testing a few...and the SL5 is in a sweet spot. Yea, the Ultegra is great, but honestly the 105 is a solid groupset. I had 105 on my Checkpoint, and it never missed a beat. Like you said, that red on the SL5 is winning.
10-28-19, 03:00 PM
#154
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Royersford, PA
Posts: 73
Bikes: 1989 Eddy Merckx Century Hitachi Team, 2008 Colnago Master X-Light, 2012 Cannondale SuperSix 5 Liquigas Team, 1995 Vitus 992 Lotto Team, 2006 Bianchi Cross Concept, 1992 Pinarello Asolo
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 21 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 4 Times
in
4 Posts
Where are you? Maybe it's a regional thing - in Philadelphia area, Cannondale seems to dominate.
10-28-19, 07:34 PM
#155
Full Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Bullhead City, AZ
Posts: 227
Bikes: Raleigh USA Technium Olympian, Kona Hahanna single-speed, FUJI Espree Three Speed Fixie, Trek 720 hybrid/bike of burden, Trek 1200 ZX 'Superleggera' project, Trek 400 fixie, Cove G-Spot double-boinger. .
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 87 Post(s)
Liked 107 Times
in
62 Posts
Not enough Treks. . . . .
DSCN1592 by John Mortensen, on Flickr
TenBuckTrek by John Mortensen, on Flickr
Trek 720 with new tires by John Mortensen, on Flickr
Trek 420 Fixie New Bars by John Mortensen, on Flickr
DSC_0001 by John Mortensen, on Flickr
DSCN1592 by John Mortensen, on Flickr
TenBuckTrek by John Mortensen, on Flickr
Trek 720 with new tires by John Mortensen, on Flickr
Trek 420 Fixie New Bars by John Mortensen, on Flickr
DSC_0001 by John Mortensen, on Flickr
10-28-19, 07:37 PM
#156
Destroyer of Worlds
10-28-19, 07:45 PM
#157
Full Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Bullhead City, AZ
Posts: 227
Bikes: Raleigh USA Technium Olympian, Kona Hahanna single-speed, FUJI Espree Three Speed Fixie, Trek 720 hybrid/bike of burden, Trek 1200 ZX 'Superleggera' project, Trek 400 fixie, Cove G-Spot double-boinger. .
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 87 Post(s)
Liked 107 Times
in
62 Posts
Likes For mort1369:
Likes For eja_ bottecchia:
10-28-19, 09:42 PM
#159
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 14
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times
in
4 Posts
All Trekked out.
1st Trek, Equinox TT bike, rider rode into me head on, on a trail, cracked the frame. Short wheelbase, made to go straight, didn't handle worth a poop. Then a Cannondale, fork broke on it, face hit the pavement so hard had to have reconstructive plastic surgery. Then a Speed Concept TT bike, it handled and rode like a dream until a lady broadsided me at a 30mph clip, cracked that frame in 4 places. Now I ride a S-Works SHIV, and a Scott road bike, couldn't be happier.
Likes For NeilBurt:
10-28-19, 09:44 PM
#160
Been Around Awhile
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Burlington Iowa
Posts: 29,957
Bikes: Vaterland and Ragazzi
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12 Post(s)
Liked 1,527 Times
in
1,040 Posts
What is irritating about brands like Trek and Specialized is they have totally monopolized the American market by buying up all the space in bike stores. That pushes out most of the other really great bikes. It gets to the point where you are bombarded with just a couple brands and it gets boring seeing the same thing over and over.
However, everyone should just ride whatever they happen to like for whatever reason. Like you said it is not about being "cool" so I agree with you there. It is nice to have choices though, which is not so much the case when two brands take over everything. The best example is coffee and Starbuck's. I remember when there was coffee houses with really high quality coffee. Then Starbuck's drove everyone out of business. So now that is the only choice you have in many towns across the world. And the quality is just BAD. The bike situation is different in that you can always buy a good cheap vintage bike. So the used market kind of saves the day. If you want something unique and new in the modern bikes you might have to pay a pretty penny. Anyway I have beaten this horse to death but would be interested in other people's opinions on the subject.
However, everyone should just ride whatever they happen to like for whatever reason. Like you said it is not about being "cool" so I agree with you there. It is nice to have choices though, which is not so much the case when two brands take over everything. The best example is coffee and Starbuck's. I remember when there was coffee houses with really high quality coffee. Then Starbuck's drove everyone out of business. So now that is the only choice you have in many towns across the world. And the quality is just BAD. The bike situation is different in that you can always buy a good cheap vintage bike. So the used market kind of saves the day. If you want something unique and new in the modern bikes you might have to pay a pretty penny. Anyway I have beaten this horse to death but would be interested in other people's opinions on the subject.
Most people are not seeking unique or modern "Great Bicycles," as defined, admired and/or "seen" by bicycling enthusiasts. These bicycle consumers buy their bicycles at the stores and outlets that sell the inexpensive bicycles that they seek.
Likes For I-Like-To-Bike:
10-28-19, 10:12 PM
#161
Been Around Awhile
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Burlington Iowa
Posts: 29,957
Bikes: Vaterland and Ragazzi
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12 Post(s)
Liked 1,527 Times
in
1,040 Posts
Sir you have a lot of posts! I am a newbie. Wow. Sorry but could not help but notice.
I am not disagreeing with yah....sounds like you know of what you speak. Just a sincere question for my own knowledge: What are the bike brands that are dominating the U.S. market in terms of units sold?
I am not disagreeing with yah....sounds like you know of what you speak. Just a sincere question for my own knowledge: What are the bike brands that are dominating the U.S. market in terms of units sold?
10-28-19, 11:27 PM
#162
Been Around Awhile
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Burlington Iowa
Posts: 29,957
Bikes: Vaterland and Ragazzi
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12 Post(s)
Liked 1,527 Times
in
1,040 Posts
What is stupid is the attitude of a few self righteous characters on BF who disparage other posters who provide "another point of view" that doesn't fit into their own scheme of bicycling correctness.
Rather than discuss their differences with the other point of view, they rely on posting abusive ad hominem arguments and bleating insults and accusations of Troll!
Likes For I-Like-To-Bike:
10-28-19, 11:48 PM
#163
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Portland
Posts: 1,115
Mentioned: 10 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 451 Post(s)
Liked 364 Times
in
227 Posts
When I got back into cycling a number of years ago, I went back to the same shop that had sold me my Univega in 1980. Bike Gallery. They are by far the largest Trek dealer in this area and, true to form, they initially showed me a helluva lot of Treks. Were quite obviously pushing Trek. So, I asked them to give me a minute. I looked around on my own. Found a gorgeous Orbea off in a corner that appealed to me. There were only two in the shop. Anyway, I bought it. Loved that bike. When that bike was stolen, I replaced it with a Wilier, another non-Trek, non-Specialized, "off" brand. Outstanding bike.
Now, I ride a BMC. It has some issues, but overall, it is terrific. I guess I'm a bit of a contrarian by nature, sort of. I tend to gravitate to the more unique, rather than the more common. For the same money, I'd much prefer a Maserati to a really tricked-out BMW--and I like BMWs. I've owned two. I've always been this way. There is just something in me that naturally recoils when I feel I am being told I have to buy a particular brand. That is a near-guarantee to get me not to buy that brand. I'll find something just as good--or better--that I find more interesting. To each her own, I guess.
Now, I ride a BMC. It has some issues, but overall, it is terrific. I guess I'm a bit of a contrarian by nature, sort of. I tend to gravitate to the more unique, rather than the more common. For the same money, I'd much prefer a Maserati to a really tricked-out BMW--and I like BMWs. I've owned two. I've always been this way. There is just something in me that naturally recoils when I feel I am being told I have to buy a particular brand. That is a near-guarantee to get me not to buy that brand. I'll find something just as good--or better--that I find more interesting. To each her own, I guess.
Likes For Leisesturm:
10-29-19, 01:24 AM
#165
Destroyer of Worlds
When I got back into cycling a number of years ago, I went back to the same shop that had sold me my Univega in 1980. Bike Gallery. They are by far the largest Trek dealer in this area and, true to form, they initially showed me a helluva lot of Treks. Were quite obviously pushing Trek. So, I asked them to give me a minute. I looked around on my own. Found a gorgeous Orbea off in a corner that appealed to me. There were only two in the shop. Anyway, I bought it. Loved that bike. When that bike was stolen, I replaced it with a Wilier, another non-Trek, non-Specialized, "off" brand. Outstanding bike.
Now, I ride a BMC. It has some issues, but overall, it is terrific. I guess I'm a bit of a contrarian by nature, sort of. I tend to gravitate to the more unique, rather than the more common. For the same money, I'd much prefer a Maserati to a really tricked-out BMW--and I like BMWs. I've owned two. I've always been this way. There is just something in me that naturally recoils when I feel I am being told I have to buy a particular brand. That is a near-guarantee to get me not to buy that brand. I'll find something just as good--or better--that I find more interesting. To each her own, I guess.
Now, I ride a BMC. It has some issues, but overall, it is terrific. I guess I'm a bit of a contrarian by nature, sort of. I tend to gravitate to the more unique, rather than the more common. For the same money, I'd much prefer a Maserati to a really tricked-out BMW--and I like BMWs. I've owned two. I've always been this way. There is just something in me that naturally recoils when I feel I am being told I have to buy a particular brand. That is a near-guarantee to get me not to buy that brand. I'll find something just as good--or better--that I find more interesting. To each her own, I guess.
I definitely didn't want a bike that I didn't LOVE the way it looked...so that played a huge part in my choice.
Likes For N00b_Cyclist:
10-29-19, 05:41 AM
#166
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,201
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18393 Post(s)
Liked 15,465 Times
in
7,306 Posts
Serious cyclists ride loaded. Just sayin'.
Likes For indyfabz:
10-29-19, 09:14 AM
#169
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Redmond, WA & Bangkok, Thailand
Posts: 565
Bikes: 1999 Giant ATX MTB, 2002 Lemond Zurich, 2018 Fuji Transonic 2.3, 2019 Specialized Tarmac Disc Expert
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 170 Post(s)
Liked 391 Times
in
226 Posts
I've never owned a Trek although I have ridden a few Trek mountain bikes. I do have have one of its relatives a Lemond Zurich. My brother in law is a hardcore Trekkie though and has had a number of high end Treks.
10-29-19, 01:37 PM
#171
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,201
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18393 Post(s)
Liked 15,465 Times
in
7,306 Posts
Somewhere along Yaak River Road, between U.S. 2 and Yaak, Montana. Remote, northwest corner of the state. The following day I took a day was a rest day. Took a ride up a forest service road into the forest to look for critters. Didn't see a grizzly (they are up there), but I did see black bear that looked to be about 3 years old. Serious cyclists are not afraid of bears. The campground host and his girlfriend took a drive up nearby road. Lion jumped down from some rocks and ran in front of their truck for a ways. He said it was the third one he had seen that year.
Likes For indyfabz:
Likes For Rajflyboy:
10-29-19, 02:40 PM
#173
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,201
Mentioned: 211 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18393 Post(s)
Liked 15,465 Times
in
7,306 Posts
Likes For indyfabz:
10-29-19, 08:35 PM
#174
Tortoise Wins by a Hare!
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Looney Tunes, IL
Posts: 7,398
Bikes: Wabi Special FG, Raleigh Roper, Nashbar AL-1, Miyata One Hundred, '70 Schwinn Lemonator and More!!
Mentioned: 22 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1549 Post(s)
Liked 941 Times
in
504 Posts
You wouldn't say that if you were forced to read 'em all.
Likes For AlmostTrick:
