Road Bike selection Trek vs Kestrel Legend
03-21-14, 12:25 PM
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Road Bike selection Trek vs Kestrel Legend
Hello and thank you to all in advance for any help you can offer. I am a 65-year-old biker/triathlete and have ridden only Kestrel tri bikes over the last 22 years. I would finally like to buy a more comfortable but still performance-rated carbon road bike, and start riding more pace line-type club rides. My current Kestrel just is too uncomfortable over long rides like these, plus the other riders really don't want to see the aero bars. I would consider a Kestrel Legend SL road bike, but there are no dealers close for me to try one out, so I can't make a good comparison. I have looked at the Trek Domane and Malone carbon road bikes and they seem fine. Is there anyone who could comment on comparing these two Trek bikes with a Kestrel road bike like the Legend?
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03-21-14, 12:55 PM
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The kestrel Legend SL is a fine bike, and I don't think you'd see a lot of difference between it and a comparble Madone.
But I think the Domane is what your looking for. Little bit more relaxed geometry, and the decoupled seatpost is going to give a more comfortable ride.
And given that Fabian Cancellera rides a Domane in the Classics, it's plenty fine on the performance wise.
But I think the Domane is what your looking for. Little bit more relaxed geometry, and the decoupled seatpost is going to give a more comfortable ride.
And given that Fabian Cancellera rides a Domane in the Classics, it's plenty fine on the performance wise.
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03-21-14, 01:48 PM
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+1 on the Domane. For full disclosure I've never ridden a Kestrel.
My main bike is a Madone, but I rode a coworker's Domane and could tell the difference. More relaxed and the road buzz up through the saddle was noticeably less, to the point that I was actually surprised. I'm a fairly skeptical guy as a rule but the IsoSpeed thing seems to work.
One other thing that you may or may not care about is that the Domane looks more like it's "racier" cousin than other relaxed geometry bikes. You can tell a Roubaix vs. Tarmac a mile away, but the Domane looks much less goofy.
My main bike is a Madone, but I rode a coworker's Domane and could tell the difference. More relaxed and the road buzz up through the saddle was noticeably less, to the point that I was actually surprised. I'm a fairly skeptical guy as a rule but the IsoSpeed thing seems to work.
One other thing that you may or may not care about is that the Domane looks more like it's "racier" cousin than other relaxed geometry bikes. You can tell a Roubaix vs. Tarmac a mile away, but the Domane looks much less goofy.
03-22-14, 08:48 AM
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Simon Whitfield (Gold and Silver medal in Olympic Triathlon events) chose a Trek Domane as his personal bike.
(although he sold his personal bike to ride on sponsor supplied bikes),
then I think the Trek Domane should be a pretty good choice for you.
I know I love mine
(although he sold his personal bike to ride on sponsor supplied bikes),
then I think the Trek Domane should be a pretty good choice for you.
I know I love mine
03-27-14, 11:08 AM
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Add the Trek Care+, it's like a $150 for 3 years, covers everything except brake pads, tires, tubes and bar tape. Even covers breakage from crashes now. It will pay for itself the first time you have to replace chain or cassette. I ride 4300-4500 miles a year so I can count on a couple of chain replacements a year.
