Thoughts on the Trek 1000, 1200 and 1500?

[Kris Osborn]

Howdy,

Been spending some time looking at the Trek 1000, 1200 and 1500 bikes. The
reason why is that Bicycling Magazine recently raved about the quality and
ride of the 1000 (an 8 speed bike) as an entry level bike. They wrote that
it is the best bike for under $1,000. Nice looking bike and comes with the
Trek name brand but I am concerned about the componentry. The Trek website
indicates that the front derailleur is Shimano 2203 and the rear derailleur
is Tiagra. Shimano 2203 is of a lower quality than Sora components so I'm
wondering if this bike is really a good buy or would it make more sense to
spend a couple of hundred bucks more and get the 1200 (a 9 speed bike) which
has a Tiagra front derailleur and a 105 rear derailleur? Of course, for
about $400 more than the 1000 you can get the 1500 (a 9 speed bike) which
has a 105 front derailleur and an Ultegra rear derailleur.

Just looking for a bike that will take me from mid-entry level to beyond.

Oz

 

[Tuschinski]

The Rear-derailleur is a lot more critical than Front derailleur

But if it's worth it? Trek is a decent enough brand, but depending on
your bike-shop or your own technically savviness a second-hand bike is
worth looking in. Also, check prices on older models. The leftovers
from the 2004-2005 series are offered for a lot less.

These last two options do depend on availability of the right bike-size
course

 

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Kris Osborn wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> Been spending some time looking at the Trek 1000, 1200 and 1500 bikes. The
> reason why is that Bicycling Magazine recently raved about the quality and
> ride of the 1000 (an 8 speed bike) as an entry level bike. They wrote that
> it is the best bike for under $1,000. Nice looking bike and comes with the
> Trek name brand but I am concerned about the componentry. The Trek website
> indicates that the front derailleur is Shimano 2203 and the rear derailleur
> is Tiagra. Shimano 2203 is of a lower quality than Sora components so I'm
> wondering if this bike is really a good buy or would it make more sense to
> spend a couple of hundred bucks more and get the 1200 (a 9 speed bike) which
> has a Tiagra front derailleur and a 105 rear derailleur? Of course, for
> about $400 more than the 1000 you can get the 1500 (a 9 speed bike) which
> has a 105 front derailleur and an Ultegra rear derailleur.
>
> Just looking for a bike that will take me from mid-entry level to beyond.

Gunnar with Centaur on it. --D-y

 

[Tom Kunich]

"Kris Osborn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Howdy,
>
> Been spending some time looking at the Trek 1000, 1200 and 1500 bikes. The
> reason why is that Bicycling Magazine recently raved about the quality and
> ride of the 1000 (an 8 speed bike) as an entry level bike. They wrote that
> it is the best bike for under $1,000. Nice looking bike and comes with the
> Trek name brand but I am concerned about the componentry. The Trek website
> indicates that the front derailleur is Shimano 2203 and the rear
> derailleur is Tiagra. Shimano 2203 is of a lower quality than Sora
> components so I'm wondering if this bike is really a good buy or would it
> make more sense to spend a couple of hundred bucks more and get the 1200
> (a 9 speed bike) which has a Tiagra front derailleur and a 105 rear
> derailleur? Of course, for about $400 more than the 1000 you can get the
> 1500 (a 9 speed bike) which has a 105 front derailleur and an Ultegra rear
> derailleur.
>
> Just looking for a bike that will take me from mid-entry level to beyond.

A lady in the club who is a very good rider was having back problems because
her Raleigh had her too stretched out so she bought a 1500 and exchanged all
the campy parts for the stuff on the 1500 and it looks as good as any custom
to me.