Trek Bikes - time to buy a new one

Clark Nova · 20 Mar 2008 at 09:39

I've had a couple of Trek 4500 bikes in the past and have been really pleased with the build quality of them. I'm thinking of going out today and picking up a 6000 or a 6500, anybody got one or want to suggest an alternative in the £450 -£750 range?

Thanks

Clark Nova · 20 Mar 2008 at 13:11

I've been out and had a look in my local bike shop (Freewheel, Nottingham) and they were having a sale. Brilliant stuff, I thought, I'll get a cheap Trek 6000 as they were reduced to £450 for the 2007 models. Before I got a look at one the guy showed me the Trek 8000. It feels absolutely light as a feather compared to my old 4500, has hydraulic disc brakes, lockable RockShock Reba front suspension (that you can lock from the handlebars :cool:

) and overall a very nice bike. It was at the top end of my price range at £750, down from £1100, but I decided to buy it anyway. I should get several years of good use out of it so it really isn't all that much.

Going to pick it up tomorrow, will post some pics then.

glitch · 20 Mar 2008 at 13:31

One of these?

Not too bad for £750. What size did you go for and how tall are you?

Clark Nova · 20 Mar 2008 at 13:37

glitch said:
One of these?

Not too bad for £750. What size did you go for and how tall are you?

That's the one. I went for a 17.5 frame because that's what I have currently and it feels very comfortable. The guy in the shop said that's what I need for my height so I didn't bother changing. I'm 5' 11".

glitch · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:03

Well she certainly looks the part. Did you manage to get any freebies from the LBS other than the price reduction?

Clark Nova · 20 Mar 2008 at 14:12

glitch said:
Well she certainly looks the part. Did you manage to get any freebies from the LBS other than the price reduction?

Well I tried to get him to go down to £700 but he really wasn't going to budge on that. Although I didn't buy anything else at the time (I was on my lunchbreak) I got him to give me 20% off anything else I buy for the next month so I think I'll get a new helmet, bag, maybe a new lock when I go to collect it tomorrow. Need to get some more insurance for it so I'll have to check which locks they require me to use.