Want to buy road bike - head spinning. - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-22-2004, 06:01 PM

I could appreciate some guidance on purchasing a new road bicycle.

I am attempting to find a suitable road bike for serious fitness riding
(soon to be ex-runner 50 to 60 miles running per week). I have no plans
to race, but could imagine doing 1 or 2 centuries per year.

I went to my Trek dealer and my head started to spin.

I looked at a Trek 1000, 1500, and 2100. I left very confused. Any of
these bikes are vastly superior to my deceased 1980's schwinn 10-speed.
From that perspective the Trek 1000 would be the nicest bike that I
would have owned. On the other hand, I really don't want to buy it and
find out in a year that I should have bought the 2100.

My gut feeling is that the 1000 series should contain a bike that would
work well for my purposes.

I would appreciate input from anyone who has been in a similar situation.

Thanks,

Greg