I have a 1997 Trek 2300, I just like the way it fits me and it has been a great bike. My son has a 2005 Trek 1500 that also fits him well and been a good bike. Trek riders being snobs seems like a very broad statement. I think that it might be more of an area or level of rider thing rather than what someone owns. A snob on a Trek would be just as big a snob on another brand. Blame the person not the bike.