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06-25-03, 01:13 AM
I am looking for a new road bike, and had basically set my sights on the Trek 2300 as being in my price range, and I liked the ride the 2300 gave me (loved it, in fact). The TCR1 carbon is basically the equivelent of the Trek 5200, but a lot cheaper.
I have just discovered that I can get the Giant TCR1 carbon for about the same price as the Trek 2300 (this is a limited end of year special at my LBS). This is a full carbon bike with Ultegra groupset, Shimano R540 wheels, etc.
I have ridden the TCR1 and I quite like it. Better than the 5500 and almost as good as the 2300 - as funny as that sounds - but with the comfort of carbon. This is my personal opinion after only very short rides on all of these bikes. I did not like the 5500 all that much - seemed fairly sluggish to me.
So - I am leaning more towards the TCR1 at moment - so before I plonk my money down, does anyone have anything to say about the Giant? Some deep dark secret that I need to know about?
The only things I could find about it not as good as the Trek 2300 were the wheels - the Shimano R540 wheels do not look any where near as cool as the Bontrager Race Lites. And also - the Giant does not have the option of triple chain-rings, whereas the Trek does.
The Trek does look a bit better too...the TCR1 is basically natural carbon colour - black with white decals.
Decisions....decisions....
I have just discovered that I can get the Giant TCR1 carbon for about the same price as the Trek 2300 (this is a limited end of year special at my LBS). This is a full carbon bike with Ultegra groupset, Shimano R540 wheels, etc.
I have ridden the TCR1 and I quite like it. Better than the 5500 and almost as good as the 2300 - as funny as that sounds - but with the comfort of carbon. This is my personal opinion after only very short rides on all of these bikes. I did not like the 5500 all that much - seemed fairly sluggish to me.
So - I am leaning more towards the TCR1 at moment - so before I plonk my money down, does anyone have anything to say about the Giant? Some deep dark secret that I need to know about?
The only things I could find about it not as good as the Trek 2300 were the wheels - the Shimano R540 wheels do not look any where near as cool as the Bontrager Race Lites. And also - the Giant does not have the option of triple chain-rings, whereas the Trek does.
The Trek does look a bit better too...the TCR1 is basically natural carbon colour - black with white decals.
Decisions....decisions....