Road Cycling - Look 361, Trek 5200, or Giant TCR Comp

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DZOO
09-05-03, 11:46 AM
I am wanting to upgrade from my TCR2/105 to a carbon fiber ultegra model. Can't test the Look, it would be coming from Competitivecyclists.com in Little Rock Ark. anyone ever deal with them?, Any insights you might have on these models would be appreciated. The Trek is 2150.00 with Bontrager race lites, Giant is 2250.00 with mavic cosmos, Look is 2000.00 with Bontrager select.


Jay H
09-05-03, 12:33 PM
I just bought a KG381i from Brendan at CompetitiveCyclist, they have been wonderful and very quick to respond to email. Don't forget to ask for a price match if they are more than say another firm. I know the 361 framset is on sale at Jensen for $1000 but I think it's also on sale at CC anyway. I had CC pricematch mine from Riverside cycles and I even got some components upgraded from theirs. When I got the bike in great condition, the SSM Aspide was black/silver and I requested black/red so he was going to order the right one and we'll simply switch them when it arrives... No problem. All in all, my experience with CC has been very good. Bike was packed nicely and arrived in perfect condition.

As far as the bikes, can't imagine you can go wrong with any of the bikes you list, all are nice bikes and have their own pros/cons but I love my 381i, it rides real nice and I hope to put alot of miles on it.

Jay

ImprezaDrvr
09-05-03, 01:03 PM
You'll get the "bike not everyone else has" factor with the Look moreso than the other two. Is the Giant compact geometry? That would factor in for me; their compact frames are very, well, compact, especially in larger sizes. OCLV rides pretty well, but I ditched my old 5500 after a year of riding it because it didn't feel real lively under me.

Shame you can't ride the Look. Have you checked out roadbikereview.com for info. on that frame? You might find some opinions there.