Fifty Plus (50+) - Trek Carbon Fiber District Single Speed Bike..?

Anyone here in the over 50 crowd considered or thought of owning one of Treks new Carbon Fiber Single Speed Districts? That sure is one mighty fine looking ride. I have bought the District Single Speed (Not Carbon) and I have never enjoyed riding a bike so much. Owning over 10 bikes now, i find this is the one i ride all the time.






Cheers, Jerry in Sunny NW Ohio

Is that the one with a belt drive that costs over $3000? Seems like the bike equivalent of a yuppie BMW or something, IMO.

I like the idea of the CF District but the price seems a bit extreme for a SS. However if someone had money to toss at the LBS and wanted to have a conversation piece at the morning weekend Starbucks stop for coffee and the paper it would be an interesting choice.

Saturday afternoon and my LBS Guru just rang and said SUPRISE..Guess what Jerry..? The rep said there was finally a 58 CF District available.. Well LBS had it shipped in knowing I will end up buying it. Lists for $3350.00 and thinking of making a offer over $2650.00 out the door with tax..If not..Dont care as i really dont need another bike. havent even rode 1/2 the 11 bikes i already own....! is 25% off of list reasonable..?

Just as a thought I would bet those bikes will not be flying out of the shop. They might not make the deal this early in the game but if you need one to go with a Rolex and Coach Seat bag you have to at least make the offer.

Just as a thought I would bet those bikes will not be flying out of the shop. They might not make the deal this early in the game but if you need one to go with a Rolex and Coach Seat bag you have to at least make the offer.

Actually for my 50th Birthday 6 years ago I bought a Rolex Blue Face Submariner in Gold and Stainless. Had no idea Coach sold bike bags as i thought they were just a ladies handbag store. No coach bags however i do love Leather Tumi Luggage..:) Going Monday am to check out the Carbon District at my LBS. Its still in the box as he knows i will buy nothing that anyone else has played around with.


Cheers, Jerry

I seriously considered the Orbea carbon fiber commuter bike, the Diem. It's about $2500 (list), and is the only CF bike I know with clearance for fenders and eyelets for racks. Weighs only 19 pounds - the lightest commuter I know of.

However, it comes with flat bars, and I strongly prefer drop. My cost to convert was going to be a couple of hundred bucks (mainly because of the added costs of brifters), so I never pulled the trigger, and I went another direction. But if it had drops I would have bought it.


http://www.orbea-usa.com/fly.aspx?layout=bikes&pid=167&taxid=74

Ohio must be flat

That's pretty cool...if I had a yearning and an extra $3300 I'd jump on it.

That's pretty cool...if I had a yearning and an extra $3300 I'd jump on it.
Yep but you might stick out like a sore thumb with the Hipsters. My question would be how hard would it be to get different gear ratios? A 55/22 that equals a 44/17 seems a little mild. And I take it you can't flip the wheel to make it a Fixie? So basically you are stuck with a factory bike. Sorry but that alone would make it less than optimum for me. I have been looking at SS and Fixies lately however. That one reminds me of a factory job trying to look custom. You see it in motorcycles as well.

Saturday afternoon and my LBS Guru just rang and said SUPRISE..Guess what Jerry..? The rep said there was finally a 58 CF District available.. Well LBS had it shipped in knowing I will end up buying it. Lists for $3350.00 and thinking of making a offer over $2650.00 out the door with tax..If not..Dont care as i really dont need another bike. havent even rode 1/2 the 11 bikes i already own....! is 25% off of list reasonable..?

My best guess is the bike costs a shop $2200 not including the expense to set it up, take care of any warranty issues.

I used to be a Trek dealer and that would be about the margin we worked on.

Do I think you will get it for $2650....No, considering their cost, the interest in them and the scarcity. But it might start a discussion and they may offer you a reasonable counter offer.

Yep but you might stick out like a sore thumb with the Hipsters. My question would be how hard would it be to get different gear ratios? A 55/22 that equals a 44/17 seems a little mild. And I take it you can't flip the wheel to make it a Fixie? So basically you are stuck with a factory bike. Sorry but that alone would make it less than optimum for me. I have been looking at SS and Fixies lately however. That one reminds me of a factory job trying to look custom. You see it in motorcycles as well.

Me?? Stick out with the Hipsters? Like I don't already?:roflmao2:

Me?? Stick out with the Hipsters? Like I don't already?:roflmao2:

well that is true.:lol: You do your best to stick out to everyone. :D But the one thing that makes SS bikes interesting to me is the ability to flip the wheel and turn it into a fixie. I wouldn't want a pure fixie either. But I have seen several fixies that can be flipped and turned into a SS. The SS riders I know all seem to have a different cog for different rides. If they are doing a beach ride or a flat century they might run a 48/17 but if they are running the expressway they tend to run 48/15 or 14. I would want that feature on any SS I was looking into. The old time roadies tell me that I need to learn to ride a fixie to improve my pedal stroke but I like coasting down hills too much not to have a SS option on any fixie I might finally get into. :innocent: However our club is getting ready to start our summer TT series so I may have to put off a SS/fixie till I can find a good frame and build it myself. If I can do my own build on the Jamis I should be able to build a SS/fixie.

My point is if I can't modify the gearing to fit me it doesn't matter how cool the bike is it isn't on my radar.:eek:

In this case I have to agree with the conclusion of Bicycling Magazine. The reason to buy doesn't work for me and I might lean towards the reason not to buy. Just me however. :D

Was down at LBS yesterday morning and had him bring the bike out from back room and open box so that i could have a gander at it. Its in Flat Black and even has carbon sprockets.? Gosh is this thing stealth looking. I am really getting a itch for this beauty..!

If it floats your boat, then go for it. $3000'ish for a bike will sound like a lot to many people. But even if you buy five $3000 bikes, you're up to $15,000, which is still considered an economy car if you are buying a car. People spend more than that for one piece of furniture, or way more for one piece of art to hang on a wall. People buying one 60's era muscle car will drop $30K to $50K or more.

I can't easily afford to drop $3K on one more piece of hobby gear, but that's really not that much in the whole scheme of things. If you are going to possibly get hundreds of hours of enjoyment from it, and you can afford it, then that's a pretty good deal.

I've seen Trek dealers accept an offer like that, for a bike that isn't selling that well. I've seen discounts on new Treks that were even greater than 25%. Where they got the bike at a discount from Trek.

Ok, I was in the LBS out in Palm Desert this morning and laid eyes on the CF District...sweet ride. If I had an extra $3k it would be in my stable.

I think the whole idea is kinda cool and I hope they find a market for it, but I won't be buying one.

No problem though, I don't buy most of the things (bikes or othewise) on the market. I'll stick with my old fixed gear bike ('75 Masi Gran Criteium) and my 42 x 15 gearing.

If I want to ride a single-speed carbon Trek, I can borrow the old (mid-90's) carbon Trek my wife uses for her shopping bike! She wasn't using the frame, so I built it up as a single-speed for her several years ago (and she rides it far more than I would have thought!).

Rick / OCRR

Ok, I was in the LBS out in Palm Desert this morning and laid eyes on the CF District...sweet ride. If I had an extra $3k it would be in my stable.

MetricMan.. Did you take it out for a spin or just lay eyes on it..? My LBS is suppose to have it built on Friday so i can play with it a bit. They very well know i am going to be buying it when we come to terms on price etc.. I plan on making a offer and if not accepted.. Oh well.. I have bought 10 bikes from them in the last 18 months so they are aware I am not tire kicking..

Didn't ride it, it was a 58 and I'm a 54, and it was sold. I also saw the non CF model, it's nice too, but that CF District looks almost sinister with the matte finish.

Didn't ride it, it was a 58 and I'm a 54, and it was sold. I also saw the non CF model, it's nice too, but that CF District looks almost sinister with the matte finish.

As I may have mentioned before. I have recently purchased one of the Trek Districts (None CF) I totally love and enjoy riding this bicycle every single day. It is so quiet and it sure draws lots of attention out on the local bike trail. Hopefully the CF District will be built so i can go and check it out on Friday.

I rode the regular district a couple of days ago and was amazed that they put such an easy gear on it. That was a show stopper for me buying the carbon district as they have the same gearing.....BUT after doing some research, trek and gates say the district carbon can accept a 20 cog using the same belt...and Fixie Inc has a 21 cog that would be perfect for me....Sooo I may just get one of these yuppie Beemer bikes.....I love how they look.