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Old 04-11-15, 09:49 AM
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Hello All,

I am buying my first bike (been riding a Raleigh mountain bike since High School/I'm now 26) and am having a hard time deciding between the Trek 7.2 FX and the Cannondale 4 Quick. I've test ridden both and while I found the Quick to be a slightly faster, smoother ride, the difference is almost negligible. The Quick is marked down at my local shop from $730 to $590, while the Trek is going for $480. I don't really know enough about bikes to understand which components are better on the Cannondale, or if it's worth paying the extra money. Both bikes seem really well reviewed, etc. The standard advice seems to be "go with what feels best," and that's just the problem. I've been riding a bad bike for so long that both of these bikes felt great! I took both for lengthy test rides and as I said, the main difference seemed to be that the Cannondale felt a little faster. Any thoughts or direction here would be most appreciated.
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Originally Posted by rwilsontraisman
Hello All,

I am buying my first bike (been riding a Raleigh mountain bike since High School/I'm now 26) and am having a hard time deciding between the Trek 7.2 FX and the Cannondale 4 Quick. I've test ridden both and while I found the Quick to be a slightly faster, smoother ride, the difference is almost negligible. The Quick is marked down at my local shop from $730 to $590, while the Trek is going for $480. I don't really know enough about bikes to understand which components are better on the Cannondale, or if it's worth paying the extra money. Both bikes seem really well reviewed, etc. The standard advice seems to be "go with what feels best," and that's just the problem. I've been riding a bad bike for so long that both of these bikes felt great! I took both for lengthy test rides and as I said, the main difference seemed to be that the Cannondale felt a little faster. Any thoughts or direction here would be most appreciated.
Forget components for a bit, if the Cannondale felt faster, more responsive to you...that is probably the best choice. Looks like the Cannondale has a carbon fork? That maybe the reason it felt "quicker".
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Originally Posted by rwilsontraisman
Hello All,

I am buying my first bike (been riding a Raleigh mountain bike since High School/I'm now 26) and am having a hard time deciding between the Trek 7.2 FX and the Cannondale 4 Quick. I've test ridden both and while I found the Quick to be a slightly faster, smoother ride, the difference is almost negligible. The Quick is marked down at my local shop from $730 to $590, while the Trek is going for $480. I don't really know enough about bikes to understand which components are better on the Cannondale, or if it's worth paying the extra money. Both bikes seem really well reviewed, etc. The standard advice seems to be "go with what feels best," and that's just the problem. I've been riding a bad bike for so long that both of these bikes felt great! I took both for lengthy test rides and as I said, the main difference seemed to be that the Cannondale felt a little faster. Any thoughts or direction here would be most appreciated.
Which bike looks nicer to you?

That may seem like a strange question, but the better looking bike might get you more excited about wanting to be riding it.

On specs alone, I would go with the Cannondale in this instance, but mainly for the carbon fork.
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