pat0115

I visited the trek web site and saw that they removed all of the disc brake options on all of their FX bikes? Does anyone know more about this. I did see a web post about a recall of all Trek bikes with disc brakes. I was considering one of the FX bikes with disc brakes

FLAWLS1

So I guess there's no 2016 7.7, but now a 7.9. No disc breaks either??? WTF

ColonelSanders

Trek is now calling the disc brake FX's, "Allant's" and they are listed under "Urban Utility Bikes".

ColonelSanders

The 7.7 FX is still listed on their website, but the lack of new disc brake models is very disappointing.

Trek is falling behind the offerings of Giant & Specialized.

quicktrigger

Seem to be an increasing number of boneheaded moves from Trek.

FLAWLS1

By the way, IMO the new 7.9 looks kinda ugly with white lettering!

Grey.

Depends on what you mean by "falling behind". I see three Trek's for every one Specialized out on the street, and the FX is the most popular (widely purchased) hybrid on the market. Trek has obviously realised that disc brakes are of little concern to the average rider. Spending too much time on enthusiast forums can skew your views about what people are actually buying en masse.

Which is not to say that Trek is a better company than Specialized or Giant, but the popularity and widespread use of their hybrid bikes is largely unquestionable.

Kindaslow

It is the reverse in my area. So, neither of us should make huge generalized statements based on what we see. And, I have yet to meet anyone in person who has owned disc brakes and not liked them.

ColdCase

It rare to see trek bikes in our area, but they do a great job marketing, and perhaps spreading FUD about the Internet

sam_cyclist

I've ridden at least a half dozen treks (both road and mtn) this year, and found them all strangely generic and not fun to ride.

Their focus groups must be telling them discs are not the way to go.

Grey.

It's not a generalization. You can view market research collected by the NBDA (National Bicycle Dealers Association) which shows Trek holds a signifigant market saturation presence over Specialized and Giant.

Again, i'm not saying Trek is a better company because they're more popular. I am saying that their decisions are dictated by what the majority of people are buying.

Kindaslow

I would like to see a link to that data. Also, given the massive trend toward buying disc brake bikes, I struggle to believe the last statement to be true.

Grey.

You have to be a member of the NBDA to see up-to-date information, but you can view data from previous years such as this graph from 2011. It hasen't changed much since then.

(And as you can see, Trek is not even the largest.) https://www.rvms.com/thevoyageout/wp-...esentation.jpg

Kindaslow

Thanks!

i guess I was thinking more about Sirrus versus FX. But, I had no ideal Trek was that much larger in the USA. And, I was thinking about the shops in my area, and trying not to generalize based upon my small sample.

NormanF

Allant? Its a commuter bike, now equipped with disc brakes:

ColonelSanders

I mean on what they are offering to consumers.

In the 2+ years I have been intently looking at what Trek & others offer in what could be considered hybrid bikes, they have done literally nothing new and/or gone backwards.

By comparison, Specialized and especially Giant have improved their offerings.

I guess I should say I am largely referring to bikes that cost more than $1,000.

ColonelSanders

I would disagree with that, as I thought the 7.7 with its black on black lettering was bordering on ugly.

FrozenBiker 

Seems like a lot of coin ($880) for a non-carbon fork bike

practical

The Allant seems like a good marketing move. It creates a new product line with little investment in production - simply add disc brakes to an existing model and there you go. It forces dealers to carry more inventory. You see this kind of marketing in the supermarket all the time.

ColonelSanders

Considering they have had the disc versions of the 7.4 FX & 7.2 FX for years, plus none of the other manufacturers do it, it seems needlessly confusing and a minor irritation.

quicktrigger

Not here either. Giant/Specialized are top dogs here. Kona/Giant for mountain bikes, and Specialized/Cannondale for roadies. Plenty of Trek's (and others), but there is certain none of this 3:1 B-S.

And yes, Trek is falling behind. Disc brakes are displacing rim breaks for basically everyone but Trek.

NormanF

Every manufacturer has its own spin on the classic utility/commuter bike - the Raleigh Sports we all remembered from our childhoods.

Rugged, simple and dependable transportation.

side_FX

What about the redo of the DS series? They dumped the iso-zone for 2015. I think that was an improvement?

ColonelSanders

They were fixing up a mistake, which also meant they were just replacing the frame of their higher up hybrid models with one a bit down the food chain, i.e the 8.5 & 8.6 frames became the same as the 8.4 frame.

altondavis2

I really really wanted a Trek FX 7.4, now I really really want a Trek Allant 7.4
Not real crazy about the new moniker, but what the heck.