cpass123

I have about $1,500 set aside to purchase a new bike. I am not impressed with teh carbon bikes at this price range. They felt very flexy even compared to my 88 steel bike. I am a big guy so stiff is important.

I can get a trek 1000 aluminum frame for about $200. I was thinkling about building it up via ebay and Nashbar with 105/ultegra components.

I know teh Trek 1000 was an entry level road bike but I was wondering if anyone could comment on the frame/ride quality.

jsharr

Welcome to the forums.

I rode a bonded aluminum Trek 1000 for almost 20 years. I loved that bike, a bit stiff and harsh, which is common to aluminum. I now ride a 2005 Trek 1200. It is still a bit harsh, but not too bad. No where near as smooth as steel. Have never ridden carbon, so I cannot comment on that aspect. Climbs well and accelarates well. Feels solid and handles nicely. Nothing twitchy or slow about it. Nice balanced ride.

Hope this helps.

East Hill

Hello cpass123, the Trek 1000 will work, but does have a bit of a harsh ride.

Welcome to BF, and feel free to PM me with any questions !

East Hill
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Little Darwin

Welcome to the forum.

Unless you buy used or NOS parts, you are unlikely to save money by building your own bike. If you can do your own work, you may want to consider buying a complete bike from one of the online retailers. since you can get the frame and components for cheaper than you can get them individually, and then ensure that the parts are adjusted properly, which is usually the downside of ordering online.

Remember, frame, group, bars, wheels, cables, tape, saddle... it all adds up.

Complete bikes at Nashbar.com, performancebike.com, bikesdirect.com and other sources, along with Ebay could potentially do you better than building from scratch.

cpass123

Thanks for the fededback. I am keeping a spread sheet to figure out costs etc. If I do this it will have to be with Nashbar and ebay deals or it would not be cost effective. Plus I like the idea of building up my own bike. It will take 5 months this way but I have a bike to ride in the meantime.

The online bikes offer a fair value but usually offer crap brakes, wheels and cranks.

It will be good to get a new bike either way. Thanks for responding.

jsharr

You can also go ride the Trek 1.2 and 1.5 at any Trek dealer and get a good idea of what a Trek 100 will ride like. The frame is still the same as the 1000 of a few years back I believe. How old is the frame you are looking to buy?

cpass123

2007 -the orange one looking to get the frame. fork, headset, and stem for about $200.

NDAZONE

I recently bought the '08 Trek 1.5. The 1.5 has an upgraded aluminum frame over the 1.2 which should be noticably different during test rides. Atleast that is why I went with the 1.5. The 1.5 uses the same frame as the 1.7 and 1.9 and the same quality aluminium as some of the Trek mountain bikes (Black Aluminium). The 1.2s use White Aluminium and the 1000s of the past probably use the same.

jsharr

NDAZONE, thanks for the input. I have not looked at Treks bikes since they went to the new naming system. When I last bought, in 2005, the 1000, 1200, and 1500 shared a common frame. They did not refer to black and white AL.