I'm gonna come down on the GT GTR alloy road bikes as an under appreciated road bike. I bought one kind of on accident, I was just getting started at cycling and PB had a big sale with double pts and etc. got a helluva deal and said why not. turns out it was actually a helluva a great bike and I've been riding it happily for about 3.5 seasons so far. It has been nothing short of excellent and I got it for about 3-400 bucks cheaper than comparable treks and specialized and it rode every bit as good as the other big brands I test rode. to say i was pleased with the purchase is an understatement. I'm planning on moving on this spring to a carbon endurance geometry bike. but the next owner of this GT is gonna be a happy camper.