Originally Posted by
kpotier16
there are other good bikes than just trek. Having bought my road bike used, I would say that its important to buy something that is fairly new or with low miles. test ride it, make sure the wheels have no cracks or are egg shaped, as wheel sets are very expensive.
I get that and I am open to other brands, I am just unsure what to look for/ what other brands are actually good and which one's use cheap stuff. Treks also seem to be the most abundant currently so that is part of the reason they are primarily what I am looking at.
I've come across a number of bikes that the seller doesn't know the model, which makes it hard to figure out if the bike was decent. The convenient thing about Trek is they put their model right on the side haha.