Originally Posted by wgscott

In the US, the Trek 520 was recently recalled due to wheel failure. If you get this, make certain it has non-recalled wheels. If I recall the recall correctly, it was because spokes were breaking in the 24-spoke wheels. If they have replaced them with a different set of 24-spoke wheels, that might still be a cause for concern. (Some people use 40 spoke rear wheels on touring bikes.) Having said that, I had a 1990 Trek 520 and it was a great bike.