Originally Posted by
SamSpade1941
I have no yearning to own another aluminum bike, I have been looking at the Niner RLT 9 Steel , Van Dessel Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and the Bombtrack Hook Ext. I haven't made my mind up yet but eventually I will make a decision.
I work part time for a retail shop that sells Salsa and Trek, among others. The Trek 520 was top on my list, until I saw the 2019 spec sheet for it. What a waste; aluminum fork and bottom shelf components. Trek really shot that bike down the drain this year. Besides, the employee pricing on the Salsa was impossible to turn down.
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My bikes: '81 Trek 957, '83 Trek 720, '85 Trek 500, '85 Trek 770, '81 Merckx, '85 Centurion Cinelli, '85 Raleigh Portage, '92 RB-2, '09 Bianchi