Looking at Trek 920, thoughts?
I am looking at getting a Trek 920 and looking for opinions. I've laid out some important points below:
- I own a Jamis Ventura Sport road bike, it is entry level but it serves me well for fitness rides and getting around the city. I'd like a bike that compliments this.
- I am hoping to do some bike touring next season. I've done some before on my Trek 7100 hybrid but I ended up giving that bike to my father to use, I found I was fighting the geometry too much and that the front suspension was wasting power on climbs.
- I'd like to be able to ride *reasonable* trails, dirt roads etc.. Not necessarily looking for mountain bike level performance but it would be cool to go some of the places that are off-limit with my current road bike.
- I have a LBS that can get me this bike that I have a good relationship with.
- On a completely non-rational level I am a fan of the look of the bike. Shouldn't mean much but it can.
My concerns:
- Cost. I don't mind paying the price for this bike and I can get it somewhat below MSRP. But if there is a much better choice at the same or less price range I'd like to know.
- Wheels: I've seen some concerns expressed over the 28 spoke wheels. I'll admit I'm not an expert on wheels at all so I really don't know if this will likely be an issue for me. I am 5'10" tall and approximately 170lbs. I am imagining that with touring load I'd be approximately 200lbs. I've never broken a spoke on the Trek 7100 or the Jamis.