Originally Posted by topflightpro

There tends to be a bit of animosity toward Trek because they did so much to support and promote Armstrong, even to the point of cancelling their contract with Greg Lemond. And they ended up on the wrong side of that. Also, their BB standard kind of sucks. And there was a thread on here years ago that had a lot of life because someone bought a Trek used, broke it, then complained because Trek wouldn't support the warranty because he was not the original owner.

Specialized also has its haters, and it has been criticized for its heavy handed business practices - e.g. suing anyone who used the name Roubaix in a bicycle context.

That said, both companies make very solid bikes.