Originally Posted by bikingshearer

Thirty years ago, I bought a brand-new Trek 520 because it was designed as a loaded touring bike and that was what I wanted. It did that job very nicely. I still have it, although it hasn't seen the light of day - literally - in many years. I have no doubt that, with a little work, it would still do very well as a loaded touring bike. Having said that . . .

I am 99.8% certain I will never buy another Trek bike. I think Lance Armstrong is a terrible person who earned all the crap that has come down on him, but that isn't the reason. I don't like some of the business decisions they have made over the years, but that isn't the reason. For a long time, their offerings have excited ma about as much as an unsalted soft-boiled egg does. The reason is because their road bikes, in addition to costing stupid amounts of money, only come with aluminum or carbon fiber frames, and I'm a dyed-in-the-wool steel guy. That, and I'm 66, have all the bikes I can use, and have no great desire to buy any more of them.

I don't think that qualifies as a boycott, although the net result is pretty much the same.