The Trek felt good and the measurements are really close to the same as the Mercier..... With me being the proverbial "tight wad", I'm always out to get more for less. I just don't want to screw up and blow my money. In the opinion of the experienced bikers here.....Should I maybe just bite the bullet and go for something with 105 and deal with a local bike shop instead?
I really don't know very much about bikes, I just like to ride them. I've been riding a Giant Iguana with slicks the last two years... I finally got permission from the "Commander in Chief" (AKA Wife) to drop around 1K on a Road bike. I really thought that as long as the measurements were the same that the ride should be the same. Why is this not so?