I know people want to bash me for being a killjoy/Pr*ck. I do find the thread entertaining and an interesting. Sorry if my post came off mean sprited/self righteous but I seriously want to know how many people would consider buying the bike based on the review, provided it comes in as a positive at the end? Would most of the stuff that cig has had to adjust/fix/ desribe already not be turn off to most folks? I will continue to watch just like everyone else.

As for the ebay and craigslist stuff I find things all the time. I live outside philadelphia and there are plenty of nice bikes availble for $100-$200. It changes quickly and you have to act fast, but they are there, at least in my area. I looked at cig's CL the day of the orignal post and there was a nice Motobecane for $150 or so. I don't know if it is his size or not but it was there and available. As for ebay it takes more time but I have had completely different experinces on both CL & ebay than what the previous posters desribe. As for the performance of the Trek, I took it out of the box put it toghther and it has worked fine. No issues or less than the OP desribed he has done to bike in question hence my comparison. Not being an elitist just comparing my experince within the same price range.

I perdict that bike will perform fine as it is being maitained by someone who is skilled and detail oriented. My point as to the validity was that one camp has already decided the bike will fail. The other camp is more focused on cig's right to conduct the test and defendng it. My question is who here will be purchasing/ consider purchasing the bike based on the review? That to me is the valid point of the review.