Originally Posted by
jefferee
What does a trek 7200 weigh?
I read somewhere about 28lbs. So let's round that up to 30.
Originally Posted by chipcom;
Might as well put lipstick on a pig - a 7200 will never be a road bike...
Insightful as usual, Chipcom (I mean that, no sarcasm!
) And you're 100% correct, my 7200 will never be a road bike so I won't try to make it one. I think I've come to the decision to swap out the saddle and seat post (the suspension in the seat post is annoying) and I'll get new tire when the stock ones wear out. As I mentioned in the OP, my goal is to by a good quality pure road bike for recreational, weekend use.
Originally Posted by Metricoclock
Sell the 7200 , buy a steel framed cyclo-cross bike (Surley, Salsa, Soma, there a few good others
I would love to, however, if I sell the 7200, which currently is my only bike, I would have to wait some time before I can make up the difference to by a cyclo-cross and in the meantime I would be bike-less. Can't have that! Hindsight being what it is, I would do it differently, but you live and you learn. I'll file this away though for future use.
Thanks to everyone else who replied. Your comments, to one degree or another, have been helpful.