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Old 08-23-09 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jpbrew814
what, that inexperienced and/or ignorant people will likely make mistakes? or that a cheap bike is a cheap bike, no matter who makes it?
no, the stuff that surfengine highlighted for you. Those comments were ignorant!

And stop giving Trek a reach-around. The new Madones are little more than a mash-up of technologies that other manufacturers pioneered.
If you want an example of their build quality, go to your local Trek dealer and ask them about the first 5.2 frames that rolled of the line. @ 400-500 of them had BB shells that didn't quite meet spec and were out of round. The fact that the bearings sit inside of the frame is an important one to remember here. There should be NO play! The movement placed too much load on the bearings, thus destroying them prematurely. I personally know 4 people who have had their frames replaced for this reason...SIGHT UNSEEN! The dealer called Trek and Trek sent out new framesets!
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