need advice on: Trek 1600 or Felt z70?
05-13-08, 10:13 AM
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need advice on: Trek 1600 or Felt z70?
Hello,
I am interested in buying a new street/road/racing bicycle. I looked
around some of the local shops in my area (louisville) and test road a
couple as well.
At the first shop, which is about 2 miles to my house, I test rode a
Felt z70. The sales man said he was going to give it to me @ $1050.
At the second shop, which is about 10 miles from my house, I looked at
two bycicles though, I test rode only one.. they are Trek 1600 priced
at $1000 and Trek 2.1 priced $1150.
I like the Trek1600 as well as the Felt z70. I wanted to know how the
brands compare against each other and which one would be a better
purchase or should I pay slightly higher and get a better one. I do
not want to go over the $1000 mark by too much.
My primary reason is to enjoy the bike (casual riding in the evenings)
and commute to work which is about 10 miles away. My heart is set on a
racing bicycle .. and must admit that I am very excited about this
purchase.
I want to make the better investment here. Which is the newer/better
model, reliable, better parts used is what I would like to know. I
appreciate (and am looking forward to) your comments. :-)
Thank you.
Zee.
I am interested in buying a new street/road/racing bicycle. I looked
around some of the local shops in my area (louisville) and test road a
couple as well.
At the first shop, which is about 2 miles to my house, I test rode a
Felt z70. The sales man said he was going to give it to me @ $1050.
At the second shop, which is about 10 miles from my house, I looked at
two bycicles though, I test rode only one.. they are Trek 1600 priced
at $1000 and Trek 2.1 priced $1150.
I like the Trek1600 as well as the Felt z70. I wanted to know how the
brands compare against each other and which one would be a better
purchase or should I pay slightly higher and get a better one. I do
not want to go over the $1000 mark by too much.
My primary reason is to enjoy the bike (casual riding in the evenings)
and commute to work which is about 10 miles away. My heart is set on a
racing bicycle .. and must admit that I am very excited about this
purchase.
I want to make the better investment here. Which is the newer/better
model, reliable, better parts used is what I would like to know. I
appreciate (and am looking forward to) your comments. :-)
Thank you.
Zee.
05-13-08, 03:48 PM
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interesting. unless the geometry has changed in the last year or 2....the pilot has a more similar geometry to the felt z series (more compact/relaxed) and the 1000-series treks are more similar to the felt f series (more aggressive).
buy whatever feels the best. better to have a bike that fits and has "lesser" components than to spend the $ on components only to not like the feel of the bike after you take it home.
i bought an '07 felt z35 for $2200 (with upgrades) over a trek pilot 5.0 ('06 left over) for $1850. both bikes fit me the same. i have no regrets.
buy whatever feels the best. better to have a bike that fits and has "lesser" components than to spend the $ on components only to not like the feel of the bike after you take it home.
i bought an '07 felt z35 for $2200 (with upgrades) over a trek pilot 5.0 ('06 left over) for $1850. both bikes fit me the same. i have no regrets.
05-13-08, 08:47 PM
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I recently purchased an '07 left over Trek 1600 for my son and it seems like a really nice bike. It has 105/ultegra components and so far he really likes the way it rides. I'm not familiar with the Felt bikes so I can't really help there. No matter which you choose, just make sure it fits well and I'm sure you will enjoy it!
