Timbo

I've now had a bad experience with the Bontrager Carbon crank set.....now I am suspect of some of thes other bits. Are any of these keepers or should I do the swap-a-roo

Race Lite Lux saddle
Race Lite XXX seatpost
Race Lite XXX stem
Race Lite X Bar
Race Lite X Wheelset......

tkehler

Check around and read reviews, including at Roadbikereview. I think the stuff's pretty proven, and every manufacturer will have problems, at times.

I think highly the stems you mention.

Cdy291

Every now and then Bontrager seems to have a brain fart. The older 2003- 2005 version of the Race X Lite wheels had some withe the hubs cracking at the spokes. But their carbon pieces all have a good track record as far as I know. And they actually make almost nothing of their own, the cranks are made by Truvative, or Sram you could say.

R900

Seat is determined by your butt, the rest is all good stuff.

tubescreamerx

This problem has been resolved in the 2008 iteration of the Bontrager Race X Lite wheelset.

I've put a little under a thousand miles on a set I bought in August 2008. Having been ridden on some terrible roads west of Boston in equally terrible weather, they are still true and the hubs solid/smooth.

Camilo

I have an XXX seat post. I wish I hadnt bought it. I did it in a fit of ignorance subjected to LBS salesmanship by the hep-cats at the local McTrek/McBontrager dealer.

It is way overweight compared to "claimed" and the seat adjustment isn't as nifty as the two bolt type I have on my OEM Cannondale aluminum seat post -and the weight of the Cannondale post is maybe an ounce more, if that. The OEM post is actually very nice and I might actually go back to it. For much less money, you can buy a lighter CF post with a better (two bolt) adjustment or a top notch aluminum post. But it wouldn't be a Bontrager -and evidently people think Trek and Bontrager brand is worth something more than the function value.

I have a Race or Race Lite stem that I don't use anymore (wrong length and diameter). It too is WAY overpriced for the quality and weight. Probably 2X.

roy5000x2

Saddle depends on you. Wheelset depends on the year. Everything else is fine.

rooftest

No use swapping them until you have a problem.

ozoud

If you don't like Bontrager; It's simple don't buy anything from TREK. Seems easy to me.

jcpups608

I've heard their cranks are crap, everything else gets a +.

TrippleB

I know Bontrager sometimes gets a bad rap, but I have been rolling on Bont wheels and tires for a good while, and they are excellent. My ass enjoys my Bont saddle as well.

Looking at a Felt F1 Sprint build this spring with Bont wheels, saddle, stem and handlebars.

kmoy2002

I built my Felt CA1 with Bontrager parts including wheels, crank, stem, drops, and just need to finish with a seat post.

I like Selle San Marco saddles so I went with those.