Bart5657

Ok so heres the deal. After shoping around for my first road bike and testing a few I pretty much decided on the 2005 Trek 1000. Howvever after going to a LBS today, the person there introduced me to a 2004 Nevada City Lemond which they said I could have for 475. I test rode it and it rode really nice. One of the things I liked about the trek was the weight and the carbon fork. The LeMond was slightly heavier and had no carbon fork. However the sales person said that a carbon fork was not nessacary on the Lemond because it has a steel frame (where the Trek is Aluminum), and steel could take a lot more road vibration. I was just woundering what you guys think cause now I am confused, and not sure which one to get. There both really nice. One more thing, my toe kept hitting the front wheel during turns on the LeMond (keep in mind the frame i test rode was way to small for me) is that normal???

daratbastid

Get the Lemond, its a no brainer. Add a carbon fork later on if you want. Your foot will not hit when you get on the right size bike.

clfjmpr44

Bought a Trek 1000 (chro-mo fork) in 2000 and it has served me well. My only complaint is four years down the road my wheels started blowing spokes. New Wheelset fixed that problem. As for weight, I'd always advise to go lighter, because you'll have a better starting point (total weight) for upgrades down the road. I am not familiar with the Lemond so I can't talk groupo (components), but the Trek's Sora has been reliable.
After everything, it comes down to which bike you feel more comfortable piloting, which feels more right. Good Luck
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MGB_KY

I just got a 2005 Lemond Etape (which is the new version of the Nevada City). I think the specs are pretty much the same. It is aluminum with a carbon fork. The Lemond website indicates that the 2004 Nevada City has a carbon fork. It's also aluminum.

PaulBravey

The 2004 Nevada City is blue and white and is aluminium with a carbon fork (I've got one), the 2003 Nevada City was black and yellow and was steel w/steel fork.

pooksypickles

Get The Lemond!!!!!!

Steelrider

Yeah, I'd go for the LeMond too, but would be wary if they were trying to "unload" the bike that you sat on, but you know it's too small anyway...Seems to me that the frame-too-small issue is real considering that LeMonds are known for their longer-than-average top tubes and relaxed geometry - this should make it even less likely that your foot would overlap on a LeMond than on another brand. For some bikes the overlap would be normal, but these bikes would be crit/sprint bikes where there is a premium on quick handling. However, I don't think most would consider overlap normal (or recommended) for non-racers. Were you wearing your own shoes when you rode/sat on this bike? Is the placement of your cleats correct? The top tube gets longer for sure, and often the angles as well as you go up in frame size, so your sitting on/riding this frame would not be giving you the right information anyway.

Good luck.