Gift

Hi!

This is my first post, but I follow the forum long ago. I have learned a lot from you.

I need you to help me decide what shall I do. I can buy a second hand Trek Madone SSL 6.9, from 2007, for 2500 USD. I've made ​​sure the bike is in great condition (the previous owner hardly used it). But I wonder if it would make more sense to buy something new with this money? I love the bike frame geometry and it is fully equipped with dura ace. It was the great Trek bike in 2007, but now we are in 2012 ... I need a good and confortable road bike to travel long distances.

Thank you very much.
(Sorry for my English; not my mother tongue.)

Gift

Here's the bike:
https://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...06.9&Type=bike

volosong

If the frame fits you correctly, it's not a bad deal.

Walter

I seem to remember a long thread about a used Madone.

SlimRider

Used carbon fiber is generally, not a good idea...

PS.

Your English is great!

Gift

Thanks for the help.

But the doubts about the material refer to the greater fragility of carbon fiber (compared to other materials) or the fact that the second buyer is not covered by Trek's waranty?

AEO

warranty, definitely warranty.

if it does break, for whatever reason, it's entirely out of your pocket.
Even if it was crashed, and you were the original owner, trek will still offer a deeply discounted crash replacement frame.

RJM

Does the bike have the original wheels or are they aftermarket?

Gift

Well, the bike is the same as described in BikePedia (frame/fork and all the components). The exception are the wheels (good that you asked): they are Bontrager aluminum wheels (I can not specify the model, but I know they are one of the best aluminum wheels).
So, beyond the issue of warranty (thanks for the recommendations), I wonder if the bike features make it worth 2500 USD?
Thanks again!

Scummer

Warranty does not transfer, which is a huge issue.

I bought a 2007 Trek Madone 5.2 and the bottom bracket shell came loose about 2 month ago. I got a 2011 Madone 5.9 warranty replacement frame from Trek because of the defect.

Now if you're BB shell comes loose, you're basically out of $2500.

Thomas

SlimRider

I say, both are concerns...

Why is the original owner selling the CF bike, in the first place?....

Did he precariously fall with it?....Did the CF road bike experience some type of impact or force?...Is the owner questioning the future integrity of his CF bicycle investment?...

Now we get to the frame warranty you quite obviously don't have, and are not privy to.

It's really just a bad idea!

However, if you trust the seller, and the seller is truly trustworthy, you just might be lucky enough to score a phenomenal deal!

- Slim

intence

Do a search for the user waterrockets and Trek

bryceman

This price seems extrodinarily high for a 2007 Madone. Not only is it 5 model years old .. it is also 2 generations of frame technology old. The advancement in carbon tech has come a long way in 5 years and would not spend any more than 1500 on something like this.

With regards to this bike specifically .. I would lean towards the other commenters in that you should be willing to gamble. Trek would NOT honor any warranty if something should go wrong. Waterrockets had an issue with his 07 Madone .. and he had to 'trash can' it since Trek wouldnt do anything.

dstrong 

Is this your first road bike? Are you new to the sport? If so, I would recommend spending $2500 on a new bike from a bike shop and buy all the stuff I needed to go with it...clothing, accessories, helmet, pump, etc. If you're experienced, have owned a roadbike before and are looking for an upgrade from whatever you ride now, then if it is truly lightly used, this could be a good deal as long as you accept that no warranty will accompany the bike.

Gift

I like this forum a lot. Everyone helps everyone. Thank you once again.

Well, I have a hard time deciding!

I would buy the bike from a shop that bought it from a customer who switched it for a 2009 Madone (the customer buys a new Madone almost every year and hardly use them ...). Therefore, the store would undertake this business and I think that's important. I also believe that I could get the proof of purchase from the original owner and I would also try to get his contact in order to ask him to activate the warranty if necessary... And In addition to the frame, I would get a complete and in good condition Dura Ace group.

I have to think about all this ... Or I can buy a mid-range bike (maybe a Cannondale SuperSix 5105), for this price, as I had initially thought.


This is an important issue ... Even in very good condition, the bike is not worth 2500 USD today. There are better things, you say... Ok.

RJM

It does seem that Trek will stand by their warranty if you are the original purchaser, however they will not carry that warranty to a second or third owner. Can't say I disagree with that from a company standpoint.

The reason I asked about the wheels was that I was thinking that if you did buy the Madone you could ride it for a while and if anything did happen with the frame you could just switch components and wheelset over to another one, possibly even a different make or even something made of a different material and still not be down too much money. The quality of the wheelset would factor into the equation with that. It would obviously be better if you could get the price of the bike down from the $2500.00 asking price, maybe $2k?

If you do decide on buying it, make sure you take it for a long test ride, make sure it fits and doesn't have any mechanical problems. I would attempt to put some power down on it to see if any bb, headset or frame issues pop up. At $2K I don't think it would be a bad deal.

SlimRider

Wisdom says, get the Cannondale Super Six, don't be swayed by sales jargon!

- Slim

PS.

You might also at that price point consider the Trek 4.5 or Trek 4.6. That way, you'd at least still have Trek CF technology on your side.

On second thought, I think I'd treat that SSL 6.9, like a bad tooth ache!

SPlKE 

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bryceman

Yeah. If you were looking at a brand new supersix w/ 105, I would get that and never look back. Rock solid bike and miles ahead of the '07 madone in CF tech. You would be surprised how good 105 is even compared to the older generation Dura Ace stuff.

Gift

It will certainly be a question of who still has much to learn, but do not understand what you mean by «CF technology»...?