shop build vs buying?

jebidiah · 30-05-2007 05:05PM #1

going to get a trek 1200, but then i got hooked on the "shining" ie i saw a better one and now i want that.. was looking at a 1500

http://www2.trekbikes.com/bikes/bike.php?bikeid=1428000&f=3

but a guy in cyclelogical said he could buid me a bike for the same price, €1500

these are the parts http://www.mavic.com/ewb_pages/p/produit_roue_aksium.php?gamme=route&annee=2007

http://www.ridley-bikes.com/lang/uk/road.asp

the triton t, i think, full carbon seat post and forks

and a full ultegra group set, do u think its worth it?

id be cycling alot, and itd defo be a buzzer, but feel that it may be too much of a target for theft and that

rob1891 · 30-05-2007 06:16PM

A trek 1200 is going to be as much a target for theft as any. I wouldn't leave either the trek or the custom build outside unattended. Custom build sounds like good value.

Morgan · 31-05-2007 07:33AM

Sounds like a good deal...

jebidiah · 31-05-2007 08:20PM

turns out the custom would cost me 1700+, so forget it, it would have been nice but i could spend that much on a bike, not yet anyway! going for the 1500 and i hope its a whopperbuzzz

liamtinney · 31-05-2007 11:11PM

Trek 1500 €1299 @ www.cyclingpursuits.com

Titiritero · 01-06-2007 09:16AM

The dollar is at its lowest at the moment, at around 1.35.

If you're going to splash your money in a good bike from an American brand, you can:

-Go to NY for the weekend and enjoy yourself (around 600 a return flight being conservative)
-Get the Trek 1500 for 1,150$ (http://www2.trekbikes.com/bikes/bike.php?bikeid=1440000&f=3), which is 850 EUR at today's rate.

You still have 50 spare euros for a present for the girlfriend!

I know, I've ignored other costs like accommodation, etc. The deal is good, but you can't expect to pay for a free weekend in NY for the difference (although it gets very close)

bogmanfan · 01-06-2007 10:26AM

If you can afford to wait a few months, buy a Trek in August/September. I got a Trek 1400 in August 2004 for €900, down from €1350. Trek were selling them off cheap to make way for the new year's model. The only difference between the 2004 and 2005 model was the colour scheme.

shop build vs buying?

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