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trek 1.2 or 1.5

  • 18-05-2010 10:15pm
    #1
    devotional1993
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    anybody got either of these (2010)

    I'm looking to buy one but haven't seen the 1.5 in the flesh yet-just wondering has anybody got either and any views-1.5 looks a bit white!

    I can buy either at the right money hence my choice of one.


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  • #2
    bloke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭bloke


    I have a 2010 trek 1.2 since October last. I really like the bike, find it very light, and surprisingly comfortable (carbon fork seems to help quite a bit with road shock). It seems solid, responsive and actually very enjoyable to ride. Disclaimer would be this is my first road bike in ~15 years so maybe I'm easily impressed :) Didn't try the 1.5...

    Haven't done a whole lot of distance yet (maybe 250km total with longest trip of 30km) but hope to get out a lot more in the coming months.

    The rear derailleur got an upgrade from the 2009 (sora->tiagra) and the tires are better apparently. I haven't had any puncture issues yet on dodgy Dublin roads, even when running the tires underinflated for a while.

    On the shallow side - I like the black/red/white colour scheme, much nicer than the 2009 bland colours.

    Minor complaints so far would be chainring flex under load is noticeable (maybe this is normal on such a light bike) and the sora brake lever/shifters require you to be on the hoods to change up a gear - can't do it from the drops. Again I never had this anyway - but think it would be nice! Oh and the brakes seem terrible but coming from v-brakes on a mountain bike I'm sure it's to be expected...

    Not sure if any of that helps, but thought I'd share anyway instead of lurking here, for a change! Great info here by the way folks :)


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