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trek or ktm

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  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    KTM are better known for producing motorbikes, but they've been doing bicycles since the '60s and by all accounts are very good at it. They've really only been distributed in mid-Europe though (Austria, etc) up till a few years ago, which is probably why we don't see many around.

    Yep, on the face of it the KTM seems to have the better spec. However, are you sure the 1.5 has gone up over 1k? The 2.1 should be around the same price point as that KTM, with an almost identical spec.

    The one thing you get on a trek bike which the KTM doesn't seem to have is a carbon fork.


  • #3
    joe1982
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭joe1982


    My local trek shop was telling me that the estimates were coming in around the e1050 to 1100 for the new model, but if the 2.1 was similar money then that would be a good buy also.


  • #4
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,573 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    seamus wrote: »
    KTM are better known for producing motorbikes, but they've been doing bicycles since the '60s and by all accounts are very good at it. They've really only been distributed in mid-Europe though (Austria, etc) up till a few years ago, which is probably why we don't see many around.

    Yep, on the face of it the KTM seems to have the better spec. However, are you sure the 1.5 has gone up over 1k? The 2.1 should be around the same price point as that KTM, with an almost identical spec.

    The one thing you get on a trek bike which the KTM doesn't seem to have is a carbon fork.
    think the ktm has a carbon fork
    from
    http://bikershop.pl/images/Bikershop_new/pdf/KTM_Road_2010.pdf


    Road ARC-A642N45-AL Carbon front fork
    for integrated headset, Aeroform-fork legs,

    i'd buy the ktm but then i hate treks

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #5
    manafana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,486 ✭✭✭manafana


    yeah trek stuck up their prices by 100-200 on all its bikes and you dont get anything new.

    Id look at a cube attempt which will now be just above the 1.5 in price range, but will have much better spec i have the 2010 model, not sure what 2011 will be like. Looking at it if the ktm comes with the carbon forks and the 105 groupset it looks much better deal than a 1.5


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