What do you think about the trek 1.2?

Question

hi i am from NEW YORK CITY and i am about to buy a trek 1.2 but before i buy it i would like to get peoples opinion on it first. i need a bike that i can race with ,reasonable price and i am a beginner in road biking do you think trek 1.2 is right for me. what do you like or dislike about it.

Answer 1

Yeah I would just look up reviews on roadie websites and see what people who actually own them and have ridden them for a long time have to say about them.

Answer 2

Here are some reviews...

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/200...

http://www.roadbikereview.com/cat/latest...

If I owned one, I could could give a more valuable opinion. Sorry.  For what it's worth, I think it looks like a decent bike for recreational and fitness riding.  For a beginner, it would be a good start for getting some riding skills.  Just make sure whatever you get fits you first and foremost.

I don't think the components are what most people would equate with racing.  For some light competetion, maybe.  The rear derailleur is from Shimano's lowest road series, and the shifters (and front derailleur) are non-series components.  I don't know how well these would hold up under more demanding "racing" conditions.

There is a cyclist that I sometimes meet up with that rides a Trek 1000 ('07 I believe...maybe '06).  His components are one level up from the current 1.2; rear derailleur is Tiagra and shifters/front appear to be Sora.  He's a recreational rider; his bike has relatively low miles and he doesn't compete.  Still, even with the "better" shifters/derailleurs, I notice he has trouble with some shifts.  I don't know if it just needs a tune-up, or if the quality/design of the shifters are inherently substandard.

Regardless of what bike you choose to go with, I cannot encourage you enough to take a strong interest in its regular maintenance if you are even the least bit mechanical.  You can learn just about all you need to know (for basic maintenance anyhow) by spending some time online and/or making a trip to the library or bookstore.  A small investment in a few specialized tools and some proper cleaners/degreasers/lubricants can help you get the best performance and longest life out of whatever quality components you get.  On new bikes, dealers will typically include free adjustments for some specified period, such as one year.  For the most part, this will amount to a few turns of the brake and derailleur barrel adjusters to compensate for cable "stretch."  That's fine...take advantage of what they include.  But learning how to do this (and much more) yourself will make you less reliant on others to do it for you.  You'll be able to keep your bike running tip-top...without hauling it to the LBS every time something doesn't feel right.  And when something fails on the road far from home, you'll have the knowledge to do a roadside repair if you're prepared.  

Answer 3

You should do a search on Trek 1.2 reviews, you would get better results from people who actually own them.