shop build vs buying?

jebidiah

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

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

Sounds like a good deal...

jebidiah

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

Trek 1500 €1299 @ www.cyclingpursuits.com

Titiritero

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

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.