Price Paid:  $1005.00 at East Coasters

Model Year:
2007

Favorite Ride:
Backroads of VA

Bike Setup:
105's with the exception of the rear derailer which is ultegra. Keo Sprint pedals (love them).

Summary:
I've mountain biked for many years and have just now decided to try road biking. So, this is my first road bike and I am very pleased with it. I bought it as a left over model. The price and spec's were the determining factors. It rides smooth and true.

Strengths:
Ride, handling, component group

Weaknesses:
Seat, imagine that!

Price Paid:  $1200.00 at Free flite

Model Year:
2007

Favorite Ride:
Anywhere on a sunny day

Bike Setup:
Stock with Specialized alias seat and Forte aero bars

Summary:
I bought this bike on sale and have been completly satisfied with the purchase. I researched a lot of bikes and nearly bought a Felt F75 which almost identical to the 2100. I also looked a specialized Allez, but I think you get a little more with Trek, ultegra(rear), Cane creek brakes and low count spoke wheels. The ride is exceptionally smooth, I can ride all day with little or no soreness. the 105's function as they should and the rear ultegra derailuer is as smooth as the rest of the bike. I plan on riding this bike for a long time and have installed aero bars for the triathlons I do. I also want to thank all the people who have posted here, I used this site a lot when i was shopping and found the reviews a great help... THANKS!!

Strengths:
Great value for the money, especially on sale!
Ultegra (rear)
Low count spokes
Spd pedals standard

Weaknesses:
Seat it is always the seat

Similar Products Used:
Cannondale sr 700 (1990)

Price Paid:  $0.00

Model Year:
2006

Summary:
I bought this bike two years ago with an unclear idea of what I wanted to do with cycling. The price point appealed to me, as I had no other knowledge of bicycles.
I road the bike into the ground for several months. Never changed a tire or tube, no chain lubing, no real maintenance at all. Shortly there after I decided to actually join a cycling team, since that time I've become a bicycle mechanic, so it does tend to get taken care of now.
Long story short, the bike does everything it should, I'm a big guy, over 190 and it has been solid for me. Though the components aren't the best they do work well for a fairly long time. I've been riding over 10k miles a year and have gotten fairly lucky I guess.
Two of my very close friends also bought this bike after seeing the increase in fitness I had as well as the enjoyment to be had on a bike.
So I would recommended this bike to a friend who was interested in getting into cycling. I would get another one myself as my current bike is no longer safely ridable after my latest wreck, but I think I'll probably upgrade a bit instead.

Strengths:
good entry level bike, though you can get a lot more for the money if you are willing to buy used (very risky though)

Weaknesses:
The wheels it comes with take some TLC, I've ruined two rears and one front wheel from usage(also the 5 or so wrecks I've had probably didn't help)

Price Paid:  $1500.00 at Miami

Model Year:
2005

Favorite Ride:
The Ones with No Flat Tires

Summary:
I bought this bike to start riding bikes and get fit again. Once I started to Scycle I loved it. This was a great bike to buy because the Fram is pretty good and the bike has enough features that you don't grow out of it fast. This was a great first bike to have. I have ranked this bike a 4, beacuse It's not the top end bike, buy it is a nice bike.

Strengths:
Good Strong Bike...a good overall buy.

Weaknesses:
the Seat was the worst...Change that ASAP. The Race wheels are not great

Similar Products Used:
Just got a GURU Crono'Alu

Price Paid:  $1350.00 at The Bike Rack, St. C

Model Year:
2007

Favorite Ride:
Out in Oregon/Gran Detour IL

Bike Setup:
stock w/ better shimano pedals from my mt. bike and a koobi saddle.

Summary:
This bike is great. I have had it about 8 months, but I waited to have a full season to give it a honest review. I probably have about a 1000+ miles on it and I have done one dualatlon and two tri's with it. I have a 63cm and I am 6' 5" and it fits me well. I highly recommend the bike rack. Hal, (one of the owners) spent an hour with me fitting the bike and did not charge me an extra cent. I have put some decent miles on it and it still has not been back for a tune up! I could not affoard a full carbon bike, so i appriciate the carbon stays. I guess I really do not know any better becasue I came riding a mt. bike.

Strengths:
105 is super solid and besides for the seat and pedals the bike is really well specd' for the price.

Weaknesses:
The seat is crappy, but to be honest I switched it out when I bought the bike. The bottom bracket is begining to creek.. The cane creek brakes need to be pushed square from time to time but I think most road brakes are that way.

Similar Products Used:
none. as stated above first road bike

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