Trek 1000 Road Bike Reviews

Price Paid:  $1000.00 at www.volosbike.com

Model Year:
2011

Favorite Ride:
Cube LTD Comp 2011

Summary:
The Cube LTD Comp 2011 is a mid-range level hard-tail mountain bike, with good looking black color, reliable with very good shimano breaks.
It has a strong aluminum frame and it is very comfortable bike. I would recomend it to anyone.

Strengths:
comfort and safety is taken seriously on this bike.

Weaknesses:
I haven't noticed any weakness yet.

Price Paid:  $579.00 at bike gallery

Model Year:
2003

Favorite Ride:
willamette waterfront loop

Bike Setup:
Shifters and cranks are stock. Everything else is random craigslist add ons from over the years. Thomson post and stem, salsa handle bars, 105 derailleurs, new old stock ultegra brakes, mavic frankenwheel set up laced to felt hubs, sks race blades. Shes not so pretty anymore but still goes fast!

Summary:
I love my 1000!! Its been tried and true over many bumpy, rainy, crappy miles of Portland winters. Now set up as my rain bike commute-o-wagon. Its a no frills ride that has always treated me right. Even the low end Alex rims went 20,000 miles before they gave up the ghost and only 3 spokes.

Strengths:
Sora shifters, no really!! Still going strong. Strong, stiff frame, excellent paint quality.

Weaknesses:
The stock seat as with many was a total razor. Original wheels were functional but slow. Poor quality spokes on machine built Alex rims.

Similar Products Used:
Trek 2.1, Lemond Nevada City, Kona Paddy Wagon.

Price Paid:  $800.00 at Christy Sports

Model Year:
2007

Favorite Ride:
Trek 1500

Bike Setup:
Retrofit with Schwalbe Marathon Plus thorn-resistant tires. Fantastic durability. No flats after 1,000 miles on hazardous paths and roads.

Summary:
Trek 1500 improved my 16 mile mountain commute time by 30% over a hybrid bike.

Strengths:
Smooth transitions in gears. Light weight for cost.

Weaknesses:
Five flat tubes in 500 miles on original Bontrager Race Lite tires.

Similar Products Used:
Giant hybrid

Price Paid:  $500.00 at biketreks ambleside

Model Year:
2000

Favorite Ride:
trek 1000

Bike Setup:
this bike is standard set up

Summary:
i've used my trek 1000 commuting to work,leisure,races since i done various
long rides and found comfy and very rider friendly also been used in all weathers i've in excess approx 3500-4000 miles a year since owned. the bike as recently been in for a service at biketreks and they where inpressed with the condition its just a new bottom bracket new gears wheel bearings
hope to get a lot more miles out of it yet

Strengths:
the gears,brakes,riding position
frame and paint are faultless even with all the winter use (all weathers)

Weaknesses:
wheels broke a lot of spokes with in a couple of months but treks rebuilt both wheel with stronger spokes and near had a problum since

Similar Products Used:
trek 730 hybrid

Price Paid:  $800.00 at Bellittle Bicycles

Model Year:
2007

Favorite Ride:
Trek 1000

Bike Setup:
Bontrager handlebars with post, and the
Bontrager seat post. Alex. wheels and Shimano derailleurs. Flight Deck brake shifters.

Summary:
A joy to ride. I like the ultra light aluminum frame, with the carbon fork and posts. Until I'm ready to send the extra money for all carbon this is the ride for me.

Strengths:
Balance and the excellent components that makeup this bike.

Weaknesses:
For city rides you need to include a pair of in line brakes.

Similar Products Used:
I loved my Panasonic Sport LX and I still use it. My Trek has it beat all around.