I think the bikes would hold up, but i think everyone's butt's gave that up!
I had a 5200. It was my main bike until 2013 when I went C59. Continued to ride the 5200 winters and when my Colnago was being packe for Vacation but I finally got a gravel bike in 2015 and after that the Trek just didn't offer any advantages. It just wasn't competitive anymore as a bike. I junked it last year. Just didn't have room an with a C59, C64 and a Firefly it was simply time. It might have become a commuter bike but the Dahon folds and I can bring it into stores.Just wondering if anybody is still riding these wonder machines from the TDF of the past and your impressions still if any. Pics would be sweet!!
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You know, it comes as no surprise to me that you've owned a Trek 5200 for some reason.I had a 5200. It was my main bike until 2013 when I went C59. Continued to ride the 5200 winters and when my Colnago was being packe for Vacation but I finally got a gravel bike in 2015 and after that the Trek just didn't offer any advantages. It just wasn't competitive anymore as a bike. I junked it last year. Just didn't have room an with a C59, C64 and a Firefly it was simply time. It might have become a commuter bike but the Dahon folds and I can bring it into stores.
The 5200 was usps. If i recall the 5200 and 5500 were identical except one was ultegra while the other dura ace
I never understood why people thought the early Madones felt 'dead', but that's not the first time I've heard that.My 5200 handled ok, it was a pretty dead ride and is nothing compared to the bikes built today. Sorry, otherwise why are you not riding it now?
You have to remember that back then, a bike under 20 lbs. was gee whiz light. And almost all bikes of that era don't have clearance for tires that are marketed as 25 mm and up tires these days. I had a Kestrel 200 sci back in the early 1990's, it was an exotic bike at the time when steel was still real.I've got two Madone 5.2 bikes hanging in the garage that don't get ridden. My Ritchey Road Logic weighs the same (similarly equipped) and rides better. These older Trek carbon bikes are not that light. They handle great, ride a bit stiff, and lack tire clearance for wider tires. I'm running 23 mm Continental 4000 S tires, which measure almost 25 mm mounted. Made in the USA though.