Subject: Advice on Bike Choices I'm considering a triathlon bike for my first aqua bike (right now I have a Niner RLT with road tires on it - the RLT is a drop bar gravel grinder bike ).
I've narrowed it down to 2 potential choices: 2015 Kestrel Talon or 2011 Trek Speed Concept 7.0.
I plan on competing in more aquabikes and do a few sprint triathlons next year.
Kestrel: ($1300 )
Pros:
- brand spanking new
- LBS will include free tune-ups for life
Cons:
- more than the Trek
- my understanding is that the geo is road bike vs. actual tri bike
- lbs says that these are sometimes hard to get people fitted on
Trek Concept 7.0
Pros
- love the look of the bike
- owner only used it for racing
- owner is exactly my height
- tri bike geo
- 300 less than Kestrel
- If I hate it, I think I can probably get close to what I paid for it vs. the Kestrel.
Cons
- Age
- No free tuneups
- probably will need a tuneup, tires, etc. ($300 to spend on it )
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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