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Should I buy this 2013 Trek Speed Concept 7.0?
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 2013-09-13 8:37 PM |
 13 |  Subject: Should I buy this 2013 Trek Speed Concept 7.0?Hi everyone! I have a very low end road bike that I've been racing tri's on...I'm doing my first 70.3 next April and have been very highly warned not to race my 70.3 with this bike. I wasn't quite ready to upgrade to a decent tri bike but my bike shop wants to sell me this bike, after learning my potential and desires and they're acting like it's a really great deal : what do you think? This bike is carbon with SRAM. It's only got about 40 miles on it. It will come with a flat kit already, has the inside GPS/cadence thing already installed (and I have a Garmin 910 xt so that works perfectly) AND I get one year of free servicing from the bike shop, one year warranty still covered by Trek on components They're asking me for $2,200. Steal of a deal? The specifications are as follows: "The Trek Speed Concept 7.0 2013 Triathlon/TT Bike" Frame: 500 Series OCLV Carbon, KVF (Kammtail Virtual Foil) tube shape, DuoTrap compatible, SC Draft Box & SC Speed Box compatible Fork: SC KVF carbon, E2 Front Derailleur: SRAM Apex, braze-on Rear Derailleur: SRAM Apex Number of Gears: 20 Shifters: SRAM 500 TT, bar end control Chainset: SRAM Apex Compact Chainrings: 50/34 Bottom Bracket: SRAM press fit Cassette: SRAM PG-1050 11-28, 10 speed Front Brake: Aluminium dual-pivot front brake Rear Brake: Speed Concept integrated rear brake Brake Levers: Bontrager Race Lite aero levers Handlebars: Bontrager Race Bullhorn w/Race Lite clip-ons Stem: Bontrager Race Lite, 31.8mm, 7 degree Headset:Integrated, sealed bearings, 1" top, 1-1/8" bottom Grips: Bontrager Gel Cork tape Rims: Bontrager Approved aluminium rims Front Hub: Aluminium hubs Rear Hub: Aluminium hubs Front Tyre: Bontrager R1, 700×23c Rear Tyre: Bontrager R1, 700×23c Saddle: Bontrager RXL Hilo, titanium rails Seatpost: Bontrager Speed Concept Race X Lite, carbon, +/-10mm offset |
| 2013-09-13 8:45 PM in reply to: solovely_19 |
Champion 7136     Knoxville area | Subject: RE: Should I buy this 2013 Trek Speed Concept 7.0? does it fit? |
| 2013-09-13 9:12 PM in reply to: solovely_19 |
Veteran 572 Hudson Valley | Subject: RE: Should I buy this 2013 Trek Speed Concept 7.0? Just buy a set of clip on aero bars for your road bike if you don't already have them. Or support Beginner Triathlete website's sponsor NYTRO and buy a Cannondale Slice 5 / wetsuit package for the same price. |
| 2013-09-14 1:12 AM in reply to: solovely_19 |
Pro 15655 | Subject: RE: Should I buy this 2013 Trek Speed Concept 7.0? Originally posted by solovely_19 Hi everyone! I have a very low end road bike that I've been racing tri's on...I'm doing my first 70.3 next April and have been very highly warned not to race my 70.3 with this bike. I wasn't quite ready to upgrade to a decent tri bike but my bike shop wants to sell me this bike, after learning my potential and desires and they're acting like it's a really great deal : what do you think? This bike is carbon with SRAM. It's only got about 40 miles on it. It will come with a flat kit already, has the inside GPS/cadence thing already installed (and I have a Garmin 910 xt so that works perfectly) AND I get one year of free servicing from the bike shop, one year warranty still covered by Trek on components They're asking me for $2,200. Steal of a deal? The specifications are as follows: "The Trek Speed Concept 7.0 2013 Triathlon/TT Bike" Frame: 500 Series OCLV Carbon, KVF (Kammtail Virtual Foil) tube shape, DuoTrap compatible, SC Draft Box & SC Speed Box compatible Fork: SC KVF carbon, E2 Front Derailleur: SRAM Apex, braze-on Rear Derailleur: SRAM Apex Number of Gears: 20 Shifters: SRAM 500 TT, bar end control Chainset: SRAM Apex Compact Chainrings: 50/34 Bottom Bracket: SRAM press fit Cassette: SRAM PG-1050 11-28, 10 speed Front Brake: Aluminium dual-pivot front brake Rear Brake: Speed Concept integrated rear brake Brake Levers: Bontrager Race Lite aero levers Handlebars: Bontrager Race Bullhorn w/Race Lite clip-ons Stem: Bontrager Race Lite, 31.8mm, 7 degree Headset:Integrated, sealed bearings, 1" top, 1-1/8" bottom Grips: Bontrager Gel Cork tape Rims: Bontrager Approved aluminium rims Front Hub: Aluminium hubs Rear Hub: Aluminium hubs Front Tyre: Bontrager R1, 700×23c Rear Tyre: Bontrager R1, 700×23c Saddle: Bontrager RXL Hilo, titanium rails Seatpost: Bontrager Speed Concept Race X Lite, carbon, +/-10mm offset See bolded............ nope. |
| 2013-09-14 8:55 AM in reply to: solovely_19 |
Member 124 The 951 | Subject: RE: Should I buy this 2013 Trek Speed Concept 7.0? I won't invoke the bike question discussion killer "Does it fit?" as I think it is a given that it is a primary consideration. The price they are asking is what the Trek Store has it listed for on sale right now. http://www.trekbicyclesuperstore.com/product/13trek-speed-concept-7... . Normally it is about $2700. I considered this bike for a little bit when i was shopping last month but in the end I couldn't see paying over $2K for a bicycle with Apex level components even if it included the crank however, it seems that you are paying to get into that SC frame design which apparently works well. That's me YMMV. |
| 2013-09-17 8:20 AM in reply to: BikesOfALesserGod |
| New user 105 | Subject: RE: Should I buy this 2013 Trek Speed Concept 7.0? Originally posted by BikesOfALesserGod I considered this bike for a little bit when i was shopping last month but in the end I couldn't see paying over $2K for a bicycle with Apex level components even if it included the crank however, it seems that you are paying to get into that SC frame design which apparently works well. ^This I have a a Trek SC 2.5 which has the same frame design as the the 7.0 but constructed with aluminum and it has the same Apex components (actually identical group set minus base bar and aero-bar). My recommendation: don't buy it. The group set that comes on these bikes is not very high quality. Especially for that price range. The Apex drive train is very high maintenance (weekly, and sometimes bi-weekly, with high training volumes) and without constant maintenance you will have issues with shift reliability. The brakes only work so-so and the brake calipers are of poor quality. The rear caliper on my bike failed with less than 3k miles on the bike. I was told this is common. The LBS can tune, tweak and adjust as part of the "warranty" but parts will be out of your pocket because none of the parts will covered by the "warranty". I had looked into upgrading to higher end components to bring some sanity to my bike but in my situation the higher end components would end up costing more than the bike so next year I will be shopping for a new bike. Good luck. -Mark |
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