Trek 1.5 road bike gear reviews

I have enjoyed this bike.

Best production bike under $1k.

Overall, it is a great bike

This has been a great first road bike. I've used it for 2 duathlons and five triathlons in the last eight months, have put about 1700km on it in that time. The bike has been terrific - no problems. Comes with a mixture of Tiagra and 105 componentry. Aluminium Frame. Carbon seat post and carbon forks. I have added (cheap) profile clip on aero bars, and adjusted down the bars for better aero profile. According to my scales the bike weighs in at 10.3kg - this is including the Aero bars (approx 500g) and Ultegra pedals. So pretty light bike. I have been very happy with the bike for my first season, and think it is terrific value. That said I am looking to by a considerably more expensive TT bike for next season, but will keep the Trek 1.5 for group rides, wet weather rides and road racing (if I ever do any road racing with drafting permitted).

Great first road bike, anything less and I might not have gotten hooked.

Great first road bike. I feel like I purchased a quality starter ride that will serve me well for my first sprint and mini tris (or "t-shirt" races as the salesman called them) but didn't spend a fortune in the event I'm not on the road all the time.

For a beginner like me this has been a perfect fit.

Overall this is my first road bike, I absolutely love it and will use it for at least one more season. I have raced a few races and trained for a couple months on this bike and I have yet to have a problem. I would recommend this bike to anyone looking for a first bike to get into the sport, ps rides great with aero bars added.