I've been trying to get a new bike for a couple of months now...I have a relative who can get me an excellent discount, but so far he hasn't come through with anything. Anyway, I'm asking him get me pricing on Trek 2009 Madones. They don't have a 5.1 WSD this year, so I'm looking at the 5.2...OCLV carbon and Ultegra SL, MSRP $4,069. Then there's the 4.7 WSD with TCT carbon and Ultegra, MSPR $2,799.

I was wondering if anyone had opinions on the TCT carbon. Ultegra is plenty good enough for me, so the specs on the 4.7 are basically what I'm looking for. But I'm curious if it would be worth the extra money to get the OCLV.

Trek is so good about standing behind their product, my guess would be that the TCT is good stuff...just made in Asia instead of Wisconsin. I like the idea of "Made in the USA" but I'm not sure I want to pay $1K extra to get it!

Any thoughts would be appreciated!