Trek Pilot advice

[Aquila]

I love mine! I have a WSD, too, and I love that the brakes are small enough that they're easy for me to reach, and such (I have short fingers, and could never reach regular brakes comfortably). Mine fits me well and seems to work nicely, though I just got it and only have 300 or so miles on it.

I tried out tons of bikes for short rides, of a mile or two. Things are different at 25 miles, though; I'd ride longer if I knew what I know now. (I had to adjusts the handlebars a bit for wrist comfort, but things are going well now.)

[surgtech1956]

Is the Pilot considered a cyclocross bike?

[Zen]

nooooo.
Check down in the Cyclocross section for those.

[kjay]

Yes, I have a Trek Pilot (WSD) that I got last year (black) and it's perfect for me. I didn't change out anything. It was the first bike I tested and the one I bought.

[Zen]

If you want to ride clipless you have to change the pedals.
Anything over ten miles put the hurtin' on my bum with that low end Bontrager.

[mlove]

I have a Pilot wsd and I love it, even though I am still messing around with saddles and saddle adjustment. It is very light (I have the 5.2) and handles well.

[amelia05]

I have an '05 Pilot 2.1 (not WSD)...test rode lots of bikes before I bought this one, and have been mostly happy with it for nearly 2 years/5000 miles. The ride was much smoother than the all-aluminum frames I tried, and the more upright riding position felt right to me, coming from a hybrid. I think it was the right choice for my riding level and price range.

I did change out the saddle almost immediately, and also have put on clipless pedals, Mavic wheels, and narrower handlebars over the life of the bike (come to think of it, I guess the only things that are still the stock Pilot are the frame and drive train. ) I'm upgrading to an Orbea Orca this fall, and likely converting the Pilot back to its stock parts to use as a knock-around/commuter bike. I can't bear to sell her--she got me through my first metric century, my first full century, my first adventure race, my first MS150...