Trek Pilot advice

[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...

[maryellen]

I have a 2006 Pilot 2.1 (non-wsd). I switched the saddle out to a Terry. I tend not to be too saddle-picky though.