Trek Pilot 5.2 Delivery

[jennmorris]

Thanks for all your advice. Really hard to know who to trust. The LBS seems trustworthy. The guy spent lots of time with me. He said he thinks it fits great. Don't know what my instep is. I will find out.

Isn't this supposed to be really fun??

[Veronica]

Remember that different geometries also have different fits. I don't know much about Trek bikes, but the website says the Pilot is a more upright ride. A 54 could be right for you. I'm 5'5", 30" inseam and ride a 54 and could have ridden a 56, but the liked the feel of a 54 better.

Bottom line - you are spending big bucks. This isn't a $250 Wal Mart special You are going to spend a lot of time on whatever bike you end up with. You want it to feel right.

BTW Why no steel?

V.

[spazzdog]

Good point Veronica... forgot about that "different geometry" thing.

duh!

spazz

[SJCzar]

My daughter's LBS-mechanic boyfriend told me that Trek is having a serious shortage problem with one of their types of carbon fibon (I don't remember which type). This has been the cause of a lot of the delays. Most shops get an intial order from Trek with a variety of models and sizes and after that they order what they need.

Because of this system some shops may have a bike in stock (from their intial shipment) that now has a wait time when ordered. I guess they must have encountered the shortage after pumping out their beginning of the season bikes.