Trek isn't going to replace the entire bike, just the frame. So the whole Tete de Course vs. Victoire thing is moot as our your whole bike comparisons (ever heard of inflation??)--both had the top o' the line frame at the time. The fact that a 2008 Ultegra equipped 5.2 costs less than a 2004 Victoire indicates the frames are not on the same level and argues against your point.

As far as dealing with Trek, it's the same as any company--sometimes you do get a bad service rep. Happened to me with Garmin, but another rep made things right.

Quote Originally Posted by Mr. SR500 View Post
He said, "Treks reply was that they had no Victoire frames in my size left but they might give me a Trek Madone 6.5 frame." Who said, the dealer, rep? Might is not will. He also said his bike was "the" top of the line, but in reality the Dura-Ace bike is the top of line.

I'm sure he is a nice guy, and I'm sure he is upset about his bike, but after reading his post it still seems Trek did their part. I did a quick Google:

'08 Trek 6.5 Dura Ace $5830
'04 Lemond Victoire Ultegra $3900
'08 Trek 5.2 Ultegra $3680

So in 4 years of development, you get more bike for the same money (as technology trickles down, like the new Madone frames (lighter stronger), 9 speed to 10 speed, etc...), the 5.2 seems a reasonable offer. The new Madones are awesome and a much better frame then the TI/Carbon Lemond he had.

I'm guessing he has other issues with Trek. In my experience they have been excellent!