Talk to the bike shop that sells the Treks and ask them if they would do a trade in for the new Trek- making adjustments for value of the two bikes of course.
Your Elite comes with 700x23 tires ...I bet its fork and brakes won't accept 'fat' tires above 25's.
The Trek 7.5 comes with 700x32 tires....way fatter than 23's.
Though making minor changes to a current bike you really want to keep can often work out well, my opinion is that every woman should have at least one bike that they truly love and are comfortable on.
Life is too short to spend a bunch of time and money trying to convert bike into something that it basically is not. Fixing up an old bike is something else again- more like a labor of love, and most older bikes are gotten cheap or free, not like your new Elite.
If you make a bunch of 'comfort' changes to this practically brand new Elite, it's value will be substantially lower when you go to resell it. It will not be what some other woman is looking for when they go looking to buy an Elite. You'll get the most money if you sell it now while it is still just like it was when it came out of the factory.
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10-23-2008, 04:19 PM #1
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10-23-2008, 04:32 PM #2
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I ride on my hoods--not in the drops at all, ever. I love my drop handlebars, though. They give me more hand positions than flatbars (my commuting bike has flat bars).
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10-23-2008, 05:22 PM #3
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er, ummmm. How much would you want for it??
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10-23-2008, 05:31 PM #4
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The bike was $1299-- now with 194 miles --in perfect conditon-- I was going to list it for $1000.
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10-24-2008, 01:18 AM #5
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Ï hardly ever ride in the drops either mostly on the hoods or top position, except for descents where I get so much more control.
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10-24-2008, 05:03 AM #6
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Almost always on the hoods here. I am not completely unflexible but I feel like it when I ride in the drops. I do it when I am bombing down a straight descent or for a little stretch but mostly just hoods or tops of the bars.
If you hate it, sell it. No use loathing your primary bike and it sounds like you won't ride the Dolce if you add to the stable.Amanda
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10-24-2008, 05:05 AM #7
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I would hazard a guess that few ride in the drops as their primary riding position. Do you ever ride on the hoods?
I generally ride on the hoods, tops on climbs, drops on descents or trying to go faster.
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10-24-2008, 06:33 AM #8
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I'm glad I've got my 7500 FX... Flat bars make me happy.
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