Whether or not you can change the components or if you like them is not relevant to my point.... my point only is that that while the Trek may have some $$$ added for the name, there are actual differences in the components. While Motobecan may have thrown on an Ultegra rear derailleur for the bling factor of being able to say its got Ultegra, they've cheaped out on some other components. Regular retail, the brakes and crank alone are worth about $200 less. The wheel set that is standard on the Trek has more value than the upgraded one on the Motobecan.
So they put the Motobecan drastically "on sale" and make it sound like a great deal, but if you look at it carefully, its not necessarily as great as they make it out to be. The biggest thing would be the frame alu vs carbon. Trek's comparable carbon model (the 3.1) which has very similar components (including the down graded cranks and wheels) has an MSRP that is actually a lot less than Motobecan lists for theirs..... On sale the Trek, especially now at the end of the year on a 2010 model, is probably pretty similar. In the end you usually get what you pay for. Sometimes you pay a bit more for a big name or a good reputation, but not as much as you might think.
Not that I'm in love with Trek, by no means.. I just think that Motobecan is misrepresenting themselves a bit by touting an "ultegra" bike by putting one or two small components on it in that range and by highly inflating their MSRP so that they can put it waaaaaaaay on sale.
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