back issues of `Ride' - Issues 14 and 17

I'm interested in finding out what Ride magazine had to say about a Trek 5500
(Issue 17) and a Trek 2300 (Issue 14). Their reviews are normally pretty well
written.

Does anyone have back issues they can summarise ?

www.ridemedia.com.au just has the covers.

thanks,
davidp.
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David Pascoe, , Western Australia

"David Pascoe" wrote in message
I'm interested in finding out what Ride magazine had to say about a Trek
5500
(Issue 17) and a Trek 2300 (Issue 14). Their reviews are normally pretty
well
written.

Does anyone have back issues they can summarise ?

I have 17: Trek 5500: Assume rough quotage:

- Anyone can purchase the same bike as used by US Postal
- Geometry of the frame is fairly standard
- The carbon fibre lends itself to a degree of comfort being
light, stiff, yet compliant.
- There are 7 sizes to choose from.
- Colours include US Postal replica or 'Abyss' (a metallic
dark blue)
- Rivetted derailer hanger is nice touch
- Big clearance between tyre and seat tube despite relatively
short rear end.
- Lots of Bontrager parts except Dura-Ace groupset,
Cane Creek headset and Thompson seatpost.
- Cable guides are one of its downfalls - too far down the
tubing and too easy to scar the paintwork.
- Impressed with the bar/stem combo
- Wheels extremely strong without undue flexing weighing not
much more than 1.5kg for the pair. 20 spoke front, 24 rear.
- Silent braking impressive.
- Nice tyres.
Overall, the bikes rides like a TdF bike should. Rochelle
Gilmore from AIS offered: "the stiffness and lightness is
just better than any other bike". "When I'm climbing and
sprinting, the acceleration feels much greater than other
bikes." "On a trek you don't feel as though you have
anything underneath you".
"Another thing I like is that they make them small enough
for women and you can get a really good position on them"
(hippy: just remember, the AIS team is sponsored by Trek!)
- It's the balance of traditional geometry and components
which complete this tidy package
- One rider remarked that the bike looked very plain and it
was difficult to tell that this was the tour bike. People who
are not grandstanders will see this as a strength. An
educated eye will always be able to spot quality in a bike
like this. Faultless.
Sarah Carrigan (AIS): "the bikes are better than any of
us expected. You get on them and feel comfy and don't
think about the bike again"

hth
hippy

Thanks very much for typing this all in, I appreciate it.

The pricing of the OCLV frames with the rest of the package make them very
attractive. Not being the tallest of riders, I like their comments about small
frames !

davidp.

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 20:17:15 +1100, "hippy" wrote:

"David Pascoe" wrote in message
I'm interested in finding out what Ride magazine had to say about a Trek
5500
(Issue 17) and a Trek 2300 (Issue 14). Their reviews are normally pretty
well
written.

Does anyone have back issues they can summarise ?

I have 17: Trek 5500: Assume rough quotage:

- Anyone can purchase the same bike as used by US Postal
- Geometry of the frame is fairly standard
- The carbon fibre lends itself to a degree of comfort being
light, stiff, yet compliant.
- There are 7 sizes to choose from.
- Colours include US Postal replica or 'Abyss' (a metallic
dark blue)
- Rivetted derailer hanger is nice touch
- Big clearance between tyre and seat tube despite relatively
short rear end.
- Lots of Bontrager parts except Dura-Ace groupset,
Cane Creek headset and Thompson seatpost.
- Cable guides are one of its downfalls - too far down the
tubing and too easy to scar the paintwork.
- Impressed with the bar/stem combo
- Wheels extremely strong without undue flexing weighing not
much more than 1.5kg for the pair. 20 spoke front, 24 rear.
- Silent braking impressive.
- Nice tyres.
Overall, the bikes rides like a TdF bike should. Rochelle
Gilmore from AIS offered: "the stiffness and lightness is
just better than any other bike". "When I'm climbing and
sprinting, the acceleration feels much greater than other
bikes." "On a trek you don't feel as though you have
anything underneath you".
"Another thing I like is that they make them small enough
for women and you can get a really good position on them"
(hippy: just remember, the AIS team is sponsored by Trek!)
- It's the balance of traditional geometry and components
which complete this tidy package
- One rider remarked that the bike looked very plain and it
was difficult to tell that this was the tour bike. People who
are not grandstanders will see this as a strength. An
educated eye will always be able to spot quality in a bike
like this. Faultless.
Sarah Carrigan (AIS): "the bikes are better than any of
us expected. You get on them and feel comfy and don't
think about the bike again"

hth
hippy


--
David Pascoe, , Western Australia