First Thread

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My first thread as I decide to enter the world of cycling to burn some calories and chase my kids around. After lurking about this site for 2 days or so I gleaned some info and purchased a Trek 7.2 FX. The bike was sportier than the more upright bikes like the 7xxx's. I paid $395 at my LBS and it should be here soon. I have not taken possession of the bicycle but think this was a solid purchase. I guess I am looking for someone to tell me what a great selection I made before I actually take possession of the bike and cannot return it. Thanks in advance.
- Tom

Aluminum frame.....Shimano components.....you weren't gouged on the price.....you did pretty good. It's a solid all-purpose bike. If you decide to upgrade there's certainly room to move up the money ladder, but for now you're way ahead of many.

Welcome to the forums. :)

My first thread as I decide to enter the world of cycling to burn some calories and chase my kids around. After lurking about this site for 2 days or so I gleaned some info and purchased a Trek 7.2 FX. The bike was sportier than the more upright bikes like the 7xxx's. I paid $395 at my LBS and it should be here soon. I have not taken possession of the bicycle but think this was a solid purchase. I guess I am looking for someone to tell me what a great selection I made before I actually take possession of the bike and cannot return it. Thanks in advance.
- Tom
I am not that familiar with TreK but looking at the specs and the price, it's a solid purchase. I don't know what kind of riding you're looking at (how many miles?, hills?) I could not tell much about the saddle but you can always upgrade. The gearing offered should help you a lot in hilly terrain. You'll get lots of mileage out of it. Just make sure you have the handlebar angle (especailly if you also have to adjust the brake levers) and seat height adjusted at the shop.

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I bought a Trek 7.2FX at the beginning of the summer as a general purpose trail bike for riding with my fiance. It's been great -- no issues whatsoever, and the stock seat on it is actually halfway decent. I start to get a bit sore around 30 miles on the Trek (mostly due to lack of positional flexibility), but it's done quite well overall. Also noticed that I'm on my bike a ton more than my fiance (funny how that works)!

We're competing in a duathlon this fall and I've been riding the 7.2FX through the course which includes gravel trails, roads, an open field with lots of gopher holes, and even a mile stretch of mountain bike-type trail. It does a very nice job of handling the wide range of surfaces (although I do try to be as gentle as possible around the field and through the woods).

The bad news -- it got me hooked on biking enough that I went out and bought a road bike. If I had it to do over again, I'd probably have started with just the road bike, and seen what I could borrow/beg/steal from friends for the upcoming duathlon. But I have no complaints about the 7.2FX. It performs as advertised.