navigator 200 vs trek 7300 - Page 2

i never road the fx's nor do i want to, the 7500 comfort feature are rather good to me. i like
upright riding, and they suggested to fit
dr .dew with a stem like 7500.

"B a r r y B u r k e J r ." <"keep it in the newsgroup "@thankyou.com> wrote in message
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> Elhanan Maayan wrote:
> >
> > thanks i think i'm gonna go for the 7500 it has a better frame shifts.. however i was recently
> > offered 2 other choices which are kona's dr. dew and cannondale comfort 400s
> >
> > i was told the kona's dr. dew has better shifting built for speed. and is better then trek 7500.
> >
>
> Riiight. Built for speed. <G> That salesperson would send me running.
>
> That's because you're starting to get just a bit off track.
>
> To me, the Dr. Dew looks more like a cross between the 7500FX or 7700FX, with disc brakes.
>
> Shifter-wise, the Dr. Dew is slightly better than the 7500FX, but below th 7700FX. Notice that I
> said 7500FX, and not the 7500. They are slightly different. The Dr. Dew is also very similar to
> the Cannondale Bad Boy.
>
>
> Which one fits better when you ride it?
>
> Barry

"Elhanan Maayan" <emaayan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> what is a threadless headset?

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_h.html

> thanks i think i'm gonna go for the 7500 it has a better frame shifts.. however i was recently
> offered 2 other choices which are kona's dr. dew and cannondale comfort 400s
>
> i was told the kona's dr. dew has better shifting built for speed. and is better then trek 7500.

I couldn't find a reference to an '03 Dr. Dew, just '02s, so this may not be accurate, but it
appears that the Dr. Dew is more of an upright-bar road bike than a comfort machine. So technically
I'd say the Dr. Dew is a "faster" bike, more similar to the 7500FX or 7700FX models (which don't
have a suspension fork or seatpost).

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

"Elhanan Maayan" <emaayan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> thanks i think i'm gonna go for the 7500 it has a better frame shifts.. however i was recently
> offered 2 other choices which are kona's dr. dew and cannondale comfort 400s
>
> i was told the kona's dr. dew has better shifting built for speed. and is better then trek 7500.
>
> anything about that?
>
> "Mike Jacoubowsky" <mikej1@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> > My first choice would be for the 7300... rides really nice, easier to
pedal
> > than the Navigator series. But those sandy areas? That could be a
problem.
> > There's no substitute for bigger tires through sand. If you're just
talking
> > about some debris on the surface, no problem, the 7300 ought to do fine. But if you're actually
> > having to ride *through* sand (something I
wouldn't
> > recommend, by the way), then the big fat tires on the Navigator are
going to
> > be a whole lot better.
> >
> > --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
> >
> >
> > "Elhanan Maayan" <emaayan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:ec817d75.0302170106.7413654c@posting.google.com...
> > > hi...
> > >
> > > (i don't know if this the 2nd post i got dissconnected during the middle of the first)
> > >
> > > i'm 6'3 200 pounds. i need a bike that will allow me to go work each day, the ride is for 4
> > > miles and around half an hour.
> > >
> > > i do not plan to ride rough terrain but city may have unbuilt construction sites and sandy
> > > areas i need to go thourgh.
> > >
> > > i need something that will alllow me to gather up speed without much effort so i was worried
> > > to find out the navigator 200 is heavier then trek 7300, but everyone seems to be putting much
> > > emphasys on how comfy these bikes are.
> > >
> > > although i need somethign durable all the bouncing i'm planning to do is to jump between the
> > > sidewalk and the road and vice versa.
> > >
> > > so which one do u think is more right for me? (i like upright position either way).
>

so that would mean i would have re-outfit it, with a jell chair, a seatpost with a shock abosrb, and
and an upright handle, while the 7500 comes with them allready.

"Mike Jacoubowsky" <mikej1@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> > thanks i think i'm gonna go for the 7500 it has a better frame shifts.. however i was recently
> > offered 2 other choices which are kona's dr. dew and cannondale comfort 400s
> >
> > i was told the kona's dr. dew has better shifting built for speed. and is better then trek 7500.
>
> I couldn't find a reference to an '03 Dr. Dew, just '02s, so this may not be accurate, but it
> appears that the Dr. Dew is more of an upright-bar road bike than a comfort machine. So
> technically I'd say the Dr. Dew is a "faster" bike, more similar to the 7500FX or 7700FX models
> (which don't have a suspension fork or seatpost).
>
> --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
>
>
> "Elhanan Maayan" <emaayan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ec817d75.0302191052.6fe2c715@posting.google.com...
> > thanks i think i'm gonna go for the 7500 it has a better frame shifts.. however i was recently
> > offered 2 other choices which are kona's dr. dew and cannondale comfort 400s
> >
> > i was told the kona's dr. dew has better shifting built for speed. and is better then trek 7500.
> >
> > anything about that?
> >
> > "Mike Jacoubowsky" <mikej1@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
> news:<xpk4a.2196$Gy6.850@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com>...
> > > My first choice would be for the 7300... rides really nice, easier to
> pedal
> > > than the Navigator series. But those sandy areas? That could be a
> problem.
> > > There's no substitute for bigger tires through sand. If you're just
> talking
> > > about some debris on the surface, no problem, the 7300 ought to do fine. But if you're
> > > actually having to ride *through* sand (something I
> wouldn't
> > > recommend, by the way), then the big fat tires on the Navigator are
> going to
> > > be a whole lot better.
> > >
> > > --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
> > >
> > >
> > > "Elhanan Maayan" <emaayan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:ec817d75.0302170106.7413654c@posting.google.com...
> > > > hi...
> > > >
> > > > (i don't know if this the 2nd post i got dissconnected during the middle of the first)
> > > >
> > > > i'm 6'3 200 pounds. i need a bike that will allow me to go work each day, the ride is for 4
> > > > miles and around half an hour.
> > > >
> > > > i do not plan to ride rough terrain but city may have unbuilt construction sites and sandy
> > > > areas i need to go thourgh.
> > > >
> > > > i need something that will alllow me to gather up speed without much effort so i was worried
> > > > to find out the navigator 200 is heavier then trek 7300, but everyone seems to be putting
> > > > much emphasys on how comfy these bikes are.
> > > >
> > > > although i need somethign durable all the bouncing i'm planning to do is to jump between the
> > > > sidewalk and the road and vice versa.
> > > >
> > > > so which one do u think is more right for me? (i like upright position either way).
> >