zapper, yea, your right, I had my prices wrong on the OCR's. I was thinking of the TCRs for prices. As far as the front derailur being 105, I dont really like the idea either, but looking at it, what does the front derailour do? It goes up and down, and has maybee, what, 3 moving parts? It doesnt really matter. Its a weight prefrence, and price. The rear is a different story. With something like 25 moving parts, that Ultegra does make a big deal over the 105.
I tell you what I dont like about that Trek 1200
DRIVETRAIN:
SHIFTERS: Shimano Tiagra
FRONT DERAILLEUR: Shimano Tiagra
REAR DERAILLEUR: Shimano Tiagra
CRANKSET: Bontrager Sport 52/42/30
Dont get this, its ****. The equivelant of the OCR 1 in Trek would be the $1,429 Trek 2100. The reason I'm stressing Giant is because its hard to screw up the fit, and its a screaming deal for the price. Remember. GIANT MAKES TREK'S FRAMES. So theres no way Trek is going to beat that price. If your willin to throw down $1,429 for the Trek, look at the Giant TCR's, their pretty nice. And I'm not trying to be a Giant pusher, I'm lookin out for you. I RIDE a TREK, its not like I have anything against them. The only real way to tell though is to try them out. If you've found a local bike shop that allows you to take them for a day, then you can actually put some miles on them to see if you like it, but I've only found that with the more expensive shops, and only one time at Mesa Cycles in STL.
Get any bike you like, but make sure it has at least an Ultegra rear derailur, and prefered Ultegra STI on it, I wouldnt settle for any less than that, but its your dough, and you have to pick what you can afford. The problem with this totally awsome sport, its addicting and hard on the wallet. Once you get the bike, you need to get bike shorts, and jerseys, shoes, helmet, glasses. And then you want MORE. MORE MORE MORE. You see another rider in their Castelli Y3Pro's and go oooooooo.... anyway, I'm getting off the point. If you want to discuss anything with me, you can find me on aol when I'm not training or sleeping, or going to college. aim: rompinrhino13
Good luck man. Pce
I tell you what I dont like about that Trek 1200
DRIVETRAIN:
SHIFTERS: Shimano Tiagra
FRONT DERAILLEUR: Shimano Tiagra
REAR DERAILLEUR: Shimano Tiagra
CRANKSET: Bontrager Sport 52/42/30
Dont get this, its ****. The equivelant of the OCR 1 in Trek would be the $1,429 Trek 2100. The reason I'm stressing Giant is because its hard to screw up the fit, and its a screaming deal for the price. Remember. GIANT MAKES TREK'S FRAMES. So theres no way Trek is going to beat that price. If your willin to throw down $1,429 for the Trek, look at the Giant TCR's, their pretty nice. And I'm not trying to be a Giant pusher, I'm lookin out for you. I RIDE a TREK, its not like I have anything against them. The only real way to tell though is to try them out. If you've found a local bike shop that allows you to take them for a day, then you can actually put some miles on them to see if you like it, but I've only found that with the more expensive shops, and only one time at Mesa Cycles in STL.
Get any bike you like, but make sure it has at least an Ultegra rear derailur, and prefered Ultegra STI on it, I wouldnt settle for any less than that, but its your dough, and you have to pick what you can afford. The problem with this totally awsome sport, its addicting and hard on the wallet. Once you get the bike, you need to get bike shorts, and jerseys, shoes, helmet, glasses. And then you want MORE. MORE MORE MORE. You see another rider in their Castelli Y3Pro's and go oooooooo.... anyway, I'm getting off the point. If you want to discuss anything with me, you can find me on aol when I'm not training or sleeping, or going to college. aim: rompinrhino13
Good luck man. Pce