trek 1400

riser said:

Just started in triathlon racing and am looking for a bike. A trek 1400
with ultegra 9 speed is what I am looking at secondhand. Would this be a
good entry level bike, what advantages disadvantages?????? Would
appreciate any suggestions.
Cheers

So long as it fits you properly and is in good condition it would be
more than up the job for an entry level bike. It sounds like the
groupset has been upgraded so wear in the cassette/chain hopefully
shouldn't be a big issue.

Second-hand is a great way to start, just in case the tri-bug doesn't
catch you, plus a non-tri-specific bike gives you more flexibiliy to try
road-racing events as well.

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Cletus75 said:

So long as it fits you properly and is in good condition it would be
more than up the job for an entry level bike. It sounds like the
groupset has been upgraded so wear in the cassette/chain hopefully
shouldn't be a big issue.
Second-hand is a great way to start, just in case the tri-bug doesn't
catch you, plus a non-tri-specific bike gives you more flexibiliy to try
road-racing events as well.

Ditto what Cletus says.....

I have a Trek 2300 as my Tri bike. Full Ultegra is great. I have tried
Tiagra and this is a huge step up. We have a number of people in the
club who race 1400's. They have done nothing to them in two years apart
from buying a set of aero race wheels (Ksyriums, Rolf's etc).

Look at a set of aero bars too as they make a big difference to comfort
and speed in anything over about 20kms.

Good luck

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