Greetings all,
I have been researching road bikes for a while and am finally narrowing my search. I am basically looking at the Orbea Mitis 3 vs. The Trek 2300. Both are aluminum with carbon fiber fork and seatstays and seatposts. The Wheelsets and components are pretty equal in quality in my opinion. The Trek is full Ultegra, and the Orbea is Campy. Both Mfg. warranties are about equal.
(I know components are a matter of taste so please do not give your opinion based on Shimano vs. Campy) I am currently using Shimano Sora so ANYTHING is a huge step-up.
Here is the predicament I'm in. The Trek 2300 is about $2000 and the Orbea is about $2500-2600. I have heard horror stories about Trek paintjobs, and there are a plethora of stickers everywhere on the Trek that make it look tacky in my opinion. I do know that there are different "grades" of aluminum and carbon fiber. So, in a nutshell, here's the question.
Even though aesthetically the Orbea blows the Trek out of the water IMO, is the Orbea built significantly better, or made with significantly better materials to warrant the extra $500-600 dollars, and wait to save up more money?
Thanks in advance for your well-thought out responses.
I have been researching road bikes for a while and am finally narrowing my search. I am basically looking at the Orbea Mitis 3 vs. The Trek 2300. Both are aluminum with carbon fiber fork and seatstays and seatposts. The Wheelsets and components are pretty equal in quality in my opinion. The Trek is full Ultegra, and the Orbea is Campy. Both Mfg. warranties are about equal.
(I know components are a matter of taste so please do not give your opinion based on Shimano vs. Campy) I am currently using Shimano Sora so ANYTHING is a huge step-up.
Here is the predicament I'm in. The Trek 2300 is about $2000 and the Orbea is about $2500-2600. I have heard horror stories about Trek paintjobs, and there are a plethora of stickers everywhere on the Trek that make it look tacky in my opinion. I do know that there are different "grades" of aluminum and carbon fiber. So, in a nutshell, here's the question.
Even though aesthetically the Orbea blows the Trek out of the water IMO, is the Orbea built significantly better, or made with significantly better materials to warrant the extra $500-600 dollars, and wait to save up more money?
Thanks in advance for your well-thought out responses.