Best Trek Road Bikes
Trek 1.9
Excellent – A great upgrade from my last bike and amazing value for what you get. Well worth the money and you won't be disappointed. Great value - easy to ride… Read more
and look after - the Ultegra groupset is stunning and extremely reliable. Strong and easy to handle.. Light up the hill although a little flex when you push it hard... Safe at 50+km per hour A little rough on the bumps... White handlebars get dirty very fast...
Trek 1.2
Excellent Entry Level Road Bike – Light bicycle, good for commuting. It comes with an aluminium frame, so it doesn't quite absorb the road buzz as well as a carbon one, however, it… Read more
has a decent set of bontrager wheels and carbon forks, with makes things somewhat better. The seat is made from Trek's in-house brand Bontrager, and is comfortable and decent enough.
If I had to pick one drawback about the bike, it's the tyres that come with them. Most reputable bike companies stock their bikes with a decent pair of "puncture resistant" tyres, Trek hasn't done this with their 1.2, I've gotten two flat tyres already! Despite this though, what makes this bicycle so good is how light it is, and is something I'd definitely recommend for commuting. Overall a robust road bike for anyone looking to get a decent entry level road bicycle.
Trek 7.5 FX
Great bike to get into riding – It's been awhile since I last rode a bike and wanted something that looked great, rode well and was a quality product. Definitely happy with the… Read more
purchase so far. Overall a very smooth road if riding on a proper surface. For an amateur, this bike was perfect for getting me back into cycling. Quality, look, feel.
Nicee – Don’t have one of these bikes, but if I was going to get a bike I would definitely consider this beast for the sole reason of the model number. Nice Show details
Trek 7.9 FX
beyond expectations – I got this bike in April 2008, between having both knees replaced. i am 6' and weigh in 220-260. I have ridden this bike as much as 72 miles per day,… Read more
back to back. I have 16000 miles on the bike and of course had chain,and both clusters replaced as needed .The only change was the seat,went gel. If you can find one, I highly recommend this bike. I retired this year at age 68 and ride everyday weather permits.
Update 05th August 2016:
I passed 20,000 miles in July. I have replace clusters, tires, and chains. The frame is still in excellent shape, showing no wear. Ended July with 2541 miles,n.e. Oh in a drought, so riding most days. I think this turned out to be a good buy. I believe this cycle is a good bang for the buck. The new cycles are not a 30 speed, as mine is. I still think you can't go wrong with this cycle.
Trek 7.4 FX
Terrible Bike and Terrible Company Omara Cycles Black rock – Omara Cycles Black Rock - Trek bike was terrible - Poor customer service and response to a service request recently. Didn't take covid or the… Read more
performance of the bike as a factor for their response. Would not deal with them again. Also don't let them suggest a Trek FX when you really wanted a Trek Dual Sport 3 that they had in stock but were keeping just in case someone else wanted. Also accessories are over priced. Sold me a dud
Nice riding bike, need better quality control of parts and manufacture – Perfect riding position with seat adjusted back on my 54cm, great quality steel framed bike for road / paved leisure trail use. Only has 8 gears… Read more
so check if you have any super steep grades in your area as the gearing 'may' not be low or high enough for you. In my case it is perfect.
I would always buy Disc brakes on a bike - especially handy in the Wet vs traditional brakes after a dangerous non stop experience with traditional rim brakes on previous bike.
The Tektro Novela mechanical disc brakes have excellent stopping power, but a little fiddly to set up min gap & disc flex when re-installing wheels so there is no scrap noises. Rear was perfect, buy the front I matched the disc rounout to the hub & also straightened a run out spot in the disc.
Quality issues:
1) Derailleur hanger was on an angle - not picked up by bicycle shop that sold it.
Found masking tape had bee left behind from the frame painting process on the top machined hanger surface.
Once removed, perfect alignment to wheel as measured with a ParkTool aligner.
2) Tiawanese Pedals Wellgo M141 started cracking noises - loose screws between aluminium cage to plastichub, plus after 300km still rough to turn, swapped out for Wellgo M138 with one side sealed bearing & inner DU - Much better pedal, Why Trek bothered with the M141 pedals is beyond me.
3) Front tyre had a buldge at 90psi due to poor moulding manufacture of the Bontrager AW1 Hard-Case Lite, 700x32c, replaced under warranty.
4) Headset lower fork bearing race cracked 2 places, replaced under warranty - bad heat treatment / manufacture, was causing creak snap noise and was getting harder on turns. Still have the odd creak noise trying to narrow it the source (hope it is not the headset again).
Conclusion
Great road /smooth trail bike and really enjoy riding this one.
For a Trek entry level bike with mostly brand name parts I did expect better standard parts and assembly quality from a high volume bike manufacture.
Found and fixed the last creak, seat bracket assembly - top bracket was wrong way round limiting… Read more (+1 reply)