Should I buy a Trek (ethical reasons)

[spacemen3]

The testing differences between the brands are imperceptible to the human senses. Find the aero bike with rim brakes that looks the coolest to you and get that one.

[sfo1]

+1

Originally Posted by mingc

I had vowed never to buy a Trek until they apologize to Greg. But then last winter the local dealer had a 2016 720 for 40% off . . .

[JStonebarger]

Every year I race the Trek CXC I wish I was in the market for a new bike. Trek is very good for US cyclocross, and I appreciate that.

Come to their FREE World Cup Race in Waterloo next week -- the first ever to offer equal prize money to women -- and see what I mean.

https://www.cxmagazine.com/2018-worl...e-preview-trek

[jamesdak]

NO!!!

[AngryScientist]

see if you can get an extended test ride before you buy.

i travel quite frequently, and rent bikes often. had a new madone last time i was in napa area. i was quite unimpressed with the ride compared to other high end modern carbon.

that may come down to a fit and feel thing, but i for one, would not buy a madone, based on my personal experience, which is completely independent of the brand name. i have nothing against trek, i just didnt care for the bike itself.

[eippo1]

Originally Posted by R3awak3n

there are so many good options.


caynon is another one....

Personally though, I do like what trek has been doing when it comes to bikes.

Another one is BMC. Their Timemachine Road rides much nicer than many others in the category.

[unterhausen]

I say that if it's the bike you want, then buy it.

my lbs was a trek dealer until Trek decided that a shop that regularly shows up in the lists of top bike shops in the country should go all-Trek concept store and throw all their customer interest away. The closest trek dealer also sells lawnmowers, if that gives you any idea how stupid that train of thought was. I doubt Trek will sell anything better than a low-end hybrid anywhere near State College this year.

Before that bout of silliness, I considered purchasing a Trek. Just didn't work out, but I wouldn't have hesitated.

[echappist]

Originally Posted by unterhausen

I say that if it's the bike you want, then buy it.

my lbs was a trek dealer until Trek decided that a shop that regularly shows up in the lists of top bike shops in the country should go all-Trek concept store and throw all their customer interest away. The closest trek dealer also sells lawnmowers, if that gives you any idea how stupid that train of thought was. I doubt Trek will sell anything better than a low-end hybrid anywhere near State College this year.

Before that bout of silliness, I considered purchasing a Trek. Just didn't work out, but I wouldn't have hesitated.

there's also that. i thought that occured only when the store in question is in some sort of financial insolvency, but i could be wrong

certainly odd to have a few Trek showrooms so close by (I live in the Philly burbs right now, and the two are 5 miles apart...)

[soupless]

FWIW they treat their people well. I think one could make an argument that it’s an ethical plus to buy a Trek.

[vqdriver]

Originally Posted by makoti

I stopped reading when I got to the part about not being happy with their dealings with LeMond.
Don't buy from a company you don't like. It'll always be in your head. Too many good options to give your money to a company you don't think is ethical.

i would always come back to this.

[JStonebarger]

Originally Posted by vqdriver

i would always come back to this.

If ancient history with Greg Lemond is really what matters to you, sure.

Originally Posted by soupless

FWIW they treat their people well. I think one could make an argument that it’s an ethical plus to buy a Trek.

Originally Posted by JStonebarger

Trek is very good for US cyclocross, and I appreciate that.

Come to their FREE World Cup Race in Waterloo next week -- the first ever to offer equal prize money to women -- and see what I mean.

[FlashUNC]

Originally Posted by JStonebarger

If ancient history with Greg Lemond is really what matters to you, sure.

The people who made that decision in the long, long ago are stil there and calling the shots.

“

For years, Trek has tried our best to make this relationship work. And for years, Greg LeMond has done and said things that have damaged the LeMond brand and the Trek brand as a whole,” said Burke.

Read: He wouldn't stop talking about Lance's obvious doping.

“His actions are inconsistent with our values—values we believe in and live everyday.

Read: We just wanted to make a buck. Why's he gotta keep upsetting the apple cart.

And after years of trying to make it work, we are done. It’s time to sever this relationship and allow Trek to do what it does best—build the world’s greatest bicycles and
provide our customers with a great product and exceptional customer service.”

Read: After years of us starving the LeMond brand because Greg wouldn't shut up, he finally had the gall to sue and we're taking our ball and going home.


What they do for cross is fine.

[KarlC]

Originally Posted by eippo1

Another one is BMC. Their Timemachine Road rides much nicer than many others in the category.

+1 on that



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[Seramount]

if you have a conscience about a company's actions, act on it.

I haven't bought a single gallon of gasoline from Exxon since the Valdez incident.

[Jaybee]

Originally Posted by Seramount

if you have a conscience about a company's actions, act on it.

I haven't bought a single gallon of gasoline from Exxon since the Valdez incident.

As someone who cleans up after oil companies for a living, I gotta say that you probably shouldn't buy gas from anyone then.