Message #1005341

[tomterp]

So the bike the guy was waxing poetic about was the Trek Madone 5.2.

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/road/race_performance/madone_5_series/madone_5_2#

When I got home I dug through a couple of recent issues of Outside mag and sure enough the May issue had an article recommending bikes in various classes and price ranges.  Their road bike #2 cheapest bike was the Trek Madone 4.5, one tier below the one the guy was pushing and a mere $2,200 (before adding pedals and the like).

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/bikes-and-biking/road-bikes/Madone-45.html

I was kind of hoping the great value was a little more in the $600-$800 range frankly.   

Maybe used bikes are a better value.