The Trek has a robust aluminium frame, classically stored wheels that can be repaired in an emergency, a comfortable, upright riding position and - at least for a road bike - quite decent suspension comfort. In addition, Trek has already integrated eyelets for a fully-fledged pannier rack and permanently mounted mudguards on the rear triangle, which means that the bike could be equipped for far greater tasks without improvised tinkering. If you plan to use it occasionally as a touring bike, you should pay attention to such details when buying a new bike. We have limited ourselves here to a large handlebar bag from Vaude with a map compartment and a seatpost bag from Rixen & Kaul, both of which are easy to mount with the click-fix system and can be clipped on and off in a flash. The seat post carrier hardly affects the riding behaviour and does not bob. It is sufficient for weekend luggage up to a maximum of two kilos and is much quicker to fit than a classic pannier rack. Seatpost carriers are available with a load capacity of up to ten kilos. You should always replace carbon seat posts with an inexpensive aluminium post. In principle, fully-fledged pannier racks can also be mounted on road bike frames that do not have prepared threads, for example with clamp systems such as the Tubus Fly.
Caution is advised with carbon frames, however, as the manufacturer usually does not allow this for good reason. Non-round tube cross-sections can also cause problems.
Price 1,699 Euro
Weight 9.2 kilos
Reference/Info www.trekbikes.com
Frame sizes* 50-62, every 2 cm (58)
Seat/steering angle 73/72°
Seat/top tube/head tube 519/565/ 197 mm plus 15 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 1,020/58 mm
Stack/Reach/STR** 611/376 mm/1.62
EQUIPMENT
Fork Trek Iso Speed Carbon
Steering bearing FSA, top 1-1/8, bottom 1-1/2 inch
Brakes/gears Shimano 105
Bottom bracket Shimano R56 5 (50/34 t., press-fit)
Wheels/tyres Bontrager/Bontrager R1
Handlebar/stem Bontrager Race VR-C/Bontrager Race Lite
Saddle/post Bontrager Affinity/Bontrager (27.2 mm)
Accessories Rixen & Kaul Contour SF seatpost bag, 60 euros, www.klickfix.comHandlebar bag Vaude Aqua Box,90 Euro, www.vaude.com
* The frame set accounts for 40 per cent of the overall score and the equipment for 60 per cent. Individual grades are included in these evaluations, which we have only partially printed for reasons of space. The grades are calculated up to the final grade with all decimal places; however, for the sake of clarity, all grades are given with rounded decimal places.
** Tested frame size greased.
*** Stack/reach: projected vertical/horizontal measurement from the centre of the bottom bracket to the top of the headset; STR (stack to reach): Values between 1 .45 and 1 .55 indicate a sporty riding position, values below are race-like, above are comfortable.
**** Adjusted weight for frame size 57 cm and fork steerer length 225 mm.
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