2014 Trek 1.5 review
My time with the 2014 Trek 1.5 is about to end. Over the last few months I’ve ridden over 500km on the 1.5 exactly as it arrived except for my own pedals and bottle cages. I’ve ridden over all kinds of road conditions and surfaces and along flat roads as well as over steep and […]
2014 Trek 1.5 First Ride Review
A couple of winters back I discovered the Trek 1.5 in its previous guise (http://girodilento.com/the-trek-1-5-a-bargain-winter-bike/) . On paper it made a great case for itself – a good price, the same geometry as the Madone, an excellent spec for the money and most importantly to me – proper clearance for proper mudguards for commuting, training […]
Winter bike first ride review: Trek 1.5
After a long drawn out journey, I bought a winter bike around the beginning of December. With work, Christmas, a chest cold and more work getting in the way. I’ve finally managed to get a couple of rides in to give a first ride verdict. So far I’ve managed to do about 120km on it, […]
The Trek 1.5 – A “bargain” winter bike?
Today I happened to be talking to one of my favourite people in the bike trade, Ritch Hilton-Foster of Ride in Poole (http://www.ridebike.co.uk/). Ritch is a great guy and if you’re in the area I highly commend Ride to you – they’re a really top bunch of guys. Now Ritch, rides a Colnago C59 in […]