Cannondale Vs Specialized Vs Trek
I recently wrote a detailed post about trek vs giant and found a couple of surprising facts.
Cannondale vs specialized vs trek. What was the deciding factor. That bike was awesome on the cobbles and this new one is even better. They all assemble bicycles from components made for them mainly by obscure third party suppliers in china and taiwan often the same one. I am looking at a bike in the 900 range and i am looking at the specialized rockhopper cannondale trail sl 4 and trek 4300 disc.
In this in depth review i want to share my best thoughts on trek cannondale and specialized bikes. Rob s summary i rode the original domane in 2012 on the paris roubaix sportive. Any other suggestions are welcome but these are my top picks. The best bike depends on your budget your body type.
Needed for 100 mile ride and general all purpose leisure cycling richmond park towpath etc. To compare a specialized road bicycle to a trek visit the manufacturer s websites for comprehensive specs on each model. I do mostly road riding but also quite a bit of off road and single track. The site groups bicycles by mountain bike comfort and triathlon and allows you to call up for example a trek model s basics specifications manufacturer s suggested retail price and user ratings followed.
Trek offers the madone 1 1 at 1 900 and specialized offers the tarmac elite apex for 2 000. To compare a cannondale to a trek visit the online site pedalsmonkey which allows side by side comparisons of the two brands as well as specialized schwinn giant and scott bikes. Both companies make their road bike models in taiwan except for trek s madone made in wisconsin. Both cannondale and specialized excel at making top quality bikes and they come at a price.
Cannondale quick disc 3 trex fx3 specialized sirrus any advice from people with any of the above welcome. The cheaper specialized bikes are made of with aluminum while the expensive bikes are built with carbon frames just like trek and cannondale. Specialized who makes best carbon layup. I looked briefly at trek but decided on buying a specialized last year.
Trying to decide between. In the end you ll have to make a decision yourself. Well it actually had little to do with the bicycles or even the company. Budget of 600 and have seen the above for around that price.
I was just wondering what you all thought of the manufacturer s and who makes the best carbon fiber frames. I would tend to think specialized and trek would be pretty even and cannondale for some reason seems behind the other two. The biggest factor in my decision ended up being the bike shops in my. Trek domane slr 7 disc 4 800.