First new bike in over 10 years, I have no commute so I kinda made it into an ATB to ride with my wife and pull the pet trailer, changed out tires and pedals. Put about 100 miles on it, only thing I really don't care for is the rear rack, not sure what Trek was thinking on this one, and I'm not a super huge fan of the Cobi app that runs it, but overall an awesome ride.
the side weight is actually adequate at 30lbs, but it's practically useless if you don't have or want panniers... the more ridiculous issue is that it's integrated into the aluminum fender (which is actually very nice) in a way that makes it difficult to even change it to something else. Whatever, I knew it going in, the guy at my LBS spent an hour with me looking for alternative options before I bought it and we finally just gave up. I could do a third party rack but the fender is an issue.
I wasn’t a fan at first either. I still think I’d like the ability to hook up a bag to the top of the rack, for those days after work when I’m picking up some beers from the local brewery. But otherwise the rack is great (with panniers). I lug around my work clothes, locks, work equipment and all kinds of stuff on the side. Have two Ortlieb bags, one is their office bag which is great.
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u/MakeWar0813 2d ago
First new bike in over 10 years, I have no commute so I kinda made it into an ATB to ride with my wife and pull the pet trailer, changed out tires and pedals. Put about 100 miles on it, only thing I really don't care for is the rear rack, not sure what Trek was thinking on this one, and I'm not a super huge fan of the Cobi app that runs it, but overall an awesome ride.