I am buying an new frame. these are the three i am considering
Unless someone thinks i shouldn’t be looking at one of these.
So far this is what i know… (living in Australia)
Scott is hard to get hold of - Prob my fav for the money
Trek are more expensive - Lifetime warrenty
Not much known about FUJI - Great looking machine
ANY THOUGHTS???
uh, get fit first to see which one or two or three actually work for you…the D6 looks sweet though
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i’m in Australia, do i just go to a bike shop and ask for a fitting so i know what size bike to get?
What do i need to find out. I currently ride frames that have a top tube of 53.5 and 54
would i just not try and get another frame about the same?
go ride them if you can. Personally, despite people not liking them because of being the top dog, you can’t go wrong with Trek. Their tri bike has a better pedigree than the others named (not to say the others are not good - but Trek has been doing carbon longer, and working in wind tunnels, and do have superior structural engineering), Trek built their reputation on customer service, etc. I would probably lead with Trek, then look at Scott and what their policies are, then Fuji.
The Fuji is definitely an unknown. While I thought it looked great in pictures, when I saw it in person at Interbike, that whole back end is REALLY large (in comparison to something like Trek, Scott, Cervelo, etc.). However, if you get on a bike and ride it a bit, you will be able to tell how comfortable it is (if you are also positioned well on it).
In Australia no one realy has frames for you to go try out.
Scott Plasma 2 will be available eventually for approx $4,300AUS
Agron 18 - $4,700AUS
TREK TTX - $6,800
FUJI D6 - $4,200
Which TTX are you refering to? They don’t cost that much more than the fuji or scott in the us.
The TTX SSL. Doe to the exchange rate from america to Aus it has gone up a fair bit