Looking to get into road cycling and don’t have a huge budget. Is this 1992 Trek 1500 a good deal. Here are some specs:
Fully Upgraded and Built 11 speed Trek 1500 from 1992.
This bike has been professionally powder coated and built with all brand new parts.
New Cosmic Wheels
New 11 speed Shimano 105 group-set
New 105 Brakes
Adamo Saddle 
by LethalHero191
12 Comments
Yes. Great deal imo.
Yeah mint bike. Saddle, gruppo and wheels make it worth
This bike is rad!!
Gorgeous! Buy that beautiful bike and please take care of it as well as its last owner!!
I’m going to go against the grain here and say no. Or maybe it’s worth that much, but unless you’re into the vintage look, your money may be better spent elsewhere. Modern group set, but none of the other “standard” features of a modern road bike, like wider wheels and disc brakes. Full aluminum is a harsh ride. The bike with the original 7 speed 105 group set is worth like $200 and I don’t think this gives you that much functionality upgrade as a beginner, other than the convenience of brifters.
Ok you are in the right ballpark then. Although it might be too big for you. If you ride it and it feels comfortable to you then I think it’s an ideal bike for a newish rider.
That’s a sweet bike.
Although to provide another perspective, I’ve gotten full carbon bikes with a similar groupset for that price.
Unless you’re drawn to the vintage look, carbon will be lighter and have better ride quality.
That’s actually pretty cool. Can you talk to whoever did the work? Because if it was done right it’s freakin sweet. Aluminum can corrode and fatigue so I’d be looking closely at the welds and feeling for any noticeable flex. If it’s been taken care of and they know what they’re doing then it’s good to go. That looks like a TT saddle on there for some reason. You might like it. Also don’t let anyone tell you that rim brakes are inferior.
If it was a steel frame I say yes, I would not want an old alloy bike as my primary ride. Those old alloy Trek frames are pretty stuff and harsh. I am always a little sketched out with 30+ year old alloy frames, they do have a fairly finite fatigue life, if it sat for years unridden it’s gonna be fine, if it was heavily used for three decades it’s a big risk of failure. It’s still a good bike but age and fatigue life are much more important on alloy frames, steel frames last much longer and have a much longer service life, and they can be repaired one crack in an alloy frame and it’s done.
I don’t think it’s worth the money
If the frame isn’t damaged and it fits… gotta fit.
Definitely not worth it.