ChrisF Posted August 22, 2020 Posted August 22, 2020 Does the Trek warranty transfer upon sale? I doubt it. So warranty irrelevant. But I stand corrected.Correct, TREK warantee does not transfer to the 2nd owner .... Titan actually has a multi user warantee on the frame. BUT .... read the fine print !!! Original purchaser must register the bike on the Titan site in 30 days of purchase .... then some more fine print for the transfer. Actually easy to do, just as easy to miss out if you dont pay attention .... Having owned a Trek .... never again. Just too many propriatary components .... useless dealers in our area soured my experience.
DieselnDust Posted August 22, 2020 Posted August 22, 2020 Does the Trek warranty transfer upon sale? I doubt it. So warranty irrelevant. But I stand corrected.The Trek is a brand new bike so the warranty is very much in play
Me rida my bicycle Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 Does the Trek warranty transfer upon sale? I doubt it. So warranty irrelevant. But I stand corrected. the Trek is a new bike so yes warranty is in place. So many people going on about Titan's warranty transfer. The reason they did that is because nobody keeps a Titan long enough for something to go wrong and I am pretty sure there will definitely be some t's and c's with that.
daniemare Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 The Trek is a brand new bike so the warranty is very much in playSorry yes, saw the link and a quick browse saw it was at bikemarket. So I just assumed it was used. My bad
ChrisF Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 Slightly off topic .... Warranty .... Titan is one of the few to offer a 5 year multi user warranty. Scott also has a 5 year warranty ... single user. Trek has a lofty claim of a lifetime warranty.... digging deep into their fine print you find it can be transferred to the second owner, but limited to three years from original date of purchase. ALL of these have various stipulations, whith lots of similarities .... 1. bike must be registered within 30 days of original purchase 2. original purchase documents must be handed over to next owner 3. consumables are just that .... consumables, understandably. So only the frame that is actually warranteed .... very limited cover on other components ... 4. bike to be serviced by an authorized dealer .... THIS is probably thee biggest challenge .... some people simply live too far from a brand retailer. And sadly, all too often, the retail outlet has a very poor workshop ... my local Scott dealer could not even properly prep a 24" bike for delivery ... this does not bolster confidence for their ability to properly maintain a high spec bike. So I took my bike to my local dedicated cycle workshop. Mark checked with the distributors, they would not honour this service for warranty purposes .... I opted for a quality service, knowing I lost the warranty. Given all this fine print, the real peace of mind comes from the perceived quality. Our experiences can be summarized as follows: - Scott ... would gladly buy again - Giant .... after only 6 months. Good sales experience, decent workshop. Very happy. - Titan .... seriously impressed !! Thanks to the wider distribution chain you also have more workshop options. - Trek .... never again. Nice ride .... maintenance nightmare !! Crap quality proprietory parts resulted in very costly upgrades .... JIP, mine was a very bad experience !! - Merida .... Almost forgot about my Meridas ... they just keep going and going .... brilliant bikes
Rocket-Boy Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 Have to agree. 27.5 is no reason to overlook the Trek if it is the correct size, matches your requirements and is within budgetEspecially in a small frame size. Small's tend to look a bit ridiculous with 29" wheels.
DR ◣◢ Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 When fiancé bought a new bike we considered a 27.5. The lack of variety when it comes to tyres really put us off. She settled on a carbon 29er Stumpjumper. It completely unlocked her potential. Doesn’t look funny at all in a small frame.
MudLark Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 Slightly off topic .... Warranty .... Titan is one of the few to offer a 5 year multi user warranty. Scott also has a 5 year warranty ... single user. Trek has a lofty claim of a lifetime warranty.... digging deep into their fine print you find it can be transferred to the second owner, but limited to three years from original date of purchase. ALL of these have various stipulations, whith lots of similarities .... 1. bike must be registered within 30 days of original purchase 2. original purchase documents must be handed over to next owner 3. consumables are just that .... consumables, understandably. So only the frame that is actually warranteed .... very limited cover on other components ... 4. bike to be serviced by an authorized dealer .... THIS is probably thee biggest challenge .... some people simply live too far from a brand retailer. And sadly, all too often, the retail outlet has a very poor workshop ... my local Scott dealer could not even properly prep a 24" bike for delivery ... this does not bolster confidence for their ability to properly maintain a high spec bike. So I took my bike to my local dedicated cycle workshop. Mark checked with the distributors, they would not honour this service for warranty purposes .... I opted for a quality service, knowing I lost the warranty. Given all this fine print, the real peace of mind comes from the perceived quality. Our experiences can be summarized as follows: - Scott ... would gladly buy again - Giant .... after only 6 months. Good sales experience, decent workshop. Very happy. - Titan .... seriously impressed !! Thanks to the wider distribution chain you also have more workshop options. - Trek .... never again. Nice ride .... maintenance nightmare !! Crap quality proprietory parts resulted in very costly upgrades .... JIP, mine was a very bad experience !! - Merida .... Almost forgot about my Meridas ... they just keep going and going .... brilliant bikesChris, some two years and many thousands of km on I'm still very happy with my Trek 2018 Top Fuel 9.8 SL. I've upgraded quite a few components and haven't had any cross-compatibility issues. The only one I have found or know about is that seatpost clamp, which is an odd size (still have the one you kindly sent me, as a spare!). The bike has been treated fairly heavily but no issues to date... touch wood, etc. I think you had a bad time as I remember but can't remember the details. FWIW, I have four Treks (one road, three mountain). All similar as above. No issues, no cross-compatibility problems of any significance.
ChrisF Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 Chris, some two years and many thousands of km on I'm still very happy with my Trek 2018 Top Fuel 9.8 SL. I've upgraded quite a few components and haven't had any cross-compatibility issues. The only one I have found or know about is that seatpost clamp, which is an odd size (still have the one you kindly sent me, as a spare!). The bike has been treated fairly heavily but no issues to date... touch wood, etc. I think you had a bad time as I remember but can't remember the details. FWIW, I have four Treks (one road, three mountain). All similar as above. No issues, no cross-compatibility problems of any significance.Good to hear Often wondered about my bad luck with the EX5 .... Same trails, same care routine, and yet the EX5 gave me more issues than all my other bikes combined. Maybe just a Friday afternoon dud model ....
DieselnDust Posted August 23, 2020 Posted August 23, 2020 When fiancé bought a new bike we considered a 27.5. The lack of variety when it comes to tyres really put us off. She settled on a carbon 29er Stumpjumper. It completely unlocked her potential. Doesn’t look funny at all in a small frame.If a carbon 29er in size small is available within the budget, spec and weight of the Trek I'd be happy to jump behind that recommendation.
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