Trek MADONE 5.2 – full Carbon – full Ultegra – 58cm

Description

Trek Madone 5.2 * full carbon road racing bike.

$3,400 new

58cm OCLV120 carbon frame & fork

full Shimano Ultegra triple groupset = 27 possible gear combinations

We bought this bike w/o wheels but we had a nice set of red anodized Mavid Heliums in the shop–with red Continental 4000 tires–just waiting for the right build to come along… and they should work nicely on this frame.

Since bike came in without wheels, that means no cassette either.  So we put a brand new, ($65) Ultegra 12/23 on the Heliums before installing.

The bike DID have a chain on it… but we prefer installing new chains whenever we install new cassettes… so, this bike has a new, ($35) KMX X.93 chain on it as well.

The bar tape was a bit rough when the bike came in so we re-wrapped the bars with new (black) tape as well.

Aside from that, the bike was in pretty cherry condition.  We replaced a cable or two… and some cable housings… and then fully re-tuned the bike.

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We buy (and sell) a LOT of TREK Madones here at Houston Bike Exchange.  Why?  Because they are simply one of the best all-around road bikes you can own.  Thanks to Lance and the rest of Team US Postal Doping, Trek had a huge infusion of sales / cash in the late 90’s / early 00’s that allowed them to essentially leap ahead of their competition in terms of R&D and production.  They made millions off Lance–and they plowed a LOT of that cash back into the business… and it showed.  They are racy enough to go really fast on… but comfortable enough for every day riding and training–and longer distances–depending on how you set them up.

The Madones have always been VERY highly rated by their owners–and by the various bike magazine reviewers.  It’s honestly hard to find anything to dislike about a Trek Madone.

http://www.roadbikereview.com/cat/latest-bikes/road-bike/trek/madone-5-2/prd_338761_5668crx.aspx

This is a bike that you will never really need to upgrade from… unless you become a professional road racer… in which case, your team will provide you with a new bike every year.  🙂

http://gizmodo.com/284148/trek-madone-the-bike-that-owned-the-tour-de-france

http://www.bikeradar.com/us/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-trek-madone-6-9-pro-d-08-29487/

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This particular bike has been well cared for and maintained.  The frame has minimal but typical wear from normal riding.

Trek only made this particular style frame (with the little Cervelo-like aero hump on the back of the seat tube) for three seasons… 2004 / 2005 / 2006–which was part of Trek / Lance’s 7 straight year Tour de France winning streak.  The OCLV120 frames from those three years are essetially IDENTICAL–except for the paint colors and graphics.  That was a transaction period for Trek–between the end of the US Postal Team and the beginning of the Discovery Channel Team.  So this frame was available in a pretty interesting range of colorways and build kits during that short 3 yrs–including Project One models, US Postal team models, AND Discovery Team models.  And this is exact same frame was ridden by several USPS and Discovery Channel Team riders in the Tour de France–and other pro races. We’ve included a few pics of those bikes here so you can see how cool these frames really are and how they can be pimped out.

As with every bike we sell, this one has been thoroughly inspected, detailed, tuned and adjusted.  We found no signs of any crashes, damage, or mis-use of any kind.

58cm frame size is ideal for a rider 5-10″+ to 6′-2″ tall.

https://houston-bike-exchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/HBE-Road-Bike-Size-Chart.pdf