Trek District $1,099.99 | Trek 3rd District $709.99
These are beautiful bikes. They’re also expensive.
Coming in at just over one-thousand dollars, the Trek District is the kind of bike you buy when you sell of your car you’re still making payments on, buy a $2000 P.O.S for emergencies, groceries, and bad weather, then commit to riding everywhere else.
The combination of gunmetal gray and retro-orange is perfect. The brown saddle and hand grips are dead on, and instead of an oiled up chain to power your way down the road, it uses a dry, quiet, and super strong belt. So no grease marks on your cuffs.
The reviews speak volumes.
Want to avoid dropping four figures on a bicycle? The Trek Third District knocks the price down $300, but you lose the color combination. Good news is the Gold is apparently much more subdued than in the online photos.
Pure honesty here: I want one. Bad.
that is a very nice looking bike. no disputing that. and two thumbs up to dappered for recommending a single speed.
that said, great bikes can be had for less than $700. i bought an old schwinn road bike on ebay for $210. it was road ready once assembled and could have been a great basic commuter. i chose to put $300 in parts into it and it now looks and rides better than any bike out there, save for carbon fiber builds. did the same with my girlfriend’s bike, though hers was a $400 ’77 nishiki that i fixed up for around $100. it’s a beauty.
even if you don’t know anything about bike building, your local bike shop usually has a handful of employees who would love to hold your hand through the process.
Trek makes great bikes, this is definitely on my want list but i think i’d rather take it in the sandstone/brown, just such a cool retro look http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/urban/district/2nddistrict/ the way a bike should be