trek madone 3.5

[lukedavis]

www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-trek-madone-3-5-12-45692/

somebody wants to sell me a trek madone bike for 1000 € second hand, Does anybody know much about these bikes ? Is it a reasonable price, I think it's a good deal

but Im new to this game so i wanna get feedback

[hani]

What year is the bike, how many seasons has it been used? How much is a brand new one?
Group set, shifters, wheels... What are they?
These are good pointers to start with

[lukedavis]

I don't know the year of the bike.
I used it yesterday for the triathlon in lough key and was satisfied with it. It didnt seem too used
A brand new one was 3000 eur, i saw them for sale online for 1800 gbp

I couldnt tell you about shifters, gears etc

the man who rented me the bike in ballinastoe wicklow is willing to sell some of his road bikes. IM tempted

[keithh]

Trek have a fantastic archive of all of their bikes online. Even has a picture so you can find the one you want....it will list all the components when u find the right one. See link.

Some nasty &&&& stole my bike the day before Dublin City Tri so i rented one from them too. The one i rented was a nice bike. No idea of value.

www.trekbikes.com/ie/en/bikes/2012/archive/trek/madone_3_5_h2_compact_2012/#/ie/en/archive-model/details?url=ie/en/bikes/2012/archive/trek/madone_3_5_h2_compact_2012i

[keithmcq]

I'd pass if I was you. Do the research and then go shopping. You don't know what the groupset is, wheels, CF or Alu frame. Are you even sure the frame is the right size for you? Try out lots of new bikes in the shops first, to get an idea what makes/manufacturers suit you and what size you are. Then think about buying 2nd hand.