Trek 2.3 or Fuji Roubaix?
Mark Cho is looking to get his first bike, but can’t make up his mind which bike to buy, which is quite a regular problem! He is considering either a Trek 2.3 or the Fuji Roubaix, both good bikes so it will be difficult for us to choose between them, but here goes
Question:
Hi!
Which is a better road bike for me to purchase…the Trek 2.3 or the Fuji Roubaix? This will be my first bike.
Thanks for your help.
Mark Cho.
Hi Mark,
Your first bike is important as you need to have a good fit so that you are comfortable and you enjoy your riding and so you can train properly to improve your fitness, the bike also has to please you in other ways, cost, looks and image. So lots of things to think about. OK to your choice of bikes:
Trek 2.3
The Trek 2.3 frame is made of 6000 series aluminum which gives strength, rigidity and lightness and will not break the bank. It’s made of Alpha Black aluminum with TCT carbon stays and Bontrager carbon forks with an alloy steerer. The equipment is a mix of Shimano Ultegra and 105 with 10 speed shifter and a choice of either a compact or triple chainset. Wheels are from Bontrager as are the tires and some other bits and pieces.
It’s a great bike to get if you are not sure if you will stick to cycling; it’s not expensive and comes in eight different sizes and two chainset combinations. A very good first bike with class, good equipment and should give you a good feeling ride.
Trek 2.3
Fuji Roubaix
The Fuji Roubaix has also Alloy main tubes, Fuji Altair 2 custom butted aluminum and carbon seat stays, the forks too are carbon with an alloy steerer. The equipment is a mix of Shimano 105 and Tiagra with FSA compact chainset and Fuji branded parts, wheels from Alex and tires from Continental.
The Fuji is a very nice looking bike with great colors and comes in six sizes. Again not expensive, around the same price as the Trek 2.3. The Fuji is a sporty bike that would fit in any bunch.
Fuji Roubaix
Our Choice
As usual this is tricky, the frame on the Fuji looks good and is sportier, but the equipment lets it down when comparing it to the Trek. Both are very good bike for the price, but in the end I would have to go for the Trek 2.3 in the end.
Let us know what you decide and how you get on, Mark.
