4 years ago
This review is long past due but is worth reading ...
This review is long past due but is worth reading and so....Enjoy!
My experiences with the Trek store began in it's first year. I was living in Mt Pleasant and getting fat, fast. I had lost my love of lifting weights, couldn't spend the time to keep my 1.2 Golf handicap and therefore found no love for the game or the time I was wasting increasing my stress levels. I met a young man named Taylor at the Trek store and he spent time talking about and showing e bikes that did different things. I finally decided on a $3500 Madone with a carbon frame and a seat that barely supported one cheek. It sat for 6 months. One day, my wife said, "Hey, are you gonna ride that damn thing or can I sell it?" I rode it, sold all my all my golf gear online and never looked back.
Compared to golf (which I loved for 20+ years) I can say this...."There isn't one time I've gotten off the bike and wanted to throw it in a lake!" Since that time I have gotten older and wiser, realized I don't ever want to race but love gear and appreciate design, engineering, form and function. Recently, Ben Gruber, owner and fellow bike lover, helped me pick out and purchase a project one Domane with 600 series carbon, tubeless tires and rims, and a cockpit of carbon and light weight aluminum components that arrived with my custom paint selection and weighed in at under 16 lbs right out of the box. AWESOME! Whether I ride every day or one time a week, this bike feels like an old friend, never beats me up on long rides and handles so precisely and solidly over any terrain, I am never limited in the road I choose. I would also like to say that when I first got into cycling, the Bontrager accessories were less than desirable to the general biking population. WELL don't be swayed by those old school naysayers. The new Bontrager is up to date, cutting edge and performs at the highest level and the beginner level equally as well. As far as service goes, Ben, KC, and Myles are the guys to see. Everybody has a bad day, every bike shop has a young kid that may have too many opinions for his own good but the Trek Store of MT Pleasant will give you the best selection of one of the greatest bikes in the world and fit it to your needs. They also have the largest selection of gear and accessories within 100 miles of the low country. Don't miss it, miss out on it or drive by it without checking it out. If you have an issue, don't just bash the business, talk to one the guys I mentioned and I guarantee they will make it right. I love you guys and my Domane is an incredible feat of engineering and comfort that keeps my old butt pedaling happily whenever I have time. Thanks for giving me a new passion in life and keep up the great work!