Looking at a new steed for my wife. She likes the look of the Trek 6300 WSD and the Felt Q7FW.
I reckon the felt looks slightly better spec wise - any opinions.
Is there any others for £600-£700 we should be considering?
Riding is peaks/pines/dales.
Cheers
Have you looked at some of the Cube bikes ? I've just bought a Cube WS hardtail and it's awesome! Have a look at Chainreaction although I have a sneaky suspicion you could buy them cheaper else where.
Got the wife a 6500 WSD, SHE LOVES IT!
must admit I've not looked at the Felt, but got my GF a 4300wsd last year as the frame is finished tidy and plenty ready for upgrades as required
Looking at the spec on the trek - I reckon its pretty poor for the cash.
Just compared the geometry to a 15.5" Gary Fisher Tassajara and they come up remarkably similar - 1mm diff in the effective top tube length - is this an avenue I should be pursuing? Seat tube angle is only 0.5deg diff. Standover is more on the Tassajara.
Trouble is - only place I can find local is Evans Cycles - NOoooooooooo!
Trek do seem pretty good, but I would also look at Scott. They've been doing women's frames for a lot longer than many and the experience may well count. Top tip is to make sure you get her to a shop to try them out. Just try and prime her to think that colour isn't important...! 😉
Defo gonna get to a shop - the colour thing is more of a problem!