Theyseemeflying
New Member
I’m looking to buy a new bike, as my previous bike is worn out and can no longer ride it. The bike is a $250 CCM Mountain Bike from CanadianTire that I bought 10 years ago.
I looked at these (prices are CAD)
- Trek FX 2 Disk 2023 ($700)
- Trek FX 2 Disk 2025 ($980)
- Trek FX 3 2025 ($1229)
- Trek Dual Sport 2 2025 ($1060)
I plan on mainly staying on pavement. Maybe occasionally going on a dirt or gravel off road section.
Which one would be best?
I suppose the most expensive one is probably ‘best’. But just for casual fun riding, I’m leaning most towards the 2023 FX 2, because it seems to be a pretty good price. I don’t know if I’d make use of the additional features in a higher end model.
I just want something that’s good. But if there is a very good value upgrade between bikes that is worthwhile, then I would be fine with that. But I just feel I’m not ‘hardcore’ enough to appreciate the differences between the bikes and I’d just waste money. Thoughts?
Like, I *can* buy the more expensive model. But I don’t just want to waste money that could be spent on something else.
I also heard advice that I should go for the FX 2 Gen 4 over the FX 2 Gen 3 for the following reasons, but I’m not sure if it’s worth the extra $300?
- 1x gear instead of 2x (simpler, less maintenance)
- CUES (new) instead of Altus (old)
I looked at these (prices are CAD)
- Trek FX 2 Disk 2023 ($700)
- Trek FX 2 Disk 2025 ($980)
- Trek FX 3 2025 ($1229)
- Trek Dual Sport 2 2025 ($1060)
I plan on mainly staying on pavement. Maybe occasionally going on a dirt or gravel off road section.
Which one would be best?
I suppose the most expensive one is probably ‘best’. But just for casual fun riding, I’m leaning most towards the 2023 FX 2, because it seems to be a pretty good price. I don’t know if I’d make use of the additional features in a higher end model.
I just want something that’s good. But if there is a very good value upgrade between bikes that is worthwhile, then I would be fine with that. But I just feel I’m not ‘hardcore’ enough to appreciate the differences between the bikes and I’d just waste money. Thoughts?
Like, I *can* buy the more expensive model. But I don’t just want to waste money that could be spent on something else.
I also heard advice that I should go for the FX 2 Gen 4 over the FX 2 Gen 3 for the following reasons, but I’m not sure if it’s worth the extra $300?
- 1x gear instead of 2x (simpler, less maintenance)
- CUES (new) instead of Altus (old)
