I was at a small bike shop in southern NH. They had a bike listed as a 2013 Trek EX 5. It was Black and gold and was a great looking bike. I test rode it and it fit well. The Price was $1279 new-leftover. It has Recon RL front fork, Fox RP2 Rear, Shimano 545 hydros, deore shifters/drivetrain. So i bought it. I got home and went to register the bike with Trek.......Here is where the fun starts!!!!!
Serial number came back as an EX 6. Went out to the bike and yup says EX 6 on the back. So the shop had the model listed wrong on the tag. I start looking through Trek's site and find that it is actually a 2010 Black, white and gold!!!!! Now I am a bit torn..... Should I have bought a 2010 bike even if it is new? Why do they still have it? I am not sure what to do. Should I bring it back? (it is 170 miles away, but I have an office around the corner that I visit 2-3 times a month). The components seem to be better then the ex 5. The 5 has SRAM X5 components and a Monarch RL rear shock. (they did have a blue ex 5 2013 in blue right next to it so I could bring it back and get the '13 ex 5)
Going to call Trek tomorrow and see about warranty and make sure it hasn't been registered before etc.
But should I consider keeping it or return it for the EX 5 that is 3 years newer????? If I decide to sell it say next year it will be 5 years old.... Not sure if the components really make up for the extra age???? Why did they have it marked as a 2013? I would think the thing had been around for the 3-4 years and they should have known it was that old..... I am discouraged and would like your thoughts please!
Thanks~
Serial number came back as an EX 6. Went out to the bike and yup says EX 6 on the back. So the shop had the model listed wrong on the tag. I start looking through Trek's site and find that it is actually a 2010 Black, white and gold!!!!! Now I am a bit torn..... Should I have bought a 2010 bike even if it is new? Why do they still have it? I am not sure what to do. Should I bring it back? (it is 170 miles away, but I have an office around the corner that I visit 2-3 times a month). The components seem to be better then the ex 5. The 5 has SRAM X5 components and a Monarch RL rear shock. (they did have a blue ex 5 2013 in blue right next to it so I could bring it back and get the '13 ex 5)
Going to call Trek tomorrow and see about warranty and make sure it hasn't been registered before etc.
But should I consider keeping it or return it for the EX 5 that is 3 years newer????? If I decide to sell it say next year it will be 5 years old.... Not sure if the components really make up for the extra age???? Why did they have it marked as a 2013? I would think the thing had been around for the 3-4 years and they should have known it was that old..... I am discouraged and would like your thoughts please!
Thanks~