Can't let that post go without some comment.
The fit and finish remarks are true - but you don't buy a Trek for its beauty. Maybe if the frame cost another $1,000 it would look like a Calfee.
The Treks are set up as Stage Race bikes rather than Crit bikes. Why do you need hair trigger handling? To some extent this is a personal preference issue but the great stage racing bikes have always been slacker than most US made bikes so heavily influenced by the needs in Criteriums.
I own two CF bikes - a 5900 and a Calfee Dragonfly. There is indeed no comparison in the quality of the finish but the 5900 gets the long rides, the Calfee is my climbing race bike. On a 45 mph descent I know which one I prefer - the 5900 is like a great pair of GS skis - on rails. The Calfee requires constant attention while riding.
The 5900 was built up from the bare frame, DA 9, Velomax wheels with Veloflex tires, FSA 50-34 crank, Cinelli bar/stem, Selle Italia SLR on a Campy Ti post.
Not jumping on you - I guess I actually agree on the objective issues (fit n' finish) and disagree on the subjective issues (handling). But, for me, the bottom line is that the 5900 is a GREAT road bike.
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