Publication-Bicycling Magazine

Date-April 2005

Title-Trek Pilot 2.1 WSD

Findings:

• "If Lance were a woman, he'd ride into the sunset on this plush bike"
• "SPEEDY COMFORT: Trek Pilot's line aims to put performance-oriented riders on comfortable frames. The Pilot 2.1 WSD has a taller head tube and shorter standover height than Trek's other WSD performance frames to put the rider in a more stable, upright position. The ZR9000 aluminum frame with carbon-fiber seatstays and the carbon fork are ready to soak up road chatter so your hands, arms and bottom don't have to."

Publication-Bicycling Magazine

Date-April 2006

Title-Trek Pilot 2.1 WSD

Findings:

• "A LEXUS RIDE: This bike has it all: gel bar tape, vibration-eating carbon fork and seatstays, and a carbon seatpost, plus an elastomer suspension between the seatpost and seatstay (it comes in three settings from mellow to firm) for up to a half an inch of bump absorption."
• "PROPER POSITION: The geometry is compact, so you sit more upright, and there's even a 17-degree-rise stem, so your back doesn't have to bend as far forward, even in the drops."
• "SMOOTH SHIFTING: With Ultegra front and rear derailleurs, gear changes are silken, and the triple chainrings give you enough options to clim with less agony."