I've had this bike for over a year now, and except for a few minor complaints, I love it. It is comfortable and fits me perfectly (which I feel was a big risk purchasing a bike online; I am 5'7" with a 30-31" inseam; my Principia is a 53, which is no longer available). I cannot wait to get out and take a ride on it. I know STP will delete this portion of my comments, but the comments by BikeWrencher are invalid -- he is a Trek dealer, and did a simple tune-up on my bike, and when I picked it up, he made insulting comments to me about the bike (AND he lost my business). No one from his shop even took this bike out on the road. If they had, they would have felt how responsive and eager this bike is when it hits the pavement. I would not recommend this bike to a friend only because my closest friends do not ride bikes.

[...]. This bike has turned out to be a very nice, comfortable ride.

There's no way this is worth [$]! The MSRP is a fantasy. You could do so much better with a Trek 2.3. Better parts, much better frame, easy warranty support, and IT COSTS LESS!