bike opinion please?

oldtrek1000

I have been riding a trek 1000 for about 12 years. I know that is a long time but it has been a good bike. I have never raced but have been considering it. I mainly use it for cardio. I am a bodybuilder and weigh btwn 225 and 245 depending on the time of the year. At 6'0 it's quite a load for a bike and for me going up hills! I am looking at upgrading to a new bike for under $1000. I am looking at the 2004 Motobecane Grand Sprint but it is modified with Triple Chainring Shimano Ultegra/105 to give gears easier for hills. What do you think?

Any opinions would be extremely helpful.

Thanks so much.

~LongRider~

If you have liked your Trek, you might look at the new Trek 1500. They retail right at $1000.00. You'd probably want to upgrade the crank and front derailler to 105 or Ultegra. The rest comes stock 105. If you upgrade it, you'd be looking at 1150-1200 dollars. It uses the same alpha aluminum frame as the current Trek 1000.