Wanted: OMG she's gonna buy a Trek! Help me find a beater for a friend

Why does she want the trek? If she loves it and thinks she will care for it, then let her go for it. It may not technically the perfect bike, but to doesn't have to be perfect, to be perfect for her.

Guide her hand by all means, but the final choice has to be hers, otherwise you'll be the one getting an earful every time she has a problem.

Jenne I'm suprised she likes it to be honest, as she seems more interested in an upright riding position than using drops.
If there is a suggestion it takes hub gears, then I would guess that the drop outs are not 120mm, but 132 or 135 - like my crosscheck, AFAIK all the alfine hubs are this size (which is what they usually put on OTP's)

whats wrong with trek?

It's a Lance Gunderson thing...

Lol, I'd rather have that Trek than a fucking Charge Plug any day!

abso-fucking-lutely.

Treks win tours, you know.

pompino perhaps?

Whatever she gets around that price, encourage her to get a decent lock.

Legends ride Langsters. Fact.

Or tell her to stop being such a tightarse and chuck in a bit extra for this..

pompino perhaps?

i doubt she'll give you a blowjob, mate

Is it the original version of Louie Louie by Richard Berry & The Pharaohs?

You know what the fucking song is.

This is more fun...

FOR ME, ANYWAY...

That Trek looks like one of my late granddads shirts.

Beige is quite a suitable colour for a trek.

That looks like a fairly nice bike, nothing really stands out as being bad, but nothing stands out as being exceptional either really.

It's a mid range OTP, after all.

If it can fit an Alfine then I will revise my opinion- that would be cool.

Although the rear OLN will be slightly annoying in terms of hub choice for "normal" wheels.