Submitted by
fatgo66
a Downhiller
from Springfield, IL
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2011
Strengths: withstands almost anything that you can dish out to it.
Weaknesses: when I bought the bike it had a faulty valve in it.
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This bike is great for going in a trail in the forest or up in the mountains. my favorite place to go with it is the Barr trail. It was totally up for the challenge. I am taking it back to Colorado in a few weeks and I am going to do some tougher trails.
Submitted by
Ross
a Cross Country Rider
from Summit, NJ
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2002
Strengths: Can withstand a lot of abuse. Shifters and rear deurailler are awesome. No problems with brakes.
Weaknesses: MAD chainsuck, caused by a crappy front deurailler and the crankset.
Bottom Line:
For 550 bucks, I must say that I am totally satisfied with this bike. I can ride it for hours on end and it holds up to any abuse I can dish out on it. If you already know that you are really into off-road riding, you may as well spend more money for a better bike, but if you are just starting out in the sport (like I was when I bought the 6000), then this is definitely a good place to start. You can pretty much take it on any cross-country trails you can think of, and you can ride it nice and hard too.
Bike Setup: Basically everything that came with the bike, except a WSD saddle.
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Submitted by
Hadrian Kim
a Cross Country Rider
from Newtown, CT
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2002
Strengths: Great handling, nice ride, pretty good in the mud, light weight, great on the road and on the trail, can pick up to a pretty nice speed.
Weaknesses: Have had some trouble with the gears. Had to replace the rear shifter with the Shimano Deore LX. Not too bad suspension with the Jett T2 fork. But this bad boy would kick ass with a Judy fork. Wish it had a better pick-up.
Bottom Line:
This bike is a work horse. I've put this toy to the limit. I've had to replace the shifter after damaging it. I still have trouble with the gears but after doing a little work with them, it turns out to be fine. You can take the 6000 pretty much anywhere except off of high drops. I've done mud pits, bowls, creeks, jumps, small drops, rocks, sand, road, grass, everything. This bike has taken it all. The frame looks like new after over 3 years of abuse. I have flipped countless times, once smashing the head set and bar down on a rock. The only thing that broke was the head light i had installed seperately. This bike is built like a rock. With the alpha aluminum frame, it is very light. If your in line of buying one, do so because you won't regret it.
Weaknesses: high speed handling, the steering can sometimes have a mind of its own if you hit a really big obstacle (root/rock)
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I love this bike! I have abused it worse then anyone else probably has, often riding down steep hills at around 35MPH on sidewalks in my suburban area. The shocks work great, and this bike can handle anything. I have only gotten one flat, and have put about 1500 very hard miles on it and the tires are still in good shape, in addition to the brakes. Front brakes are slightly more worn then back brakes, but both work great. I have done a lot of hard stops with the front brakes, since I am into doing front wheelies, and still have almost a year left on the pads. The biuld quality is excellent, with all name-brand components. The alumninum frame is surprisingly light and gives a fairly good ride on the rear end. The bike handles well, but not great. Upwards of 25MPH if your going to do a quick turn be ready to wrench the handle bars and pray, high speed handling isnt great. However, the handling isn't great, but for some unknown weird reason this bike is funner to drive then any other hardtail Ive ever been on. The handling is tight, and its very easy to lean into curves or do fast slaloms. In Addition, I love the wide gearing especially for such an old bike.
Similar Products Used: another hardtail from specialized
Bike Setup: RoxShox Jett Fork, Shimano V brakes, Topeak rack, Blue + White paint, Aluminum frame, trek seat handlebars and stem
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Submitted by
Cody Whynot
a Cross Country Rider
from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2001
Strengths: *frame *rear derailleur *lightness *rear cassette *rapid fire shifters *bontrager jones tires
Weaknesses: *bottom bracket *rock shox jett t2 *grips (when wet) *pedals *rear part is a little heavy *crank
Bottom Line:
I like the frame, and I think that any beginner who wants to start mountain biking should consider the Trek 6000. I have a lot of fun with this bike, but I had to replace the bottome bracket and the crank because I bent them both. I only weigh 150, but I was doing some big drops for a xc bike. I will soon replace the front suspension.
Strengths: i like the pretty red it goes well with my biking shorts the seat smells good also
Weaknesses: the smell of the seat after my little sis rides it the tires are to big and the seat is to big id like a bigger rear deraleur and stem to heavy but i still managed to win nationals (thanks mom!!)
Bottom Line:
if u want to be like me buy it and email me i need friends those chilis look more like flammin cocks to me but thats just me
Strengths: i am a very good racer and am in races every where i just purchused this new bike gary fisher sugar three the treck 6000 is garbage compared to this bike the 6000 has no strength i would never buy a treck the way the geometry stands
Weaknesses: everything accept well the rims
Bottom Line:
this bike is only good for people that ride on the street
Submitted by
Phets Kompathoum
a Weekend Warrior
from Blacksburg, VA
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2001
Strengths: Frame. Rims.
Weaknesses: Front and Rear derailleurs. Brakes. Seatpost. Saddle. Pedals. Chainrings.
Bottom Line:
Great bike for beginners. If you want to abuse the bike, then it can handle any terrain. With the amount of punishment I gave it, Im surprised it still is good as new. I would of course upgrade on the pedals, saddle, seatpost, and if you can afford it, shifters. I would have gotten a Trek 7000 or 8000 if I had the money, but with $450, a good price for someone new at mountain biking. Too much money was spent on upgrades. Buy it if you ride only on weekends.
Bike Setup: Bontrager bar ends. M536 pedals. Bontrager fs 10 saddle
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Submitted by
Jeff Mery
a Cross Country Rider
from Austin,TX
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2001
Strengths: -price -stiff,strong frame
Weaknesses: -fork -brakes -drive train -pedals
Bottom Line:
This is an excellent bike for people who think they might enjoy off-road riding, but don't want to waste money if they don't like it. I bought this bike just before moving to Ausin in anticipation of doing some serious off-road riding. It has proven to be one of the better bikes I've ridden. I'm a heavy rider (235 lbs.), but find the frame plenty stiff; even for the roughest of downhills. The fork, however, is VERY weak. I tend to ride technical trails and it can't handle the hits from large drops. I'll be upgrading soon to a Psylo SL. There are very few original parts on the bike which goes to show that it's also a good platform for upgrades. Yeah, I could have spent more money on a 7000 or 8000, but the most important difference between these bikes is the frame weight. You save maybe half a pound on the higher end frames. Components can be replaced and upgraded; the frame fit/feel is the most important aspect of ANY bicycle.
Just as a testimonial to Trek's build quailty, the bike fell off the rack on my car while I was doing about 40 m.p.h. in rush hour traffic. Thanks to a friend following me (thanks John F.!!) it didn't get run over. After replacing the rear derailer hanger, the bike still doesn't have a creak or rattle in it.
Submitted by
Ash Absalom
a Cross Country Rider
from Oakland, California, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2001
Strengths: this bike has wonderful fornt suspension. The price is perfect for this type of bike.this bike can really take a beating under harsh trails. I travel many long miles with it and it holds up great. Alos the treck 6000 is easy to make upgrades on. This bike is great for anybody who wants alot of fun a dust on there close. x country riders to down hill hardcore riders have rode my bike, its really a great all around bike for the alla round biker.
Weaknesses: The seat is not the best. The brakes are kinda bad for long rides but work great for downhills. Shifting is kinda stiff but is udjustable.
Bottom Line:
This bike is great for the people who want to attack those mounatins. For the price paid it delivers a exceptanal performance. There is no doubt that this bike is the king of the 550$. This bike is easy to upgrade, so anything you do not like, (which will be allttle) can be fixed in a jiffy.
Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from Exeter Rhode Island, USA
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2001
Strengths: great forks, durable, easily upgradable. GREAT for the money. Handles well uphill, even better downhill. Good for beginner easy to make into a pro!
Weaknesses: front derailer is kinda crappy, pedals are flimsy. heavy compared to some other bikes its class
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This is a great bike for the money. You cant get much better than this for what you pay. All components are great. I recommend an upgrade in pedals(Shimano ATB). Bike handles great all around, perfect for trails but also very comfortable for long rides. like i said PERFECT for beginners and easy to upgrade into more advanced.
Similar Products Used: specialized hardrock sport, trek 800
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Submitted by
calvin chopp
a Weekend Warrior
from allegan,mi,USA
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2001
Strengths: i love the upgrade-ability on this bike, its a great enrty level mountain bike that can easily be upgraded into race worthy material. buy it if you really want a great mountain bike with potentail.
Weaknesses: well, had to get rid of that seat, and definitly the pedals, those were the first to go, but all in all, its great.
Bottom Line:
i love this bike, with the upgrades that i've made on this bike, im ready to do some racing this spring and summer. and the great thing is that i can stil upgrade.....i love the manitou fork, maybe if it had alittle more travel, and easier to adjust, but its a great all around bike.
Bike Setup: computer, selle italia flight gel saddle, shimano stp pedals, micheline comp s tires, profile stem
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Submitted by
Sam
a Weekend Warrior
from Roxboro, NC, USA
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2001
Strengths: Great price, Rides great. Upgradable. Handles well up or downhill. Very satisfied with this bike.
Weaknesses: Shifting difficult. Plan to upgrade drivetrain later to 9 speed if I don't purchase full suspension bike instead.
Bottom Line:
I love my bike!!! Works well for me. (I am 160 lbs.) The low price afforded me to make some upgrades that wanted like the Mavic rims. Great bike for a beginner to intermediate rider. I would recommend it to anyone interested in a hard-tail.
Similar Products Used: This is my first mountain bike, but have rode my buddies bikes which were, Cannondale Raven and V-900.
Bike Setup: First thing upgraded was clipless pedals (buddies talked me into it) Suspension Seatpost - Answer Mavic Crossrides with xt cassette for woods, stock rims with slicks for road. Bontrager Crowbar riser bars Salsa stem
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Submitted by
Danny J
a Cross Country Rider
from Cleveland Oh
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2001
Strengths: Good quality, entry level and middle level components, great starter bike for occasional moutain biking.. Great for us dedicated road cyclist who need a change of scenery.=)
Favorite Trail: tow path trail Cuyahoga Nat'l Valley
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: Eddy's Bike , N. Olmstead Oh
Similar Products Used: Giant Iguana
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Submitted by
Bill
a Weekend Warrior
from Oswego,USA
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2001
Strengths: This bike has a great frame even though it's a little heavier than some others in its class.
Weaknesses: peddals really suck. (The day I bought the bike I was out on the trails and I duffed it on a log and the left peddal bent in half from my weight. Keep in mind i'm only 130 pounds.)
Bottom Line:
Great bang for its buck. I would recomend this bike to anyone that isn't going to be headed into competiton.
