Interesting reading the review about the broken frame. This happened to my son after his SECOND sanctioned bike race and the trek dealers are giving him a really hard time about replacing the frame...inisting it couldn't POSSIBLY have happened in a race...ARE THEY KIDDING? This was a sanctioned, organized race with over 50 participants!Let us know if others are encountering problems with the Trek "lifetime" warranties. Thanks

Trek should honor their "Lifetime warranty" without the need for "witnesses", depositions, and the like....next time we will choose a reputable company that stands behind its product!

strong frame, perfect suspension, overall good components, xt crank is bulletproof!

shifters

This bike is amazing, i am a bmx/dirtbike rider who discovered mtbs and i beat the crap out or this bike offroad and riding urban. considering how tough it is the weight is not an issue. It takes everything i dish out and still works like new. It has very smooth suspension with good bottoming resistance and climbs better than most cross country full suspension bikes i have ridden. I feel unstopable on it and really feel connected. anyone who has a need to do some big gaps and wall rides on their way to the trail this is the bike for you. my only complaint is the new shimano dual control shifters, i hate them. the xt brakes really work nice though. If i could i would buy this bike over and over. chances are i wont need to for a very long time..

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santa cruz

Strong frame, lifetime warranty just in case, hummer suspension and cadillac ride. brakes are incredible, stops on a dime. this bike is a confidence booster, no worries here!

cables routed on top tube.. i wish they were routed on the bottom of top tube b/c sometimes it scratches up my legs. rear lockout was hard to reach so i flipped it around to have the switch facing forward. also, been having mucho problems with my rear derailleur. its constantly going out of alignment and i'm experiencing the "ghost shifting" effect possibly due to the rear suspension. had cables replaced once, needs to be taken in again to have the derailleur checked up (probably just to get the new cables tightened again). another thing is this bike isnt for a cross country racer IMO, its too heavy for that. i've got a 15.5" frame and its about 30 lbs. (but thats understandable b/c its a beefy bike, meant to take beefy drops)

i love this bike. its gorgeous and a brute at the same time. despite the rear suspension, the climbs can be had with minimal bob. its heavy but you dont notice the weight at all once you're on it. its very efficient but it doesnt make for a good cross country racer especially for you weight weenies (in which case you shouldnt get a full-susp. anyway) my recommendation for this bike is some urban and an aggressive trail bike. i get a lot of compliments on it, and a few of my friends think i'm crazy for spending so much on it. in a way, thats true. my buddy just got a jamis xlt 2.0 with similar to better specs and its about $1000 less. i'm not sure about the geometry pros and cons but sometimes when i think about it, i see better spec'd out bikes for less and i wonder if i should have gone that route. regardless, trek makes awesome bikes and i have no regrets. i give it 4 chilis for value (because similar bikes can be had for less) .

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-front shock
-rear shock
-Deore xt setup
-strong frame

-Only one color choice (black)
-pedals that come with it
-NOTHING ELSE

This is an awsome bike for the money. I mean on the trails that I go on the bike really preforms well. I go on rock/sandy fire roads which requires full suspension or you will have to say siyonara to your balls. THis bike climbs very well even though it ways 31 pounds. If you like showing off how lite your bike is, this isnt the bike for you. The rear shock works like a dream. The adjustments are smooth and trouble free. Same goes for the front shock. THis bike has been through 2 months of some seroius abuse but it is holding up reall well. This bike is a great buy for people who like climbing hills and coming down at high speeds.

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Nice comfortable Geometry, Stary night paint is sweet! Kinda romantic..... Full 5 inches of travel both front and rear.

As of right now i really don't have any complaints about the bike, it is a bit on the heavier side but that will just make you a stronger rider!

I wouldn't recommend a beginner to spend so much on a bike. However if you are sure that mountain biking is what you love this is your bike! The first time i rode it i felt like i was one with the bike. I wanted to step up my ride and figured, might as well buy something i can use and be happy with for many years instead of always upgrading so i went out and bought exactly what i wanted!

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previous bike 2003 Trek 6700 (which is a nice bike also!)

well equipped, some good components, works well as a set

weight (31 pounds), fork difficult to setup

At the beginning I couldn't setup Fox Talas Fork properly, it was either not responsive or bottoming out all the time. I fouund out later that for me ( 190 pounds) all it takes is to set damping controls to softest posiible, while having proper air presure. All was OK (besides weight which was a problem when hiking:-)) until frame started to sqeak. I found out problem was that bearings of main pivot of rear triangle came loose, whic resulted in sideways play at the rear wheel of 1/2 inch! I sent frame back to dealer, who is not returning my calls now for almost a month. Well, let's see what is lifetime at Trek!

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Lock out on Psylo front fork, Excellent climber, Excellent single track decender.

Not great for drops more than two feet. After the tires wore out and were replaced I wish I would have done that right away. ie poor tires come on bike. The same can be said of the original brake pads on the XT discs. Once the first set were replaced with XT metal pads they last at least twice as long as the original pads. The seat post tends to slide down. The frame creaks unless a couple of tablespoons of oil are poured inside the frame. Lots of chain slap. Original chain wears out quickly. Grips are only fair.

I am 49 years old, 230 pounds and ride 10 to 15 hours per week, six months per year. I would buy this bike again in a second. It is very smooth. The bottom bracket hits more than I would like and the stand over is lacking because of the straight top tube but for all of the small things I complain about the big things (angles and suspension)are perfect for an all mountain bike. It both climbs and descends well. I take it to ski hills with armour and don't feel to outgunned. I took it to Moab last year for a month and felt like this bike was designed to give the best ride for a variety of trails there. It is a bike for people who can only manage having one bike. It does everything well but no one thing as good as role specific bikes. I had a high end Trek Fuel prior to this and it was like skiing on old straight GS race skis; it was like really fast but not much fun. The Liquid is like shaped skis; really fun to ride in aggresive terrain.

looks, spec, everything!

Nothing so far at all

Great bike and looks no problems and fantastic handling

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Good mix of components. The new Shimano XT Dual Control Levers are acceptable (coming from SRAM 9.0 twist shifters). Shimano XT brakes are solid and responsive (I can use one finger!). Lock out is an excellent feature. Bike is good all around if you are not planning on XC racing.

Stocked shock (RockShox Psylo Race) spring too stiff; some problems with "auto-shifting."

I bought this bike in Florida - yes, Florida! (There is actually some sweet mountain biking there, but that's another review.) Got a good deal on a closeout. I was concerned initially about the weight of the bike, however I have found that this bike is a great all around bike, even for XC. It is fun on the roots, rocks, downhills. It climbs very well. I tend to lock out the rear on longer climbs. The only time I wouldn't recommend this bike is if you are planning on serious XC racing. The shifting could be better. I get a lot of what I call "auto-shifting" where the chain dances around the cassette a bit without me wanting it to. (Never ever had this problem with my SRAM system!) The main/major complaint I have is the stocked fork. It comes with a RockShox Psylo Race fork. This in and of itself is not the issue. I weigh between 138-140 pounds. The fork comes stocked with the medium (or "red") spring. On RockShox's web site, this spring is rated for someone who weighs 140-160 pounds. The front shock is way too stiff for me. I have tried adjusting rebound and travel, but still experience too much stiffness. I feel that since my bike is a 17 inch frame that they (Trek or RockShox) should have assumed a smaller rider and hence a lighter rider and stocked the smaller frames with the softer spring. I'm considering switching to the soft (or "yellow") spring at some point which is rated for <140 pounds. Overall this is a bike that performs as it is intended.

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I came from an 8 year old Specialized hard tail. No comparison to a hard tail bike and still much better than the Turner 5 spot, etc listed below. Over 40 and no longer have back pain. Was the slowest downhiller in the group, now one of the fastest. The bike rides over anything you can throw at it on Porcupine Rim, Amasa Back in MOAB and Calgary Trails, Jul Pass or Powderface. The bike is very balanced. The Front Fox Shox is absolutely amazing, not premature diving in the big holes, nicely brings you out and keeps you going (on the bike). My old bike was 23 lbs and this bike at 30lbs, climbs just a good. I use the Fox front fork adjustment on steep uphills, easy to set while riding.

I've had trouble adjusting rear derailure (shimano xtr), skipping while climbing in 2nd or 3rd free hub ring. Some creaking and not sure where its coming from. The rear shock setting doesn't work the greatest as it lowers the bottom bracket to much and you get some bottoming on the downhill. Top tube a little high.

Unless the SPV type technology gets much better I'd higly recommend this bike for all mountain riding. Not to plush, rides any where. If you can get the Liquid 30 at a good price jump at it. Great for the all mountain minded individual who most likly to keep their hucking to less than 3 feet. Great bike for the Calgary Rockies or MOAB.

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