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Trek Bruiser One 2002 Hardtail
Product Description
User Reviews
Submitted by
Ed Murray-Clark
a Weekend Warrior
from U.K. Date Reviewed: August 8, 2004 Strengths: Great Strong and nice looking frame in matt red. The handlebars are pretty nice as well. The wheels that you get are pretty good, considering how much you are paying. Weaknesses: The brakes were pretty shoddy, and I broke the cranks within two months. The chain tensioner should probably be taken off, I bent mine pretty quickly, which later resulted in me snapping my rear derailer (which the rear drop out is meant to stop) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: School Trails, you may have seen them in MBUK Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $700.00 Similar Products Used: Specialised p1, Kona Stinky Bike Setup: Marzochi Z1 Bomber (probably shoudln't have them on there as it might snap the frame!), Truvativ Husselfelt Cranks and Isis BB, same stem, same handle bars, same seat post. Dmr dirt jumper saddle, magura HS 33, Halo Combat wheels.
Submitted by
Nartin
a Weekend Warrior
from Oslo /Norway Date Reviewed: May 11, 2004 Strengths: It´s a bloddy good frame, its super stiff and takes you anywhere you want to go. The wheels are bomb proof! Ive landed tonns of bad 360´s badly and sideways and they stay strong! Weaknesses: Cranks and rear brake but this costed me 300$ to upgrade. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $700.00 Purchased At: Raske Sykkler Similar Products Used: Kona Kilauea 96mod Bike Setup: Standard but with DMR ceiftain cranks, dmr V12 pedals and magura HS33 Rear brake.
Submitted by
The J-Dub ?
a Downhiller
from Fayettville Date Reviewed: April 11, 2004 Strengths: Bombproof! This thing is a Panzer on 2.35's Biotch! Weaknesses: If you can find one i'd like to know! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anything you throw Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $450.00 Purchased At: Longs Northwest Hitch Similar Products Used: Specialized p2 Bike Setup: Bruiser 1 w/ Marzzochi Dirt Jumper III, Hayes 9 Front, Kona jack crap(you know the real word) grips, Hussefelt crankset! Chevy ain't the only dang thing built like a rock! BOMBPROOF Homie!!!!!
Submitted by
dirtpuppy
from surrey uk Date Reviewed: November 22, 2003 Strengths: a damn strong dual/thrasher frame and fork combo, suits just about any modification Weaknesses: not so great brakes Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: local woods Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: GT prototype hardtail dual bike Bike Setup: bog standard apart from tioga 2.1 DH tyres, coyote hubs and a mammoth sun rim up front. soon it will have a pair of rockshox judy xlc's and possibly RST disc brakes, when i can afford the latter
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James
a Downhiller
from United Kingdom Date Reviewed: August 25, 2003 Strengths: Very strong frame and forks, looks good in the matt finish, Bars hold up pretty good and the tires are pretty good but wear out quickly and the pedals are good. Weaknesses: Cranks are weak, Rims are too weak i bent my front rim on the second day of having the bike! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $550.00 Purchased At: Thomas's Cycle Revolution Bike Setup: Stock so far....but will be upgrading to 2003 marzocchi Dj 3 amd hayes HFX-9 8' front and 6' rear, new crankset, tioga dh 2.3' tires.
Submitted by
Jeff
a Downhiller
from Eugene,Oregon Date Reviewed: July 29, 2003 Strengths: Frame is killer, Bars and stem hold up well. A great bike to put your stuff on Weaknesses: Rims,seat,cranks,no suspension until upgraded Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: "The Coburg Hills" Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $400.00 Purchased At: Hutch's Similar Products Used: Haro,GT,Azonic,Surley Bike Setup: 2003 Marzocchi DJ3,Raceface Prodigy DH cranks/BB, RhynoLite front wheel, Bombshell Fatboy 24" Rear wheel,Kenda Kinetics front tire,Maxxis Hookworm rear,2003 Hayes HFX9 Hydraulics 8", Power Tools Stem, Bontrager Handelbars and crappy seat  
Submitted by
Jim
from Chicago, IL Date Reviewed: June 13, 2003 Strengths: Nice bar, awesome tires, brakes that work (always a plus) Weaknesses: Cranks are weak and flexy. wheels are heavy single walls Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $384.00 Purchased At: J&R
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Drew Gill
a Weekend Warrior
from Selkirk Scotland Date Reviewed: May 24, 2003 Strengths: Best frame Ive seen The looks and the strenth, rims except one broke from some1 kicking it. (that made my day) Jumpers and trails is what this bike is made for and its darn hard to break it. Weaknesses: front crank set and the cain stay. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Glentress Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: Peebles bycle works Bike Setup: Mazaricozi Z1 drop offs, hollow tec crank set xt rapid fire, deore front derailer, tioga 2.3 DH tires. Crane Creek Heed set.
Submitted by
mark cant
a Downhiller
from durham Date Reviewed: April 9, 2003 Strengths: Very tough on drop offs, has very strong rims and front forks. Weaknesses: The seat bends to easily and the tyres are cheap, but other than that it is sound. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: hamsterly forest Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: wheelies direct Bike Setup: Tioga tyres, Magura discs, MRP chain device and a few other upgrades.
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Gavin McCarthy
a Downhiller
from Eagle, Id, Ada Date Reviewed: February 27, 2003 Strengths: Great Frame, I love the style of it and how slick it looks Weaknesses: chain stay is weak, handle bars are too long Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: devil's slide Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: Idaho Mountain Touring Bike Setup: Marizocchi Bombshell Jr. T Fork, Maxxis MoFo-2.35, Azonic Love seat, and Hayes MEchnicals front and rear 6' rotors
Submitted by
tom
from ct Date Reviewed: February 18, 2003 Strengths: frame and pedals handlebar is ok tires are ok too Weaknesses: stem, cranks, bb, wheels, shifter, stock fork. and pretty much every thing else Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: this place Bike Setup: 02 marzocchi super.t, race face prodigy dh ISIS cranks, RF evlove dh ISIS bb, azonic PDW riser bar, red oury grips, maxxis highroller 2.5 tires, atom lab trailpimps with xt disc hub(rear) marzqr20(front.Gramica system 8 hydro disc n front and 6" avid mech. in back.
Submitted by
Gary Lawlor
a Weekend Warrior
from Whitley Bay Date Reviewed: December 9, 2002 Strengths: The bike will always look great and ride great no-matter what you put it through Weaknesses: Very poor paint, It will need love and care to keep it like new Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The Dean Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: Hardisty's, Byker, Newcastle.UK. Similar Products Used: Giant ATX 860 97/98 model ( the gold one) if you'v got one then keep it it's very rare! Bike Setup: Tioga 2.1 tyres, latex tubes, Z1 eta's, Hope mini's, King headset,Deor shifters front and back, 2x9 bontraga chainset,egg beater pedals.
Submitted by
Josh
a Weekend Warrior
from Hull Date Reviewed: November 19, 2002 Strengths: Rock solid frame!used the bike once couldnt get of it!its a good beginer bike and looks really cool. Weaknesses: None so far (and hopefully never!) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Brans Burton Jumps Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: Gt Timberland Bike Setup: Same as wen bought! 
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john thomas
a Downhiller
from phoenix Date Reviewed: October 31, 2002 Strengths: feels good on descents, super cheap, stiff frame, looks cool, the bike feels good off jumps, and even though I switched to a suspension fork I liked the rigid fork it was good for trials riding but a little to brutal on all the rocky trails out here. Weaknesses: The parts were stolen off a Kmart bike,the seat is cross country hard, the chain tensioner is a joke, the frame and parts are all to heavy, the paint chips, it can't take tires over 2.35 and thats tight so don't tweak a wheel, the tires that come with it are flimsy,the wheels are soft and get flat spots (that might have been because its my first hard tail that I own so I abuse it but when I switched to the suns I didn't get flat spots), with a 5 in. fork the head angle is to slack, the geometry makes the bike pedal like a dh bike ( my girl friend refused to ride it when her kona stinky was down, she said it pedaled like a rock),and my favorite part is that since its one of treks cheap bikes they skimped on making it and my rear triangle sits off center on the frame so when I changed wheel sets I had to dish the rear wheel to the right so it wouldn't rub and since I bought the bike on line (never been riden), I'm stuck with it. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: national Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: 300 Similar Products Used: Kona roast, chute, scab, Azonics ds1, Surly instigator Bike Setup: Z1 with 5",Kona clump stem & dh bar, Wellgo pedals, tomac single wides, north shore dh cranks, kooka bash gard, tioga 2.3 dh, avid mechanicals.
Submitted by
Olly
from lancaster Date Reviewed: October 28, 2002 Strengths: great beginner frame, super stiff, big grippy pedals, good build for price Weaknesses: thin chain ring, small tyres (they say 2.35", but same as tioga 2.1") Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $700.00 Purchased At: The Edge Similar Products Used: Norco sasquatch, kona roast / stuff, X-cess Bike Setup: Bomber Z1 wedge, Truvativ Hussefelt ISIS, Tioga, Nokian, D521
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