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Submitted by
natvgal
a Weekend Warrior
from Fort Collins, CO
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Single track dirt | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | B&L Bike &Sport, Kon | | Strengths: | Solid ride, great downhill with little effort. Used it in an off road triathlon and flew downhill, good control uphill and on rocks. | | Weaknesses: | Replaced grips and found a more comfortable seat. | | Similar Products Used: | First MTB purchase; used a Giant prior to that. | | Bike Setup: | Stock. Just replaced cassette, brakes, and cables and had derailer adjusted (11 years); replaced seat and grips. | | Bottom Line: | Love this bike! Handles very well. Am an average size woman riding a men's frame. I like the basic style and have had no problems shifting. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dr. Cycle
a Downhiller
from Washington
Date Reviewed: August 5, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | All of 'em | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Unknown | | Strengths: | Really, really light for a steel frame. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Shimano GTX Crank, Rock Shox Fork, System Components Handlebar, System Components Bar Ends, Grip Shifts, Matrix Tires, Shimano Avilio hubs, Kool Stop Brake Pads, Vetta Saddle | | Bottom Line: | Awesome MTB, no glitz and glamour just a hard core mountain bike. Ultralight steel frame makes it easy to carry and travel with. Great trail bike, but if tires switched to slicks, makes an awesome road bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Henry
a Weekend Warrior
from Atlanta, GA
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Urban Streets | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Tara Schwinn, Jonesb | | Strengths: | Very supple feel, light (for steel frame), Dependable. Good for trail and road riding. Equipped with a straight front fork, but still provides a smooth ride. | | Weaknesses: | None that I can think of, offhand. Doesn't have a lot of "snob appeal," but so what... | | Similar Products Used: | Only bike | | Bike Setup: | Stock components | | Bottom Line: | I have had this bike for over 11 years and I have ridden it everywhere (it is actually a 1996 model that apparently stayed in store stock for 2 years!) Many great rides and memories associated with this bike. Mine is fitted with slick road tires. While probably not as "road fast" as a road bike, it is still a superb rider on the road and I have no complaint!
Hope I can do the BRAG (Bicycle Ride Across Georgia) with this bike in a year or so. It has made numerous runs on metro Atlanta's "Silver Comet Trail." I wouldn't willingly part with it and I look forward to many more rides on it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sadolsamurai
a Cross Country Rider
from Northumberland UK
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Anywhere local to me and my hounds | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Won in a bet | | Strengths: | I won this in a bet back in 2002, sadly 'gave it to my partner' but when I bust my frame/front wheel borrowed the trek. Despite siezed front forks its a great hardtail, climbs well, enables me to stay in front of the hounds (downhill) and is great on singletraxs. I hope to upgrade front forks and get a hydraulic disk, they don't wear so much in the mud I am told..and then I'll buy her a better ally womens specific frame. Would only swop it for a nice on-one titanium..
| | Weaknesses: | Forks siezed, but probabley due to neglect.
The Shimano cantelevers are ok when new, but shoe wear is a serious problem, and may be grinding the rims too thin too! | | Similar Products Used: | Daughters trex 4000 series, the disks were a real revelation! | | Bike Setup: | Shimano alvius, still working fine with a new chain and sprockets, | | Bottom Line: | I am looking on e-bay for another! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
The Big Al
a Weekend Warrior
from Oregon
Date Reviewed: October 7, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Ashland | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Fantastic Frame and good geometry (for me at least). The frame has taken many a knock and no issues. Good components. The components are now 10 years old and still function fine. Bike has been well used. | | Weaknesses: | Original grip shifts had to go. I had the bike shop switch to Shimano rapid fires with LX rear and Alvivo front when I bought the bike. | | Similar Products Used: | None - this was my first "real" mountain bike | | Bike Setup: | Currently set up with original components. RockShox Indy C, Mavic Rims (still able to true them up), LX rear derail and XT front derail (the only upgrade so far). The seat is original (but needs to be changed). Brakes are original V-brake, but not sure of the brand. Sugino crank. | | Bottom Line: | Just finished recableing and cleaning. The shifters had gotten so gummy they wouldn't shift and the brakes are needing to be replaced. The rear derailer works fine although it could stand to be replaced. The front derailer should also probably be upgraded, but is probably fine. The crankset and the cassette are very well worn as well as the chain. They are the original after all and it's been 10 years. It's time to replace them. So the whole driveline needs to be replaced and to do so would cost about $600 with the new parts I want and wheelset I want. (Shimano SLX).
I think it is worth it however as you can't get a bike with even Deore parts for less than $600. Everything else on the bike is in good shape. Good bike and I plan on keeping it a long time.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bill bean
a Weekend Warrior
from Randolph Co., N.C.
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | non e | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$640.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | Had Bike since March,95 and only one failure the RockShox Q21 fork(due to age). Excellent frame. May upgrade some components in the future. | | Weaknesses: | For my type of riding--none | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 830 | | Bike Setup: | Standard as purchased except for saddle. Shimano stx Alivio shifters, brakes, crank,Dia Compe 7 brake levers, rims are Matrix and tires are Tioge 1.9. New fork to be added in a couple of weeks. | | Bottom Line: | Great Bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Simmons
a Weekend Warrior
from Allentown, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$830.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Line Allentown | | Strengths: | Solid Frame, Decent Suspension, Shows Wear and Tear MINIMALLY after many, many years. | | Weaknesses: | Rock Shock hard to maintain, but doesn't hamper the performance all that much. Those who are fans of hybrid bikes may be disappointed by the smaller wheel. | | Similar Products Used: | None - I ride this and only this one. | | Bike Setup: | Original Shimano components such as Grip Shifts, Brakes. New crank and clip-in pedals. | | Bottom Line: | I've had this bike since I was 15 - I'm 29 now and still riding it. Try finding ANYTHING you've had for almost half your life that you still perpetually use. The frame is ROCK SOLID, and shows absolutely NO signs of rust or breakdown. I keep going into my local bike store only to get new parts for it to upgrade it over time, but I can't bring myself to buy a new one - it's TOO good a bike.
The frame has since been deprecated by aluminum, as this one's Chro-Moly and no longer in fabrication. It can't accommodate disc brakes or other newer amenities, though it could fit a rack on the back with panniers (which I also use.)
This review may come off somewhat fan boy I understand, but if you owned it you'd see why. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Derik Graves
a Weekend Warrior
from Uvalde, TX
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Northshore Trails, Lake Grapevine | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | friend | | Strengths: | I bought this bike about 7 years ago as my second bike and never got rid of it. I still ride it today. The frame is bulletproof. Don't get me wrong the frame comes with a marginal array of components, but for the price you can upgrade easily. | | Weaknesses: | Not quite as stylish as any of the new bikes out there and steel is out...although it shouldn't be. | | Similar Products Used: | Old busted up Giant, a few Cannondales and a Litespeed. | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi 2000 flylight z4, XT brakes, levers, shifters, XT rear d, LX front d, coda bb, crank and whellsets, Kore Lite handlebars and riser, Kore pedals, Cane Creek headset, Michelin WildGripper Lite tires....(I know the set up is worth 10 times the frame!) | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for an entry level rider and with some upgrading along the way you can have an excellent bike for the money. I bought most of my parts used and probably have only 850-900 invested in the bike which will provide me many years of reliable riding to come. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Gloucester UK
Date Reviewed: February 9, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Leckhampton Hill Cheltenham | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | Roylan Cheltenham | | Strengths: | Tough but not overly clunky. Still riding this since buying new in '99 and apart from drive train and new wheel, it just keeps going when my friends have long since "upgraded". Bike used for offroad club rides at least once a week and hasn't let me down yet. | | Weaknesses: | Gripshift not to everyone's taste - I've just got used to it- but it does limit upgrading componentry. Original shopper bike saddle was awful and easily managed to bend original small chain ring. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialised rock hopper | | Bike Setup: | Lasar saddle, ali bar-ends, Alivio chain rings,SRAM ESP3 derailleur (yes, the cheap plastic one). | | Bottom Line: | £450 in '99. £100 off list for last year's model (a '98). Didn't expect to be still riding it hard and off-road 8 years later. Probably need a new fork soon - and here's to the next 8 years! Get one on eBay for £50 (or an 830 - the same without suspension)and spend the money you've saved on spec-ing it as you like. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Cross Country Rider
from Amherst, MA
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | The Notch | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | Rock solid frame, great ride feel | | Weaknesses: | a tad heavy (light for steel though), grip shift was annoying | | Similar Products Used: | a range of older aluminum and steel bikes | | Bike Setup: | '95 930 with v-brakes, rapidfire shifters, 65mm Magura Quake Air fork, Panaracer Fire XC tires. | | Bottom Line: | This bike has been nothing but wonderful ever since I adopted it. While I was still riding rigid, the cromo frame itself takes the edge off some of the bumps, but adding suspension made a huge diffference of course. Handling is nimble, but rarely twitchy. Its been a fun project replacing various worn-out components myself but the frame is still like new. Hopefully the drivetrain holds out for many more years, and then im going SS - there is no way I am letting go of this frame! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a
from Austin TX
Date Reviewed: February 9, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | City Park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay, frame only | | Strengths: | one of the last good frames Trek built. Steel is real | | Weaknesses: | can't fit a 2.4 tire in the back, says TREK on the side | | Similar Products Used: | Klein Attitude: very stiff. Fisher ProCaliber OCLV, S-Works M2 | | Bike Setup: | Single Speed, Skarab fork, surly hubs/singleator, RaceFace cranks, avid mag v-brakes | | Bottom Line: | Sweet steel singlespeed conversion project. Do wish i could fit a bigger tire on the back, but for $50 you cant get it all | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
broken
a Weekend Warrior
from columbia, mo
Date Reviewed: December 8, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Rhett's Run | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | bomb proof frame, geometry, componets were great for an entry level bike back in the day. Still have orginal components & nothing has broke so far and everything is easy to adjust | | Weaknesses: | everthing (w/ the exception of a few upgrades) is old and entry level. oh and RockShox Indy C sux major A$$. i wouldn't put that thing a circus bear's bike. | | Similar Products Used: | This was my first real mtn bike besides a huffy | | Bike Setup: | 930 xc frame. marzocchi exr pro. stx derailluers, cranks & stx-rc hubs. guru matrix rims, deore v brakes. & Continetal explorer tires | | Bottom Line: | For my first bike (other then the Indy C) this was great. wish i had known more about sizing when i bought it as it is a 17in frame and i'm 6'1" so it's a little small. climbed realatively well and descend a little rough but w/ the marz. exr pro in front that improved dramatically. the STX groupo is easy to maintain and adjust. but now it's on to bigger and better things. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tony chang
a
from Brighton UK
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Strengths: | this bike shifts,great in traffic.Strong,light. | | Weaknesses: | Grip shifters.Can be hard on your body. | | Similar Products Used: | Loads,I grew up in Cambridge UK | | Bike Setup: | Stiff forks,slick tyres,shimano alivio comps. | | Bottom Line: | Bought this 2nd hand for £59 about 5 years ago!This is the best street bike I've had,and I've had a few(worked as a courier b4). Only had to replace saddle and rear durelier so far. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sabby
a Cross Country Rider
from NJ
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Jays Cycle Center | | Strengths: | Light, reliable, fast, strong, good tires, good gears, excellent brakes, shocks are ok. alot of people here are dissapointed by them but they get the job done. especially doing a very hard panic front break. | | Weaknesses: | they stopped making it, shifter for center derailer is iffy, back wheel warped for no reason after a year, strangely the front wheel is still fine after 6 years. | | Similar Products Used: | Shwinn BMX bike (a real POS) | | Bike Setup: | replaced the back wheel with Shimano one | | Bottom Line: | Awesome bike, well worth the money. I never knew this bike was going to last this long and under my constent riding. So far, after 1600 miles and 6 years, it still here and im still here pedaling. trying to hit 3000 miles and from the looks of it i'll probably do it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig
a Weekend Warrior
from Craven
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything Urban | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Frame,i've rode urban areas for 5 years on this bike and not had any problems other than pinch flats | | Weaknesses: | Grip shift is crap, Its wears out way faster than the rapid fire i have on there now | | Similar Products Used: | Too many to list but I bet this frame outlasts them all | | Bike Setup: | Continues to change every week | | Bottom Line: | Best 200 bucks I have ever spent
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Submitted by
Jules
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego, CA
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Everywhere | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Some local shop that went out of business | | Strengths: | Strong frame, decent components for the price. | | Weaknesses: | Could use a better shock. | | Similar Products Used: | My first MTB | | Bike Setup: | Currently have road tires on it for commuting. | | Bottom Line: | This has been an excellent bike. When I first got it I road the heck out of it offroad with a friend of mine. We were riding 3-4 times a week doing medium level trails until he broke his ankle on a ride one evening after work. He never went back out and since I don't like to ride alone offroad I put the bike up on hooks for a while.
Then I started riding to work on it and alternating between this bike and my road bike. The road bike was faster but it was tough working all day and pedaling up some of the hills on my way home from work so I started riding the Trek to work. I bought some smooth road tires and it made a HUGE difference. Turned this bike into a comfortable street bike with enough gearing for any hill. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
david ridley
a Weekend Warrior
from glasgow - scotland
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | aviomore | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | bikes of inverness | | Strengths: | frame, geomitry, | | Weaknesses: | fork which will suit a light rider - i am 220 lbs and upgraded to a rockshock judy xc with an extension kit | | Similar Products Used: | dimond back alloy fram | | Bike Setup: | two sets of wheels - one with slicks for commuting, the other with off road tyres | | Bottom Line: | Choose high spec steel frames if you some downhill but dont want to go full suspection because of cost and loss of power transphere. Also its a little more comfortable on and off road. this frame will out last alloy or carbon by a long shot, can be repaired easily and wont rust like alloys do. this frame may weigh 12 ounces more than an high spec alloy = 0.4 % of total rided and bike weigh = (lost time = 5 secs on a 1 hour ride) but you get this time back on desents and the fact you will not be quite as tired | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tam
a Cross Country Rider
from Endicott,NY USA
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Individual | | Strengths: | I have ridden this bike almost everyday, except when the snow is too high, for almost 7 years and the frame is still strong. I have to replace derailleurs and other parts, but it was totally my fault. | | Weaknesses: | The front fork is a little loose (after years of very hard riding). | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Rockhopper | | Bike Setup: | Cromoly Frame | | Bottom Line: | I love this bike. My brother bought a $1500 Cannondale whose frame cracked on him in a month. This was the best $300 I have ever spent in my life. Even though its made out of cromoly, I'm a small girl and I have not had any problems carrying my bike back to the car. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Les Burns
a Weekend Warrior
from Waxhaw, NC USA
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Purple Trail - Cane Creek Park, Waxhaw, NC | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | From an individual used | | Strengths: | Easy to shift, great breaking, great front shocks. The seat is especially easy to adjust. | | Weaknesses: | Heavier than the newer models. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 920 | | Bottom Line: | Highly recommended for the entry-level rider or weekend warrier. Easy to handle, easy to shift and a comfortable ride. It is very durable and I've yet to cause any damage to it hitting rocks, trees, logs, etc. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Garry Finch
a Weekend Warrior
from VA
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | the world | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | agees bicycles | | Strengths: | very durable, good drivetrain | | Weaknesses: | i'm its only weakness | | Similar Products Used: | specialized hardrock | | Bike Setup: | complete stx components, chromoly frame | | Bottom Line: | this is the best ride i,ve ever had, its quite and smooth | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Red One
a Cross Country Rider
from Spokane, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Down hill | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheel Sport | | Strengths: | Chromoly frame. Kicks aluminum butt | | Weaknesses: | Uh,...not in production and chromoly frames going out of style | | Similar Products Used: | Crummy Diamond Back Sorrento Sport I am glad some punk stole | | Bike Setup: | Grip Shift (ESP 7.0) and a Rock Shok indy | | Bottom Line: | OH MY..., I just like to ride my bike. I love this Trek bike and have no problems with it. I can't believe I bought an extended warrenty with it. STUPID, STUPID, STUPID... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alan Holt
a Weekend Warrior
from OKC,OK USA
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | All over town | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Albro's OKC | | Strengths: | Unsurpassed durability, very responsive, most bike for the buck. The setup was kind of lowball when I bought it, but the frame won't die. | | Weaknesses: | ? | | Similar Products Used: | You name it | | Bike Setup: | Suntour X-1, Sakae crank, XC Pro shifters, Vetta turbo saddle, Specialized tires, Sakae LowFat pedals. I know, it's a shrine to the '90's, but it works. | | Bottom Line: | I can't break it. I bought the bike new in 1992. That's right, '92. I have ridden over 10,000 miles on the thing and it just keeps going. The best money I ever spent! I fooled around with some other setups on the frame along the way, but the pieces wore out, so I have gradually reinstalled a lot of the original equipment. I am an urban jungle rider and the bike takes a lot of hard slams and it just begs for more. I have friends who dropped loads on nice rides, but I just laugh at them and keep crankin! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Novack
a Cross Country Rider
from Jim Thorpe, PA USA
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Gene's Run Challenge | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Jama Bikes Tamaqua, PA | | Strengths: | Great deal and the longevity in my opinion is unsurpassed | | Weaknesses: | Front Shock could have been better | | Similar Products Used: | I got a fuel now but I rode alot of bikes from the Trek 6500 to a Crack and Fail! | | Bike Setup: | Riser Bars, Soft seat becasue I dont like the skinny race ones ( Makes it tough to get on and off quick but alot more comfy for the long haul ) | | Bottom Line: | The bike has severed me well for the past 4 years! I beat it, Jumped it, Crashed it, Raced it and Climbed with it! It never let me down. If I were to get another hard tail I would look for a 930 frame and go from there! The bike could quite possibly be one of the best bikes built ( FOR THE MONEY ) Now that I have my Fuel I replaced all teh worn out parts and gave ti to a friend who is just starting out in Biking he is very happy with it as well and it still keeps pulling the load!
Trek 930 Great Bike Great Buy! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rich
a Weekend Warrior
from Sac, CA USA
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Sweetwater (Folsom) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Sweet Frame. GREAT GREAT Feel. | | Weaknesses: | hmm....Doesn't have all the higher line comps. Still performs.. | | Similar Products Used: | Hoo Koo E Koo (nice bike), Privateer (nice bike), Specialized Rock, stump (nice bikes :)). | | Bike Setup: | STX stock, 99 Jett fork. | | Bottom Line: | This is a 97 Triple butted cro-mo frame with the STX stuff and Matrix rims. I've ridden a few bikes, but this thing feels great. Great acceleration and handling on the hills and rocks and just seems to be smooth as silk. Very light. Took it on some narley single track the other day and it tracked like a roller coaster. Most impressive. If you get a chance to try one, check it out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tristan
a Racer
from Maine
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Local mountain CC networks | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | It comes with a good range of components, super cheap for this kind of performance. Great descender. | | Weaknesses: | The super-heavyweight stem and cranks could have been better. The frame is kind of flexy... | | Similar Products Used: | Schwinn Homegrown (thats a sweet bike), Trek 8500, GT Avalanche, Schwinn moab 1, GT palomar, GT outpost, Gary Fisher Big Sur | | Bike Setup: | put risers, new stem, cranks, and front derailler on it. | | Bottom Line: | This is one heck of a bike for the money. I found that it could descend almost anything with aggression and finesse. It wasnt as great on the climbing however. I often got cramps in my back when climbing the longer hills. The shocks (Jett T2) worked great for me, although they took about 15 miles of tough singletrack to break in.
My only real complaint about this bike is that it seems to flex a little much, at least to me tastes. It was kinda scary when I was bombing down a hill and could feel the bottom bracket swaying side to side underneath me.
Overall a great bike! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from manchester NH, USA
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Lake Massabesic | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | I bought A leftover 99' Trek 930 from the local bike shop after looking around at several bikes. This is the first bike that I have ever owned but I have ridin several different Mountain bikes. I have been riding the bike constantly since the first day I got it, and I think it is a tuff bike. Everything seems to be holding up fine and the only problem I have had so far is I popped a tire because I bashed a curb hard. The rim held up fine and I am surprised because of the heavy impact. The bike is light overall and seems to be easy for me to ride on and off road. | | Weaknesses: | The only thing that I seem to be dissapointed in is the front fork. Its a Rock Shox Jett T2 and I think that I am bottoming it out | | Similar Products Used: | Cannondale, Specialized, gary Fisher | | Bike Setup: | I have only gotten a set of barends | | Bottom Line: | Great beginer bike for cheep | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam W
a Weekend Warrior
from College Park, MD
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | the Pits | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Most excellent entry-level bike available. Oh, wait, it's not available anymore... | | Weaknesses: | Trek no longer makes them. | | Similar Products Used: | name it. If it's between $400 and $6-700, chances are I rode it... | | Bike Setup: | Only stock stuff left is frame, seatpost, and headset | | Bottom Line: | I've spent the past two years getting into riding. I even started working at a shop last May. I've done it all on my 930 - I've blown money into a new wheelset, a Marzocchi z.3, a full XT kit (well, not those new disc brakes - yet), azonic bars... but the frame itself has held up remarkably. I love the ride, but mine's a half size or so too big and it's holding me back a bit, so I'm going to have to move on... anyone out there have a 19.5" Trek 930 frame, ca. 1998, that they feel like selling? Please?? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob Michaels
a Cross Country Rider
from Norwich, Eat Anglia, England
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | The strenghs of this bike are it's strong responsive frame and light wheels with good quality tyres. Another strength is that it can really be used as a x-country and downhill bike. | | Weaknesses: | It takes time for the forks to break in. The breaks. | | Bike Setup: | A pair of riser bars but other than that factory spec | | Bottom Line: | It's fun responsive and great value for money. The rest of the components are still quality for the bikes price even though the frame is what stands out as the best part of the bike.
This bike is ideal for begginers of mountain biking because of the quality frame and front suspension an overall good agressive ride. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grant Blankenship
a
from Gadsden, AL USA
Date Reviewed: March 10, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | My previous bike, a Cannondale mountain bike (stolen in college) seemed like a chore to ride off road. The 930, however, is a joy to ride. Ascents are comfortably conquered and the standard components on the bike are generally great. The Bontrager rims in particular seem bomb proof and stand up to the log I ram them over about eight times daily on my usual ride. | | Weaknesses: | The Rock Shox Jett TC fork doesn't offer a whole lot of travel and doesn't really help much on rooty sections of trail. But, this is a minor complaint. | | Bike Setup: | Straight from factory. | | Bottom Line: | Excellent, fun bike that allows me to get out and ride with the confidence that my bike will take the abuse, all at a really good price. The right bike for someone relatively new to mountain biking but who also wants to ride hard as soon as possible. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Littler
a Downhiller
from Plymouth in England
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: |
Trek 930 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
The Trek 930 has a solid and very aggressive frame plus emmense control when i'm flyling down a hill. | | Weaknesses: |
Only one down point about this bike is that it is uncomfortable road riding.I have sometimes suffered back pain when riding | | Similar Products Used: |
I have tried the 920 but iwas not impressed.The Trek 930 is the best hardtail for the money | | Bike Setup: |
I have 2000 monster T's,Ritchey Mudmax tyres,Hope hubs and top of the range Shimano rims | | Bottom Line: | As a downhill rider this is one of the best bikes i have ever riden and the price is excellent. However you will have to upgade the forks | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eugene Hsieh
a weekend warrior
from Toronto, Ontario
Date Reviewed: August 29, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have had my '98 Trek 930 for several weeks now and have ridden it several times on technical trails. It's pretty aggressive and I'm happy with the ride although I'm told that the 6500 and up series is a little more aggressive in design. (Anyway, the 900 series is certainly not the leisurely semi-upright ride of the 800 series.) It's only very slightly heavier than it's sister the similarly-priced aluminum Trek 6000 (which has the exact same frame design), but the 930 has much better parts and an 8-speed SRAM drivetrain with Gripshift, unlike the 7-speed Shimano on the 6000. The cheap RockShox Indy S is a letdown, however, and I am already considering an upgrade for next year if I have some cash. On the other hand, it's impossible to find a bike in this price range with a truly good suspension fork and the Indy is better than a rigid fork to tide you over until upgrade time. This has got to be one of the best deals in this price range. I paid CDN$700 or about US$470 (at the time) for this triple-butted ChroMoly bike with FS. It's an excellent frame, ripe for upgrading and accessorizing. If you want higher-end parts right off the bat (esp. the shock), check out the Trek 950, but my dealer suggested that I can upgrade the shock on the 930 later with even a better shock. Or, you can jump all the way up to the Trek 7000, but in that price range there are many more brand options with excellent bikes. Whatever you do, don't even consider the Trek 6000.All in all the 1998 Trek 930 gets from me 4 flaming chilies.
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