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Submitted by
Kaira Hunter
a Cross Country Rider
from Blackduck,MN
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Shop in Bemiji | | Strengths: | Been relable. Stable in handling. | | Weaknesses: | It a heavy beast. I do agree a few part need be upgraded. Parts freeze if left outside in winter. Need be kick if they stick to either. Wouldn't beat the hell out of not expect to pay a price for it or least have do more Maintenance then normal. | | Similar Products Used: | trek 400 | | Bike Setup: | Bought Factory Model | | Bottom Line: | Not a bad overall bike. It relable bike if you in for bike rides and some offroad trails. I would say not good for really hilly areas do the weight of the bike, The handling as been solid. It has been a good bike for all the lack repairs I have done to it. 4 year all 4 season bike riding. All weathers sub-zero freezing, Winter snow storms, Rain, once in a hail storm. It sat out that when I wasn't riding. It been good to me all these years. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam Barrett
a Weekend Warrior
from Omaha, NE, USA
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$346.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bike Rack | | Strengths: | Frame strength, Looks, Flexibility | | Weaknesses: | Weight, Drive System | | Bike Setup: | Generic gel seat | | Bottom Line: | Rock solid frame and very good off-road ridability, but it's fairly hefty weight makes it a bit of a chore on-road. The frame, bars, suspension, and brakes have all lasted exceptionally well, but I'm on my ninth rear cassette, and my eleventh rear derailer. Also, the rear ball bearings took a hike a while ago, which garaged it most of last summer, too tired of putting money into it to repair. I'm a heavier guy, so I do put more stress than usual on the drive system, but I would have liked to see more life than this. Overall, I'd definitely buy it again, but opt for the extended warranty. Experienced riders and pros should probably pony up the cash for something better, but for the beginner and weekend warrior with a thin wallet, this is a good buy. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dewayne Maddox
a
from Dayton TX
Date Reviewed: March 12, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | rocky hill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | craigslist | | Strengths: | cheap entry level duel suspension bike | | Weaknesses: | bad forks, terrible derailurs, weak rear shock, HEAVY, and sloppy cranks. | | Similar Products Used: | N/A my last bike was a specialized epic that a thief seemed to like better than me | | Bike Setup: | complete stock but soon to be upgraded | | Bottom Line: | For the $200.00 I spent on this bike brand new in the box unassembled its fine. I would compare this bike to a mongoose from walmart. I do believe this bike can be upgraded to a descent bike. But also I have owned upper end bikes so these issues I have with this bike aren't bad considering the cost. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Sanders
a Weekend Warrior
from Wichita, KS, USA
Date Reviewed: November 27, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycle Exchange | | Strengths: | Shifts well | | Weaknesses: | The bike is heavy. The front shock is a piece. | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | I will never buy another Trek product, after two oxidizing issues on the frame and the last one not repaired by Trek. The bike was used for commuting and is too heavy for this purpose. It certainly is not the best bike for the trail. Not just disappointed but disgusted with Trek. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Allen
a Cross Country Rider
from Northwest Florida
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Carbo - Timber Lake | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$389.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Follow up Review. After over year the bike is holding up well. I ride the trails twice a week. The components have held up well... to my surprise. I didn't think the crankset would last, but it's still going! Brakes, shifters and derailleurs are all holding up well. | | Weaknesses: | It's a heavy bike. Cheapo suspension. I've replaced the rear shock and the fork. The bike rides well now, but it's still a tank. I also had to replace the BB. | | Similar Products Used: | Only road bikes. No other mountain bikes. | | Bike Setup: | Fox Air Vanilla-R rear shock and Rock Shock Duke fork. Upgraded to clipless pedals. Added nice sealed BB. | | Bottom Line: | If I had to do over, I would have paid more and gotten a lighter, higher quality bike. But if you happen to get one of these on sale or as a gift, the single best component replacement would be the rear shock. I bounced like crazy going uphill with the original rear shock. I found a Fox Air Vanilla-R for $60 on Ebay. I also upgraded the front fork with an Ebay deal. Bottom line... the bike now rides like a Cadillac and weighs nearly as much. But hey, I get good exercise! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Erwing Parra
a Downhiller
from Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Almacen Exito Bucaramanga | | Strengths: | It´s cheap. With this few money you can´t buy another full suspension bike. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, yes it´s heavy. The pivot-bolt always looses and the bike starts loosing control. The rear derailleur it´s crap, it only works well with 6 gears.
The bottom bracket always looses too. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialiced Ground control, Specialiced FSR, | | Bike Setup: | Judy XLC 99, downhill bars, lower seat, Jumbo tire front and LHR rear, crap chain guides, Shimano LX brakes, tracer cranks with 1 plate. | | Bottom Line: | You can´t get a good downhill in a XC full suspension bike. Don´t be silly, this bike isn´t for downhill. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
CasketCrewChick
a Cross Country Rider
from NJ
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$190.00 | | Purchased At: | Trek East Coast (I work there) | | Strengths: | Shifters (shift nicely), brakes, frame strength, and look/style. | | Weaknesses: | Weight (a bit heavy) | | Similar Products Used: | Had a crappy Murray bike for about 7 years... it sucked. | | Bike Setup: | Carbon fiber bar ends (ebay), Manitou Magnum R Fork (from work) and a gel seat cover. Going to get a new rear shock maybe, new saddle and maybe upgrade some components. Who knows... | | Bottom Line: | I dont beat the hell out of this bike, I just ride it around as recreation. It isnt meant to be put through a lot of crap I dont believe... Its a great beginners or recreational bike and that is about it. If you want performance I would suggest a Fuel 90 or something which I was going to get but that would have been money wasted if I got something that was way more better than I would ever need.
This bike absorbed a lot of the bumps well and I love it. I upgraded the fork not because something was wrong with it, but I had come across a discontinued one at work.
This bike is a bit heavy and makes going uphill a bit of a struggle.
I feel it is a strong, solid bike and great value for the money even if you have to pay retail value its still a good price, and you get the Trek name. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gram Huether
a Downhiller
from Kirkland, Washington, US
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | A-Line | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycles West | | Strengths: | It does the job, it can get you down the trail in one piece. | | Weaknesses: | A terrible fork. I had to buy a new derailer one week after I bought the bike. Many other better $400 bikes,and the chain evan snapped on me a couple times. | | Bottom Line: | DON'T BUY THIS BIKE ITS CRAP. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Teater
a Cross Country Rider
from Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA!
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Turkey Mountain Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$340.00 | | Purchased At: | T-Town Bicycles, SIMPLY THE BEST! | | Strengths: | Price, Trek name, Frame strength. | | Weaknesses: | Hmm, where to start. This review is a follow up.
I still love to ride, but I have paid the purchase
price again in replacement parts due to wear out
or breakage since I bought it in March. Replaced Forks,
handlebar, brakes, cables and housing, chain,
rear cassete, pedals, tires and grips. Still need to replace
the seat and am hoping the wheels hang in there. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 4300, 4900, Specialized Expedition. | | Bike Setup: | Judy TT Fork, Specialized Lo Rise Bars, Specialized
Body Geometry Grips, Metal Platforms, better chains
and cassette. | | Bottom Line: | Strictly Recreational level bike, not really meant
to be put through much hardcore riding at all.
It's finally riding again, but every week it's
more dough out of my pocket to keep it that way.
Oh, well. My first bike, and I know I need a
bomber of some kind next with much better components.
When it's running, I have a lot of fun.
Still can't get the back brakes to work worth
a sh*t, which makes endos a constant threat. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a
from Houston, TX
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Bottom Line: | Follow-up review. Within 3 months of buying my Y26 I had beaten the living crap out of it. The rear derailleur could only range through six of the cassette gears, and the crankset was incredibly out of alignment. I grew tired of the incessant creaking and the crappy forks and ended up trading what was left of the bike towards a Specialized Stumpjumper. A much better bike, but at $1100 vs the $350 I paid for the Y it should be. I don't regret starting out on the Y, but keep in mind that you do get what you pay for. These are base components on the Y, so if you plan on doing anything more than low-level XC, go ahead and start out with a better bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Teater
a Cross Country Rider
from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Turkey Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$340.00 | | Purchased At: | T-Town Bicycles | | Strengths: | Good beginner full suspension with Trek toughness, at least
as far as the frame goes. Beefy at 36.5 pounds, downhill is
where this bike fairs best. In my first race, I left more experienced riders behind on the downhills and technical, rolling straights. The weight gives momentum if maintained through technical climbs as well, but slow down or loose grip and thats it.
The rear coil spring is adjustable to accomodate either
climbing or downhill. When I speak of how it takes bumps,
remember the front fork has been replaced with a RockShox Judy TT fork. Nice fork. | | Weaknesses: | The components. I boutht this bike two months ago. Good bye RST Capa front fork. It was okay, but strictly for tamer riding. I busted the head tube and top of the fork on my third serious outing (mostly rider stupidity), but it did tend to bottom out and is no comparison to the Judy TT which is on there now. I also bent the stock handle bar, and replaced with a lighter Specialized alloy handle bar. Also replaced the worn out rear brake pads with new shoes and pads.
Front brake housing has also been replaced due to tree music. Wheels made true several times.
Bobbing and inefficiency can be corrected to a point with
the rear coil. Also, as stated before, this bike was stock
at 36.5 pounds. Brutal on the uphill climbs, especially
for beginners. But once you start to get in shape, alot
of the inefficiencies will be compensated for by the rider.
Look at it as a beginners full suspension bike, and use the weight as workout resistance. | | Similar Products Used: | 4300, 4900, Specialized Expedition | | Bike Setup: | Seems like a wierd angle for ascents. Downhill, I hang off the back and let it pop. Will endo you nicely if you mess up. | | Bottom Line: | "It is what it is". Good beginner full suspension at the price. Weight makes it hard on long and gradual or long and steep ascents. Downhill is a blast! It steers and handles well.
Watch those components, though. They will not hold up forever under extreme use. For the price, it is a good, tough ride for the beginner. The fun provided has been more than worth the stock price and price of replacement parts.
For hard off trail use, though, if you have the funds,
buy an Enduro or something else. But I must say, I ride the hell out my Y26, and over all I love the bike. The Judy TT
was key in making it perform at it's current level. I will probably wear this ride out, and then move on. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Allen
a Weekend Warrior
from Ft Walton Bch, FL USA
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Timer Lake (only ones so far) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$389.00 | | Purchased At: | Bob's | | Strengths: | Fair product for the money. Reasonable brakes, shifters, wheels, frame, suspension. Saddle seems fine to me. Reliable so far. | | Weaknesses: | Steel handlebars, cheapo crankset (riveted together). Would have like to seen slightly better derailleurs, crankset, and alloy handlebars for the money. | | Similar Products Used: | My first MTB. | | Bike Setup: | Stock, except I've ordered alloy handlebars. | | Bottom Line: | I've not had the derailleur problems listed by the others. In fact, I'm pleased with the bike's shifting and braking. Perhaps their bike shops did not set the bikes up correctly, who knows. I'm generally happy with the bike, although I was shocked (after the fact) to find that the crankset's chainrings are riveted on! They have fake hex bolt-looking heads on them. When the rivets loosen, it will be time to buy a new crankset. The bike is a little heavy (says 30.8 lbs in specs) but I think mine is heavier.
My main thing in getting the bike was to get to riding on the trails without spending a lot of money and see how I liked it. I've done a great deal of road riding and was ready for a change. So far I'm having lots of fun, and that's what counts! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dher
a Downhiller
from port coquitlam CANADA EH!!!!!!!
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | CAPS | | Strengths: | STRONG FRAME I LIKE THE STEM AND THE CRANKS. I UPGRADED THE FORK AND THE REAR SHOCK. | | Weaknesses: | DERAILLERS. I WAS OUT FOR A RIDE ONE DAY JUST A SIMPLE RIDE NO BIG DROPS AND THE REAR DERAILLER GOT SCREWED IT BENT SUM SPOKES I THINK IT BENT SOMETHING ON THE REAR TRIANGLE. I HAD TO BUY A NEW 1 (DERAILER) AND PAY TO FIX THE SPOKES AND THE FRAME. IT PISSED ME OFF. THE BOTTOM BRACKET IS SH!T CREAKS A HELL OF A LOT WHEN YOU PEDAL HARD. AND THE SUSPENSION SUCKS RST CAPPAS BOTTOM OUT OF 2 FOOTERS ITS PATHETIC. | | Bike Setup: | TREK Y 26 WITH ATLUS DERAILLER MARZOCCHI Z1 WEDGE AND FOX VANILLA | | Bottom Line: | I GUESS THIS BIKE IS OKAY IF YOU ARE STARTING MTBING. BUT U MIGHT WANNA UPGRADE THE SUSPENSION | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from Houston, TX
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Pedernales Falls | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Barn | | Strengths: | Solid frame and construction. Good price for an entry level full suspension. | | Weaknesses: | Cheap components, particularly the derailleurs (front AND rear). Doesn't handle particularly well either. | | Similar Products Used: | Old-school Nikes | | Bike Setup: | Standard - upgrades forthcoming when I can afford them | | Bottom Line: | Good bike for those just getting started into MTBing (such as myself), but once you get past the honeymoon stage the shortcomings of this model will glare like hi-beams. The standard shifter is slow and inaccurate (I can't get the lowest gear on the cassette, adjust as I may). Handling is most likely operator error, but the frame is a few pounds heavier than other Trek full suspension models. Certainly a good bike, but don't plan to win too many races on it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom M
a Weekend Warrior
from Pennsylvania, United States
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Horse Shoe Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$379.00 | | Purchased At: | Trek Dealer | | Strengths: | Decent dual suspension system for the money. The V-Brakes, shifters, frame, seat, handlebar, suspension, and wheels are flawless. | | Weaknesses: | The derailleur components on this bike are poor. I had this bike out on a trail today and I snapped the rear derailleur after it got caught in the wheel and was twisted the whole way around. It destroyed the whole rear derailleur assembly, bent the part of the frame which the rear derailleur is connected, and bent some of the spokes on the wheel. The worst part about this is that a good portion of the rear derailleur is made up of plastic. If it had been made of aluminum or steel it wouldn't have bent in the first place. I guess this kind of stuff comes with the territory (no pun intended :o) The front derailleur on this bike is also a bit sketchy. When the bike is in the highest gear (largest gear in the front and smallest in the back) the chain rubs against the front derailleur on the right power down stroke. I've tried to have this adjusted numerous times (by a certified Trek dealer) but it seems that it just can't be fixed. Also, the bike is a bit on the heavy side (even for an aluminum frame.) | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 8000 series (hardtail) | | Bike Setup: | Standard Setup. Just as the manufacturer intended. | | Bottom Line: | This is a decent bike for the money (retails between $350-$450), but I definitely recommend spending a few extra dollars and upgrading the components (mainly the derailleurs) to perhaps a Shimano LX or DX series. It'll pay off in the long run. Due to the fact that this bike has dual suspension and carries the Trek name, I'd say it's definitely a decent purchase for anyone looking to get started in mountain biking. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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