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Submitted by
Jason
a Racer
from Parkersburg WV USA
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | the one I haven't ridden! | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1700.00 | | Purchased At: | Vienna Bicycle Shop | | Strengths: | Everything about this bike! | | Weaknesses: | the rear shock blew up on me once, I sent it back to rock shox and they sent me a brand new one! | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized FSR (good bike also) | | Bike Setup: | fork: SID XC Wheels: Rolf propel tubeless Handlebar: Easton Monkeylite Cranks: Bontrager race lite Tires: Hutchinson Python Headset: Chris King "NoThreadset" Brakes: Avid TI/Mag | | Bottom Line: | This is an awsome bike! I love soft-tailed bikes now! I would suggest this bike to anyone! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dave
a Racer
from wv
Date Reviewed: December 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | any with rocks and roots | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | www.fattirecycle.com | | Strengths: | The Stp is light and fast. I have used it for one year and have had very few problems with it. I live in WV so it takes plenty of abuse. | | Weaknesses: | The only complaint I have is the bontrager crank. This crank is a piece of crap. I replaced it with an XT. | | Similar Products Used: | Tested a fuel | | Bike Setup: | stock except for xt crank | | Bottom Line: | This is one supa fly bike. I raced it for a year and never had to drop out of a race for mechanicals. This is a tough bike. It was not designed for anything else but xc racing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jimmy Feely
a Racer
from Eagan Minnesota
Date Reviewed: October 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Cheq. Short'n'Fat | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2100.00 | | Purchased At: | Penn Cycle | | Strengths: | Very nice bike. You get what you pay for. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | 2002 Fuel 98 and 100's.2002 Klien Adept Pro | | Bike Setup: | STP 400- Stock | | Bottom Line: | If you ride a lot and are getting tired of a sore rear end, but are still not wanting to go to a true full suspension bike,this bike is for you. I race almost every weekend and if a racer is riding a full suspension their worst fear is the bob in the rear, this bike has no pivot arms therefor it is just the frame flexing and you wont get the bob. This bike is geat! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam
a Cross Country Rider
from Wallingford, CT, USA
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$3700.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | Light, smooth, nice geometry with long top tube, suspension design delivers on intended use for XC rider/racer | | Weaknesses: | Disappoints downhillers and obsessive super light freaks | | Similar Products Used: | Many hardtails and FS, but then nothing's "similiar" to a carbon fiber Trek STP except maybe the titanium Lightspeed and Ibis designs which I've never tried. | | Bike Setup: | Strictly XC setup with XTR hubs, shifters, brakes, rear der, chain; XT front der, cassette, bottom bracket; Gore-tex shift cables; Race Face crankset; Marzocchi X-Fly 80mm fork; Answer Hyperlite straight bar; Thomson stem, seatpost; Sella Italia Flight Gel saddle; Mavic X517 rims; Panaracer Smoke and Dart Classic Kevlar tires | | Bottom Line: | The OCLV STP line bridges the gap between a hardtail like the 9.8 and a FS bike like the Fuel lineup. Mine's fairly light, although the frame adds over 1/2 pound compared to the 9.8 hardtail. It climbs as well as a hardtail and provides relief and improved handling on bumpy trails. It will not take big hits any better than a hardtail or bomb down hills as well as a FS. Setting this bike up for downhilling would be foolish because no matter how much you geek it, the rear triangle's pivotless design will still be limited to 1.25 inches of total rear travel. This bike is smooth, quick, and responsive. If you are a XC racer riding longer courses and looking to reduce fatigue while still getting hardtail performance, this is your bike. If you're a weekend warrior partial to hardtails but want a smoother more dampened ride without the weight and loss of rigidity of a FS, consider saving a few bucks and getting the STP 300 or 200. They're all the same OCLV frame but with a slightly different Rock Shock SID on the rear and more durable and cost effective components (read: heavier too). It's not a flashy bike that creates conversation, but who's talking when you're leaving the FS riders behind and the hardtail riders are too worn out from bouncing all over the trail? I give it maximum chili's for intended use but it ain't cheap. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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