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Submitted by
piterpat
a Racer
from Silver Spring, MD, USA
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Poplar Springs | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | Great frame. Very dependible bike. Added a bunch of mods. Pretty much just upgraded. But over all great. | | Weaknesses: | added shocks to the front | | Bottom Line: | this bike is perfect for racing and rock hopping. I highly suggest this bike to anybody in the market for a good bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kabowabo
a Weekend Warrior
from Triad, NC USA
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Virginia Creeper | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | Craigslist | | Strengths: | Solid, dependable old school Alivio/STX drive train. Strong light weight US made steel frame. | | Weaknesses: | Cantilever brakes. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Rockhopper, Gary Fisher Tassajara, GT All Terra... | | Bike Setup: | Alivio/STX Drivetrain, Rapidfire shifters Rock Shox Indy fork. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is a 1997 model that I purchased for my wife. I cleaned it up, replaced the seat and stem everything else is bone stock. Overall great bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Rotch
a Weekend Warrior
from Menlo Park CA
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Windy hill | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | Indestructible frame | | Weaknesses: | Without front shox it feels like riding a road bike down a 5 mile long staircase. crappy tires, crappier brakes | | Bike Setup: | all stock, except kool stop brakes | | Bottom Line: | Great for those who dont need any cartilage in their wrists | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Amy
a Cross Country Rider
from Cumberland, ME
Date Reviewed: November 7, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | The beach! | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Side of the road private sale | | Strengths: | I saw this bike for sale on the side of the road when I was out running and got it for $30.00. It was all beat to heck and looked like the previous owner had a great time with it. But I've always wanted a Trek bike, so I was happy. The bike, despite looking incredibly banged up, is in great condition. All the components work great and it's super reliable. I'm not savvy enough to know if everything is original or not, but doesn't matter much to me as long as it works. It is super light (by my standards)and takes anything I can throw at it (I think this bike is enjoying a relatively quiet retirement in my hands). I use it mainly for a workout since my knees don't like running anymore. I've taken to riding on the beach on packed sand. We've become great buddies. | | Weaknesses: | None that I can see... | | Similar Products Used: | run of the mill bikes | | Bike Setup: | Everything works! | | Bottom Line: | I think I'll have this bike for a long time. I actually like the bit of drag from the knobby tires...makes me work harder on the roads. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Abel
a Weekend Warrior
from Spring Tx
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | spring creek | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | legends Run community Garage sale | | Strengths: | frame is Very sturdy
I bought this bike and i could tell it was old but it had a long way to go.
| | Weaknesses: | I dont know but the gears really suck or the guy installed them wrong, the original tires suck as well. the tires are not built for bogging, sand trails , or anything except road. | | Similar Products Used: | Haro del sol crusier, crappy walmart bikes | | Bike Setup: | all original except front rim and rear tire. im thinking about getting continental tires, new rims , and new gearing system. also i want to make the whole thing A whole lot lighter. | | Bottom Line: | Me and my buddies decide to build dirt ramps so we do. they decided ,without my consent to dig a hole right in front of the ramp and long story short i go for the ramp and fall in the hole. this made me angry and at the same time left me in pain. I thought my bike was ruined ,but thankfully it was fine .oh I ended up fliping over the bike and hitting my shin on the bars as i was flying though the air , my foot got jammed in the brake line(which is alright).this whole bike is tough as myself which is pretty tough. now i just hope it does not get stolen like its predescessor's . i will love it forever. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a Cross Country Rider
from Virginia USA
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Strengths: | This is an incredible bicylce-best I've ever ridden. | | Weaknesses: | Doesn't have a front shock...my fault, could have bought it with a shock for $100 more. Also, this bike is apparently not suitable for an aftermarket shock upgrade for various reasons. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 4500 | | Bike Setup: | Everything's factory and original except for the seat. The original components are the smoothest and most reliable I've ever experienced. | | Bottom Line: | INDESTRUCTIBLE. Once, it fell out of the back of a moving pickup truck at 30 mph. Another time, my wife accidentally ran over it with her Toyota Tercel. Didn't hurt it a bit. This is in addition to all the spills, etc I've taken on it over the years. A great all around bike for city dwellers and commuters. It's old school, yeah, but is still at home on a trail. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ally Shewan
a Cross Country Rider
from Scotland
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Alpine Bikes | | Bottom Line: | About 12 years ago I hit a steel rope about 30 mph coming out of a trail and broke my thigh bone.
I had the bike checked out once I was able to and it was completely undamaged. I still use it.
I've thought about changing it a few times but I can't bring myself to. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Erick Fdz
a Weekend Warrior
from Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Chihuahua's highland | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Strengths: | Strong frame, will last forever. Nice pitch for uphill. I use it for city ride and ocassional weekend ride. | | Weaknesses: | Original components (Shimano Altus). Got them all remove and upgrade to new Alivio on 1997. Very few mantainance since then (dust removed and oil applied once in a while).
Heavy frame. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 8000 | | Bike Setup: | Full alivio 1997. | | Bottom Line: | This frame is a beauty for lazzy riders like me. Once components were changed, its requires very few mantainance. I got this beauty stolen and back again, so we belong together. We have ride some beautifull uphills here in Mexico and have no complains on the matter. Perhaps is a little unstable on dirt curves and a suspension is missed after 20 minutes of downhill. Even thou is my favorite compannion on long rides. See this beautty in action.
Come and ride Chihuahua!!!
Happy trails to all.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erickfdz | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Suzanna
a Cross Country Rider
from Venice, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Lulea, Sweden | | Strengths: | It lasts forever. I've had the bike for 15-17 years... bought it in Sweden, and brought it with me to US 11 years ago. I am riding it every day, as a local transportation to the tennis courts or the gym. I still have the original components on it. | | Weaknesses: | I don't really know of any. | | Similar Products Used: | I just bought Trek 7000 WSD, very cute, because my 850 got stolen. | | Bottom Line: | It's a great bike. I've used it for about 17 years. For the last 11 years, it's parked outside in my yard in the humid ocean air, and it's not even rusty. Last week, somebody stole it from my yard. Very sad. I've been so attached to this lovely bike. But I guess it's time to move on, so I bought another Trek, 7000 WSD, hybrid. It's cute and I really like it. I've only had it for a week, and this morning, I see a dude on the street, walking with my stolen bike!!! I got my 850 Trek back. I guess we are really meant to be together! LOL | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Geo
a
from Half Moon Bay, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike shop in CT | | Strengths: | Indestructable frame. Stiff ride. Good downhill technical. | | Weaknesses: | OG bearings not sealed - wear out promptly. OG components cheap, but not bad. | | Bike Setup: | Heavily modified. Replaced crank bearing with sealed unit within 1 year. Upgraded OG Suntour derailer to more solid and reliable Shimano. Chopped handlebars for narrow trails. OG seat post "rusted" into frame - replaced with aluminum post & Avocet seat. OG pedals fell apart - replaced with more solid ones (forget what they are) | | Bottom Line: | I bought my Antelope 850 back in 1990, and used it all through wilderness trails in rural CT for about a year, before taking it down to the Caribbean. There, it was my sole source of both transportation, and recreation. I abused the hell out of this bike, taking it through all imaginable conditions, trails, drop-offs, jumps, single-tracks, and way steep hills (not to mention fine powder beaches, salt water, and hot, humid Caribbean conditions. Many of the OG components failed and I upgraded when they did. The main thing, though, is that the frame has remained completely solid and reliable 15 years down the line.
Drawbacks are that it's a chro-molly frame, so it's heavy, and my particular model was built before front suspension forks really hit the market, so it's a solid fork. That's cool - it's what I grew up with anyway, so I have no problems with it, but by today's standards, it's archaic.
This is a great knock-around frame/bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Taylor
a Cross Country Rider
from Baltimore, MD
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Maryland Woods | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Princeton NJ shop | | Strengths: | Indestructible, competent | | Weaknesses: | Unsealed bearings | | Similar Products Used: | GT Backwoods, Trek 7000 | | Bike Setup: | Off road tires , platform pedals, seat | | Bottom Line: | I rode this bike very hard for 5 years and the only thing that ever gave me problems were the headset and bottom bracket. The bearings weren't sealed and were prone to moisture and grit damage. The bottom bracket especially, it seemed there was always grit in there and required frequent maintenance. I got more air on this thing than I probably should have and the chromemolly frame never failed - it was tough as nails. I wish I never sold it as it would look good as a piece of mt. biking history mounted on my living room wall! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Weekend Warrior
from Houston, TX
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | memorial park trails | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Strengths: | built to last | | Weaknesses: | a bit heavy | | Bike Setup: | mostly stock | | Bottom Line: | I bought this antelope 850 new in 1992, one of the first antelope series with front suspension. I've been using it for many purposes in the past 12 years including city riding, trials style riding and some pretty technical trails. The only things I have replaced on it are the brakes, pedals, tires and rims. Everything else is stock and working in perfect condition despite all the abuse I've put this bike through. Many of my friends have newer and supposedly nicer bikes, yet I have seen quite a few of them simply fall apart while my old trek will handle anything I can throw at it. I like the old school grey, purple and neon orange paint job it has too =) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Brower
a Weekend Warrior
from alamo
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | missing link, berkeley | | Strengths: | paint quality, basic frame strength. | | Weaknesses: | front fork, pedals, heavy | | Bike Setup: | stock, suntour XC friction components. | | Bottom Line: | New vintage '86, before shimano steamroller, when people were learning what worked. Did a lot of single track on this before that first round of paranoid closures. Geared low enough to get up Mt. Tam railroad grade without drama. The
threaded front fork got destroyed when someone borrowed it, just replaced for $20. It's not worth the expense of a full upgrade cycle. Too good to toss, so its now left by the door to ride down the long driveway to get the paper. Would be good with slicks for errands. High value rating because it's only cost, um, $20/yr to own, and if you can find one, it'll be cheap.
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Submitted by
chad
a Cross Country Rider
from yosemite, ca usa
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere i can ride | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | yardsale | | Strengths: | its a great bike for all purposes. i bought it as a commuter in portland, then moved back to yosemite and rode every trail in the area and it is great for both. | | Weaknesses: | i dont know what year mine is, reletively new, but the frame is really high. maybe a good 4-6 inches above most other mountain bikes so its kind of scary riding on rocky trails with more than an 8 inch drop off. but adrenaline is a good thing, as long as you dont lose all you teeth in a faceplant. | | Similar Products Used: | none so far, but i would like to find a newer trek, maybe an 8500 to get more serious. | | Bike Setup: | i havent changed a thing on it since i bought it. the cables are a bit stretched out and i need some real tires, but other than that everything is still great. | | Bottom Line: | this is a great bike for people who are getting into mountain biking and dont want to spend a lot of money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert Morgan
a Weekend Warrior
from Atlanta, GA
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Silver Comet | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Goodwill | | Strengths: | Durable, Fun to ride, Easy to modify | | Similar Products Used: | Schwin Mesa | | Bike Setup: | 100% stock except for new saddle and fenders. | | Bottom Line: | After reading some of the commments I truly got a steal.
This bike was nearly new when I found it at Goodwill.
I didn't know much about the 850 but since it was a Trek
I figured it had to be good. After I looked up the real
price for this bike I can only smile each time I ride it.
This is the single best bike I have ever owned. I ride
it almost everyday and it has never let me down. I got rid
of the tires when I first got it because I never take the
bike off road. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim
a Weekend Warrior
from San Antonio, Texas
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | MacAlister Park | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike World | | Strengths: | Study frame and components. tough as nails paint job, and very dependable. | | Weaknesses: | Change out the tires and you will have a top notch trail bike or bike for the street. | | Bike Setup: | Upgraded the tires to Continental traction pros and added a rise handle bar and suspension seat post. | | Bottom Line: | I've had this bike since buying it new in 1997 and changed out the poor tires with the traction pro's. Recently added the suspension seat post. This bike has several thousand miles of trail and road miles on it and have only had to replace the chain that I broke on some pretty rough trails. It's a great bike for someone who will do an occassional off road ride or just for everyday use its just one great bike and very dependable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Guerzon
a
from Fremont, CA
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Mission Peak, Stevens Creek | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | used-- | | Strengths: | Sturdy frame. Doesn't break. | | Weaknesses: | Components kinda suck when taken off road. Needs to be adjusted a lot when ridden in the dirt. Cantilever brakes are outdated-do not use off road on steep trails because you won't have the stopping power of V's or Disc. | | Similar Products Used: | None. | | Bike Setup: | Stock except for new Shimano clipless pedals. | | Bottom Line: | This was my first "Mountain Bike" I have over 2000 miles on this baby and all components are still stock--even the chain. This thing will last forever. Definitely not a racer or a bike for technical trails. (Although I have used it on very technical trails) It's also pretty heavy. I now put slicks on it and use it for road/commuting. The slicks make the thing ride super fast and smooth. I would like to upgrade the fork because it's a little long in the tooth. Also the headset and handlebars. Any recommendations?- | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Hamden, CT, USA
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Strengths: | Very strong frame. Reliable. | | Weaknesses: | It's just getting a little old (almost 7 years) | | Similar Products Used: | Too many to list | | Bike Setup: | Just added an older Rock Shox Quadra 21R fork. Everything else is stock. | | Bottom Line: | Probably going to keep it until the wheels fall off. It's been a great do-all bike for me as far as commuting and weekend single-track trips. You really can't beat the reliablility and versatility of the 850. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roy
a Weekend Warrior
from Sheboygan, WI
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Go Pal, Charlottesville, VA | | Strengths: | Smooth ride, comfortable dimensions | | Weaknesses: | none, given the expectations of the standard equipment | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 6500 | | Bike Setup: | I built up this frame for my wife with parts taken off my Trek 6500, including a Manitou4 fork, System 2(Trek) stem, Scott handlebars, Gripshift 21 speed shifters with STX front and rear deraileurs, Shimano something or another brake levers and Alivio brakes, hubs, crank. Matrix (Trek) wheels with Panaracer Dart/Smoke tires, gel seat, incredibell. | | Bottom Line: | Very comfortable ride, maybe a little too twitchy and slow for street riding, a little too heavy for climbing, but just perfect for cross country. The Chromoly frame has definitely a different ride from my aluminum frame bike. It is more smooth in the bumps making it easier to modulate through turns without a lot of dramatics. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike
a
from columbus, ohio
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Basic reliability. Frame. | | Weaknesses: | Original Rapidfire shifters. | | Bottom Line: | Get this bike. Tear off the Rapidfires and put on a Gripshift. Put some Fat Boy tires on it. Inflate them to 80 or so: not enough to bottom out on curbs, but not enough to jar you through the rigid frame. Put a comfortable seat on it. A rack.
Then ride it over curbs, through rain, and beside city buses for thousands of miles and almost a decade. A great commuter bike that requires almost zero maintenance, aside from a cable here and there.
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Submitted by
B Dawg
a Weekend Warrior
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | any single track in Santa Monica Mtns | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | full cycle, tucson az | | Strengths: | Strong steel frame. Reliable. The bike now nicknamed the "purple dragon" by my ex has been going hard over curbs and trails for six years with the stock components. | | Weaknesses: | a bit on the heavy side...front fork needs to be replaced with something a little more modern. | | Similar Products Used: | specialized hard rock comp, gt i drive (does not really compare), specialized rock hopper. | | Bike Setup: | stock with the exception of the tires (velociraptors) | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bike to have. It is like the energizer bunny, it keeps going and going and going... The stiff frame is great, but a little on the heavy side. If you don't want to race and you want to ride your bike around town or just about anywhere off road and don't want to pay big bucks this is a quality bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joshi
a Cross Country Rider
from Silver Spring, MD
Date Reviewed: November 6, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything in Rock Creek, Sligo Creek, Seneca Creek, Wheaton Reagonal, etc. in other words, everything | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$175.00 | | Purchased At: | bike swap behind the Bicycle Place on Grubb Road | | Strengths: | It is a very good value. The old-school Cro-Moly steel frame takes any abuse I can dish out. Some guy with a Kona said that my Trek was pretty cool. Good components and seat. | | Weaknesses: | The tires it came with were almost worn bald (easily remedied). Hmmm... there's not much else. | | Similar Products Used: | I test rode a C-dale Jekyll w/ Lefty Headshok. | | Bike Setup: | Indy C suspension fork, full Shimano component group, cateye computer, Zefal rear fender. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great second hand bike for a great price. It is my first true mountain bike, and I love it. I ride it on horsetrails and rough singletrack, and it works great!
I'm saving up for a Cannondale Jekyll, but I think the 850 is a great bike for the wait.
Also, I'm fifteen, and there aren't many kids my age on the trails, if any kids who live near me read this, e-mail me so we can go riding together.
Happy Trails!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Stebbins
a Weekend Warrior
from Eugene, OR, USA
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Clear Lake Trail, Lane County | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Friend in Isla Vista, CA | | Strengths: | Super-tough and super-reliable. Also very solid, I've only had to get it tuned once since I've had it. It also just feels good to ride it. | | Weaknesses: | Brake-system, but I assume that's just old. | | Bike Setup: | All mountain-green steel frame and forks. Shimano brake system. | | Bottom Line: | I've been using it mainly for getting around downtown Santa Barbara, CA for two years now. Now I'm using it for getting all around Eugene, OR. I also just took on the Clear Lake Trail west of Eugene, and it handled superbly considering it's age. I didn't even have shocks in front--stock forks.
Since this bike is so tough, it's perfect for someone who can't afford two bikes, and wants to use it regularly for road commuting and curb-hopping, then occasionally for serious trails.
In my case, I will always have this bike, even when I get a more 'serious' mountain bike. This 850 will simply be my all-around, everyday bike, and it'll probably last me forever. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Atlanta
a Cross Country Rider
from San Francisco, CA USA
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$379.00 | | Purchased At: | Start to Finish | | Strengths: | Frame strength
Durability
| | Weaknesses: | Chain
Gear Shifters | | Bike Setup: | Flipper Bike Seat
Cross Country Tires
Upright handlebars
Bell | | Bottom Line: | This is my homage to a lost friend.
On Saturday my bicycle was stolen from my residence. I had it for 7 years. I brought it with me to 5 different addresses, including one in Washington State. I started off riding it across the Golden Gate Bridge 3 to 4 days a week. I finished it by riding around San Francisco with my toddler on back. It was a great bike. It served me well. I am very sorry it got stolen. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Monteiro
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, Pernambuco, Brasil
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Circuito de XC Markcenter | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Biketech Jardins - São Paulo | | Strengths: | Quadro muito forte e de geometria ideal para XC com bons componentes. | | Weaknesses: | Suspensão de pouca qualidade. | | Similar Products Used: | M-bike Monark 18 Speed 1993. | | Bike Setup: | Grupo Shimano Alivio 1994, pneus Trek, selim Trek, Suspensão Duo-track(mola), aros Araya, jogo de direção Oversize head-set. | | Bottom Line: | Essa foi a primeira bike de nível para o MTB que começei a usar. Foi muito boa proporcionando para mim várias vitórias nas competições de circuito fechado devido à sua ótima geometria. É uma bike para muitos anos bastando fazer Up-grades do grupo e componentes diversos. "Tive muitas alegrias com esta bike!" | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Duane Braswell
a Weekend Warrior
from El Mirage, AZ USA
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | White tanks (outside Phoenix) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | bike swap | | Strengths: | tuff frame, good components, great paint! | | Weaknesses: | tires! | | Similar Products Used: | not worth mentioning | | Bike Setup: | standard, but has indy rock shoct, finally added pedal clips to keep it from slippong and scoring my calves. | | Bottom Line: | I brought this when we hit the desert. At the price of one of these older Treks I found myself with as good as a ride as the guys who have spent 300 to 500 for their bikes. Yes mine is heavier, but not enough to keep me behind them. This bike used is worth 2x and then some its price. You will need to spend 3x the price to get one that would make a significant difference and if you are willing to do that I reccomend you still get the trek! It is just down out fun! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brad
a
from Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | Stong Frame, suspension ok, not a bad beginners bike, unless you want to do some hard riding. | | Weaknesses: | Gears aren't all that good sometimes slow to change and broke one derailer | | Similar Products Used: | Norco Scrambler | | Bike Setup: | Stock as I bought it with a new derailer | | Bottom Line: | Good bike for a beginner not into all that harder riding, not as good as I would have liked. OK on downhill tracks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rafael Lopez-Uricoechea
a Weekend Warrior
from Bethesda,Maryland,USA
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Capital Crescent Trail | | Duration |
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$ 400.00
