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Submitted by
trwone
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver, Co. USA
Date Reviewed: August 3, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | mountains of Co. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | personal owner | | Strengths: | nimble handling, indestructable! | | Weaknesses: | color selection | | Similar Products Used: | Gary Fisher, Giant, Cannondale | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | The Best Mountainbike ever constructed for all purpose uses! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ben
a Weekend Warrior
from Brighton England
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | South downs | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Mud sweat and gears | | Strengths: | Great bike the only theings i have changed in 12 years was the headset just to raise the bars a little the tryes to town and country the origanl lasted 11 years!! and i had to change the front gear selector not bad on a bike of this age!! | | Weaknesses: | none i have found yet i now use it for work and have changed the tryes to town and country with these it flys along avarrage speed 25mph!! | | Similar Products Used: | none its the one and only bike ive ever needed! | | Bike Setup: | almost origanl!! | | Bottom Line: | great bike real allrounder total confidence at throwing it down a hill at high speed have thought of getting a new bike but hey this one has been so good to me over the last 12 it would be like parting with an old friend.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
FrenchFit
a Cross Country Rider
from The Left Coast
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Light, bullet proof, great platform. I have two of these, No. 2 is parked as frame, wheels back-up now. No. 1 is dressed out as an AT tourer, panniers all around, SID fork, carbon cranks, lots of mods - it will go anywhere and get back. Not the fastest at anything, but strong and a sweet ride. | | Weaknesses: | Geometry is limiting, stock component are marginal, never seemed like a fast bike to me - even stipped down. The stock RC-RTX/STX, whatever, components are nothing special. | | Similar Products Used: | Bunch of hardtails, 29er. | | Bike Setup: | Distance touring | | Bottom Line: | Great platform to fix up and makes you happy to ride all day. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matt
a Racer
from Arlington, VA USA
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Strengths: | Light, comfortable, efficient, rugged | | Weaknesses: | old | | Bottom Line: | I've turned mine into a commuter bike with some slick tires and ride-on cables. awesome awesome bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Char
a Weekend Warrior
from Ruther Glen, Va, USA
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Any dusty trail | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Light, Strong, Fairly nimble, Climbs like a mountain goat...Great bike for 1995 technology... | | Weaknesses: | None really...Has been a great bike for 12 years of use...
Components are not as nice as todays equipment, but it was hot lick stuff for the day... | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 830 antelope...Trek 930 singletrack | | Bike Setup: | Stock all the way...radar computer... | | Bottom Line: | This bike has never let me down...The stock Tioga's are bullet proof, never a single flat, and I do a lot of gravel riding...
For a mtn bike, it is about as fast as they get, on road, or off road, I do a lot of street riding also, and it is a competent and predictable ride with the stock tires, if you put road tires on it, I would think that this bike would probably fly... If I were younger, I would buy this bike again...I am currently in the market for a new bike, so I am looking at Hybrids, something with a more up right position, more suspension, more technology, more asphalt oriented... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill Foster
a Cross Country Rider
from Clinton, Utah, USA
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Bonneville shoreline,Bobsled,Slickrock,Maples Loop... | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$195.00 | | Purchased At: | Upper class guy gave me a great deal on his son's old bike | | Strengths: | STX-RC drivetrain. Lightweight, high quality frame consruction. Good components and gearing for the model year (1999 or so). Durable and agile. | | Weaknesses: | Indy Rockshox is just marginally effective. High top tube without much angle inhibits standover. No replaceable deraileur hanger. No gear indicator on STX shifters. | | Similar Products Used: | Fisher Hoo-Koo-E-Koo. Older Mongoose Alta with Indy shock. Rockhopper. | | Bike Setup: | Rockshox Pilot-Air fork. Bontrager Race Modified wheelset with Hutchinson Python-light tires and Bont.XXXlite tubes. Easton Carbon monkeylite riser bar & EA50 100mm stem. Body Geometry Rival seat. Shimano 505? clipless. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is great for anyone wanting a light, competent CROSS COUNTRY mountain bike. Definitely not made for dirt jumping or downhill racing. That is not what this bike was designed for. Why do people abuse a bike and then give a bad review if a frame or fork breaks? The worst original component of this bike is the Indy shock. Any 80mm shock upgrade will make it a super machine. This bike was originally not spec'd out for racing, but with a few upgrades I've lightened it and raced cross country a couple times- very happy with this bike. Climbs like a goat. Solid, Predictable handling. Nice paint. Great little hardtail! For a weekend adventurist it would probably last a lifetime. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin Smith
a Cross Country Rider
from Silverthorne, CO USA
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Peaks Trail | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | ? | | Strengths: | Built to last a long long time, light | | Weaknesses: | No rear shock, crossbar very high and close to nads. | | Similar Products Used: | '05 Gary Fisher Cake 2, KHS FR-2000, Specialized Rockhopper, North star Estrella, Trek, Mongoose, GT | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi MX Comp wETA, Bontager race seat, Shimano XTR v-brakes, Mavic rims, cool stop pads, King headset. WTB velociraptor 2.1s | | Bottom Line: | I hope someday someone will read this, even though it is 2006. I rode this bike when I was 17 and 18 years old. I used to race it. Now I am 28 and I still have it. How it lasted this long I don't know. When I moved to the mountains 2 years ago I started riding it again. This thing has been to hell a few times. I am talking about four hours of slow grueling climbing over rocks. Then turning around to race down the mountain at 30mph for an hour of straight downhill. Although I have a very expensive full suspension, this bike will always have a special place in my heart. I have to think I probably have crashed this bike about 400 times. The orighinal sprocket is still on it, although really the big ring is just a bash-ring now. I have been riding mountain bikes for a long time and have rode 20 different bikes but I think I might just keep this one forever! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron Griffith
a Weekend Warrior
from Bozeman MT
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Emerald Lake | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | The Spoke Shop (billings MT) | | Strengths: | Great super light aluminum. Solid components at a great price. Bombproof Matrix Voo-Doo rims. | | Weaknesses: | None that I can think of! except its time to upgrade (got it a year before V brakes hit big) | | Bike Setup: | STX-RC | | Bottom Line: | Great bike if your looking for a serious entry level racer or for getting into some serious backcountry XC. Never let me down and I've been on it for Five, YES FIVE years already! And who says aluminum isn't that durable after long wear???? Five flamers for Trek Aluminum! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike
a Downhiller
from yorktown
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | the plunge | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | wheel&heel | | Strengths: | light fast cheap | | Weaknesses: | strong enough for averageriing but not for house drops | | Similar Products Used: | y_11& y_glide deluxe | | Bike Setup: | xvert carbon | | Bottom Line: | an awsome bike for light riding and playing around, i lost mine dropping off my garage 16ft. perfect beginner bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean
a Weekend Warrior
from St. Joseph, MO
Date Reviewed: September 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
sunbridge | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
nicest bike I've owned. Lightweight | | Weaknesses: |
Can't think of anything I don't like about it. | | Similar Products Used: |
I had a dept store bike,and then a Bianci. | | Bike Setup: |
see above | | Bottom Line: | many people who what to get in shape will buy a cheap bike. what I have found is that the nicer the bike is, the more my enjoyment, which in turn means I ride more. If you want to use cycling to help you maintain/get back into shape, then you should at least get a bike that will enhance the riding experience, as opposed to a bike that fights you every step of the way. | | Overall Rating: |
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