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- Manitou Swinger 4-way
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- ZR 9000 Alloy
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- Shimano Deore XT
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- Bontrager Big Earl
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Submitted by
sam
a Weekend Warrior
from South Australia
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Kersbrook/Melrose | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$5000.00 | | Purchased At: | Ultimate ride Alice springs | | Strengths: | strength, good build, good quality welding. Great skill building bike, its got me developing my mtb skills and inspiring confidance. even race DH and it seemed to perform pretty well. Great peddling very little feedback. | | Weaknesses: | seat clamp has scrached the shock rocker has to be aligned properly, crank arm has come off, seemed to unwind itself but no damage nothing lock tight cant fix. Issues with warrenty due to a falt in the rear hub, some things not returned and went missing got snubed by the lbs in Adelaide, but hay thats people troubles not bike troubles, the falt was due to over heating of alloys no probs since it has been replaced. | | Similar Products Used: | SX trail | | Bike Setup: | Frame ZR 9000 Alloy main frame; ZR 9000 swingarm w/178mm (7") travel
Front Suspension Manitou Travis Single Intrinsic w/rebound, compression, 180mm
Rear Shock Manitou Swinger 4-way coil w/preload, No-Tools SPV, SPV volume, rebound
Wheels
Wheels Bontrager King Earl
Tires Bontrager Big Earl 26x2.6", 60 tpi
Drivetrain
Shifters SRAM X-0, 9 speed
Front Derailleur SRAM X-9
Rear Derailleur SRAM X-0
Crank Bontrager King Earl 22/32 w/bash guard
Cassette SRAM PG970 11-34, 9 speed
Pedals Bontrager King Earl platform
Components
Saddle Bontrager Big Earl
Seat Post Bontrager King Earl
Handlebars Bontrager King Earl, 50mm rise, 31.8mm
Stem Bontrager Big Earl, 10 degree, 31.8mm, 1.5"
Headset Cane Creek Double X w/cartridge bearings, 1.5"
Brakeset Avid Juicy 7, hydraulic disc, 8" rotors
| | Bottom Line: | Sweet bike to get inspired on and push your mtb to that next lvl. rides really well over rough stuff. handles jumping well and is indestructable, perfect for bigger riders who are tough on there gear. components have held up well, and have caused very little stress. in short a awsome bike and so far after 16mths of riding its held its own well especially on the rock rough tracks around Alice Springs :) This is the bike for freeriders who are thinking in dabling in the occational DH race but it is expensive so be sure its for you before you spend your hard erned cash, for me it has been worth every penny. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fernando Villacorte
a Downhiller
from San Diego, CA. USA
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Noble Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | TREK San Diego | | Strengths: | I purchased this bike as a Demo at TREK San Diego. This bike is one of the best handling bikes I have ever ridden for freeriding. The frame is very well built, the welds are clean, straight and smooth. Bike handles the drops and jumps easily. This bike rails on the turns and has just a little understeer. The bike is well spec'ed with excellent components that are made to last. | | Weaknesses: | As said before the bike does weight on the heavy side and the seatpost clamp does hit the upper rocker arms if you do not close or center it correctly. I have the 15inch frame and if you lower the seat too low the seat rails hit the upper rocker arms during full suspension compression. I also have this annoying Bottom Bracket creak when climbing. I have brought it back to TREK for service 2 times, but they still have not corrected the problem. Other than that I am totally satisfied with the Session 77. | | Similar Products Used: | Big Hit, Kona Stinky, Intense Uzzi DH, TREK Y GLide Deluxe | | Bike Setup: | All stock except for the 636 pedals, Titec "El Norte" saddle, Thompson seatpost and ODI grips and locks. | | Bottom Line: | I would recommend this bike to anyone who wants a solid Freeride bike with a lifetime frame warranty. The bike comes spec'ed with high end parts and excellent workmanship. The only complaint I have is the "Unsatifactory Sales Service" I received from TREK's Kearny Mesa location in San Diego. I got the run around and also had to personally pick up my bike at another TREK location. I also still have that pesky Bottom Bracket creak, but TREK's Service guys are top notch. I am sure they will figure out the problem. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jake
a
from Pawcatuck, CT, USA
Date Reviewed: January 11, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | direct trade from a buddy | | Strengths: | very stiff, super plush, gives me confidence on stupid-large drops, GREAT wheels | | Weaknesses: | this is one heavy bike..the seat post collar can drag the swingarms if you're not careful | | Similar Products Used: | stinky, coiler, coil-air, diablos, haro extreme | | Bike Setup: | nothing is stock except the frame, wheels, and rear shock. 888RC, king earl post, XT drivetrain, race face cranks/external cup bb/ BB7 dh's | | Bottom Line: | AWESOME BIKE! i've set up mine just to my liking! I love it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rusty
a Downhiller
from Notts, UK
Date Reviewed: October 23, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | FOD | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Strong, manouverable and strong again. Feels very comfortable when riding that 3 mile journey to the trails with the seat up. | | Weaknesses: | Very, very heavy which is a shame for something which handles general trail riding much better than a DH specific frame. Manitou travis forks have rubbish rebound. Watch the seat clamp, I switched to an allen key one to stop it knocking on the linkage bars. | | Similar Products Used: | Big hit | | Bike Setup: | Stock frame (17.5in) and forks, Spinergy fall line wheel set, hope mono m4's, some raceface upgrades. | | Bottom Line: | I love this bike but just wish it was a little lighter. i took it to the Forest of Dean and swapped with a session 10 for one run. The session 10 felt so much easier to handle on the steep rocky, off camber stuff because thats what its designed for. But getting back on my 77 felt like riding a really heavy and fairly clumsy trail bike.
If you're buying this bike to do mainly massive drop offs, huge doubles and nice swooping trails with a bit of pedaling then its definitely the one.
But I wouldn't get it for technical DH stuff as the geometry is more like an xc bike than a DH spec. (My DMR trailstar has a steeper head tube angle than the 77).
I'm selling mine, not because I don't like it but because I don't get enough use out of it.
Maybe I'll regret my decision if I ever move to Napa Valley!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a
from Vernon, B.C, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | silver star | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2500.00 | | Purchased At: | sun country cycle | | Strengths: | the bike is quite balanced in the air, Once you got everything dialed. It also rides on amazing wheels, awesome hubs and rims. Its also a real head turner. overal all joy | | Weaknesses: | suspension is quite soft, and the hayes mags need lots of maitenence on high speed trails. The travis is very soft and the compression adjustibility doesnt seem to work. | | Similar Products Used: | big hit 3, sx trail, demo 8 II, Kona stinky garbanzo norco shore 2 | | Bike Setup: | cut down the handle bars so x-ups are easier, other then that its stock | | Bottom Line: | coming off a hard tail to this bike was an expierience, the four bar linkage was something that I thought felt really different, but seeing as an sx trail was too frail for what I wanted, big hit was to husky and didn't have a single crown and a demo 7 didn't exist yet and don't get same bang for buck. I decided to try it out. Now the 4 bar feels like heaven and except for soft suspension ( better for resorts such as silver star) I could easily see myself comfortable over virtually any style of riding. With a Totem, and juicies, and 2.5 tires I would say it is perfect. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean
a Downhiller
from Ottawa, On
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything flowy | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2500.00 | | Purchased At: | From Trek directly | | Strengths: | Very good bike. It felt more at home in the flowy riding with hits rather than the DH racing style. Rides like a slopestyle bike (because it is). Good spec's, X-0, King Earl etc...
The Frame has an option for different BB heights and head tube angles which is nice. | | Weaknesses: | The bearings in the main pivot were worn after a month or two, had to get the Trek boys to lock-tight them for me to repair the problem.
In any rough and tough technical riding where your bouncing around at all the chain flys off, so get a chainguide. I threw a truvativ shiftguide on and didn't have any problems after wards. The stock pedals slipped quite often. The bontragers which come on it have very short pins, so I swapped for some pedals with longer pins. | | Similar Products Used: | Scott Nitrous, Specialized Bighit, Giant Team DH | | Bike Setup: | Stock + shiftguide + syncros mental stainless pedals | | Bottom Line: | Really fun ride which feels at home in the air. Take it if your riding a more slopestyle set of trails. If your not, I might suggest going with something more DH specific. I sold it after one summer of riding, not because it wasn't good, but I found it didn't really fit my riding style as I hoped for. Good frame/parts for the money, but there are alot of options in that 4000-4500 MSRP range, so check your options out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joe
a Downhiller
from uk
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | south uk | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | everything on that bike is a strength acts like its built by the army | | Weaknesses: | nothing!!!!!!!!!!!1 | | Similar Products Used: | big hit | | Bike Setup: | stock standard | | Bottom Line: | amazing bike wouldnt swap for anything never ridden anything like it before just a simple great well designed bike. BUY ONE!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big-A
a Downhiller
from Douglassville PA
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | A-Line | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3200.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Line of Pottstown!!!! Rocks | | Strengths: | Bullit Proof, im 230lbs and this thing can take it all, it opened up a whole new world of freeriding and Downhilling i never thought i could do! Pedals like a XC bikes, rips like a dirt bike! | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Ellsworth Joker FR, Iron Horse 7.7, Specialized Big Hit | | Bike Setup: | Manitou Travis intrinsic, Swinger 4 way, Sram x-0, E.13 srs | | Bottom Line: | This bike is worth every cent, its fairly light, can be thrown around like a 10 cent hooker, jumps like a bmx bike, drops like a tank, handles awesome and caries speed like no other bike!
Check out Bike-Line, those guys rock, thanks eric for putting up with my sh*t! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Lopez
a Downhiller
from El Centro CA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any one thats FAST and BiG | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Completely sick! Rediculously overbuilt, adjustable droppouts, Oversized bearings, great set-up. Very pedalable for such a big bike... | | Weaknesses: | Its a bit heavy for what it is... hardly a weakness...possibly an advantage. Should have came with 150mm spacing and a 12mm thru-axle set-up instead of its measly 135mm spacing with 10mm thru-axle/ 9mm QR set-up. Due to this, It can handle moderate downhill fairly decently, but its Freeride at best. | | Similar Products Used: | Jamis Diablo, Azonic Eliminator, Giant DH Team, Specialized Big Hit, quite a few others. | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Marzocchi Shiver DC 190mm travel, manitou Swinger 4-Way, Hayes HFX with Saint hubs, rotors,and derailure, Sun Rinolite rims, Michelin DH Comp 32 front2.8, Kenda Navegal 2.5 Rear,FSA Gravity Bars and crank, bla bla bla... | | Bottom Line: |
I am rating this bike by the bike frame only.. Because a bike shouldn't be limited to a subtle rating due to its line-up of components; aspecially if Trek isn't building them right to begin with... The frame makes the bike; remember that before you post any rating.
The frame is great; it has so much potential. Adjustable droppouts, the bigest Damm bearings I've ever seen from any frame, and nice four bar linkage that reacts to bumps fairly nicely as opposed to single pivot designs.
I Don't exactly agree with the rear spacing, and the fact that it takes a 10mm TA/9mm QR but I guess its an advantage in some ways. takes drops very nicely.. you have to take a 16mm socket to that 4-way and crank it down all the way so it doesn't bottem out so easily... and in a way, makes it more pedal efficiant at the same time. I Speced it to my standards, and I love it.. it is perfect for freeride! I even loaded it down with some pretty heavy stuff, and its still more manuverable then some of my lighter bikes. which is great when your trying to gain speed and huck off some $#!T. It failed to shine in the DH area at first... putting the Shiver DC helped it out greatly.... that should be a standard on stock Sessions off the line. Road the demmo, it sucked.. probably would have replaced everything on it... but I built mine up my way so I am Happy... truly a great bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Myke
a Downhiller
from Simsbury, CT, USA
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Nordpark | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Pinkbike.com | | Strengths: | confidence inspiring bike. beefy and bombproof. super comfortable geometry and can handle anything you throw at it, can take a serious beating. strong paintjob and frame so no easy scratches or dents. | | Weaknesses: | weight, but if you complain about that, shouldnt be riding freeride/downhill. otherwise none. | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Trek Session 77 frame
2003 Marzocchi DC Shiver fork
e13 DRS chain guide
Bombshell Crusher wheelset with magnum hubs
FSA handlebars and stem | | Bottom Line: | Sick bike, highly recommend. all i bought was the frame hence the cheap price. gonna last me some time, true bomber | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chaun
a Downhiller
from Idaho Falls, ID, US
Date Reviewed: January 20, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | wolverine | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$3000.00 | | Purchased At: | Bills Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Bombproof! Awesome, feels better than a sx trail or kona stinky. Saint cranks rock, wheels are very fast | | Weaknesses: | tires are heavy and crap! Fork is slow! replaced it with a boxxer team, pedals are terrible. seat is bad, | | Similar Products Used: | bicycles | | Bike Setup: | boxxer and powdercoated rockerarms | | Bottom Line: | Great buy but needs new tires, seat, pedals, and fork if you have the money | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
thonjoe
a Downhiller
from philippines
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything going down | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | village cycle,illinois | | Strengths: | i bought a 15 inch frame and it does all tricks and jumps easily. the smaller the better you can handle it. just sit back and it will rip all the downhill fun. it is so much easier to bail out due to lower frame clearance/ top tube during expected crashes. frame does not dent easily..bombproof.. | | Weaknesses: | heavy 43 lbs....careful with the seat clamp quick release it will mess up the frame if not properly aligned. you got to strengthen your legs...more exercise to handle the load going uphills..then youll have more fun..change your stock grips to something better..bontrager grips dont say much..i placed 2.7 tires on my front ...gives you more confidence rippin down fast.. | | Similar Products Used: | big hit specialized | | Bike Setup: | stock with minor changes | | Bottom Line: | the bike is more fun if all your friends have about same weight bikes .....otherwise you will always be left behind cross country---ing. fun bike for urban assault too...downtown. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kevin
a
from w-s, NC usa
Date Reviewed: December 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Yancey's ridge and derivatives of it. | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Similar Products Used: | Jamis,Rocky Mountain Switch, Santa Cruz Bullit | | Bottom Line: | Best freeride bike I have owned. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a
from ct
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | strong, takes a beating, smooth, quick, and you can actaully pedal it. one of the nicest freeride bikes ive used. | | Weaknesses: | some parts are a little heavy, i dont like manitou so that got swapped out | | Similar Products Used: | 2002 giant ac, 2003 kona stinky | | Bike Setup: | 77 frame, 66rc2x, hayes mag, mag30 wheels... | | Bottom Line: | great bike for the money plus youre getting a trek - trek backs everything they make and if you ever mess something up will send you a new frame...not a new swing arm, not a new linkage plate...a new frame. why beacuse theyre trek and they have more money than any other company out there. awsome bike, awsome company - dont listen to the people who just want to knock it (like the little girl who wrote the first post for this bike). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
drew
a Weekend Warrior
from ny
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3800.00 | | Purchased At: | direct | | Strengths: | AWESOME. Speced amazing for price ... makes a kona look like a toy ... solid ... burly all xo and travis is trick. pedals like a all mountain. | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | Konas, glory, giant dh, gemini, ect | | Bike Setup: | stock except for brake therapy upgraded springs (x-firm) stem rotors | | Bottom Line: | if you can't enjoy this bike .. then one : you are a poser and have no stamina or two: ... you just suck. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SIA
a Cross Country Rider
from SLC Utah
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | never you mind | | Strengths: | Burly frame and solid groupo | | Weaknesses: | Some brake jack brake therapy on the way | | Similar Products Used: | karpiel disco volante | | Bike Setup: | stock except pedals | | Bottom Line: | Trek did an impressive job with this bike . All the Bontrager stuff seems solid enough. On the heavy side though. My biggest complaint would be the big earl pedals . They are big indeed when it comes to weight and thickness . 1.5 head tube is stiff stiff . | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mitch
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonton
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$4500.00 | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | everything bike snaped off a 15 ft and i am only 175 lbs | | Similar Products Used: | costco | | Bottom Line: | i guess get the bike if u want sumthin that will be non stop snapping | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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