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Large, light and rigid frame. Solid fire trail handling. Great seat until my 235 lb. butt crushed it. Good room for a 6'4" rider.

In the 9 months I've been riding, I've managed to bend the seat rails from riding and snap 2 teeth off the large chainring. Problems early on included a loose rear hub and headset. Once adjusted these were no problem. Drivetrain starts to get a little whacky under climbing load, but swapping out the LX rear derailleur should solve that problem.

I really missed riding for 10 years and this is my re-entry ride. The frame feels really rigid (I'm riding the 21") and is great for XC and blazing down firetrails. My own limitations keep me from going faster. I was disappointed at first with the loosening rear hub on the stock Bontragers, and the LBS didn't do the repair justice. Fortunately I was a wrench in high school rather than flipping burgers. Doing your own repairs brings about a better sense of satisfaction anyways! The only real drag is the need to set up the bike big for me as it has drawbacks on technical singletrack requiring frequent dismounts and tucks behind the seat. I'd recommend this bike for anyone getting back into riding. It's a keeper, and using the Lego theory, you can always upgrade parts as needed!

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Shifting is a little difficult but I think that's mainly my fault since I'm a newbie to biking.

I would definitely recommend this bike to anyone getting started, all the way up to intermediate riders. All but the most experienced riders can appreciate the components that a bike at the price point has. The Judy Roc Shox are very tight and the color scheme of black/gray is sweet!

This is a solid bike that simply rides great! It came with great components, plus it was on sale!

So far, nothing!

Great bike for someone who is looking to not only have fun, but also be serious rider. I love being able to take it out and about just to get around, as well as to head for the trails. It's an excellent bike at a decent price.

Frame kicks ass! same with the drivetrain. Very nice shifters and brakes work very well. Superstock rims are strong. Got a love the riser bars! Very comfortable riding position. This bike climbs effortlessly, i thought i was ridding a dirt bike it was so easy! Price was good.

Tires tend to slide alot in muddy conditions and on crushed stone. Shocks could be better, maybe some marzzochi but work fine.

This is the best bike I found for the money and I think it is the best overall! If your someone that is looking to get a bike that will last themor just looking to go by a new hardtail I seriously suggest you take a look at the TREK 6700!

Bike came with Avid disc brakes which are sweet!! Frame is fairly light. Nice Bontrager FS2000 seat. Crowbar handlebar is cool. Bike holds up well to mucho abuso.

Promax Brake levers felt delicate. (Upgraded to Avid speed dial 7's...problem solved.) Stock tires are great in dry conditions but hold mud in wet conditions.

I can't say how sweet these Avid Disc Brakes are...especially after they break in. I have absolutely abused this thing and it keeps coming back for more!! One thing I will do is put heavier weight oil in the shocks but this is completely subjective to my riding style. This bike is for the person who loves to ride hard but not necessarily a racer. It holds up pretty well on the technical singletracks without feeling unstable.

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Great black looks, good component mix (LX / Deore / Judy C), reliable as of yet (had one nasty crash). Good value for the price.

Promax brake levers felt flimsy (but worked). Bontrager Jones AC tyres were good for all round use, but a bit weak on wet stuff and felt instabile at lower pressure (2.5 bar). Saddle was _hard_ (ouch). Judy C fork works ok, but seems rather heavy. Bontrager crankset doesn't change between chainrings as smooth as my old LX set did, but works ok otherwise.

What can I say? It's my first mountain bike, so I cannot compare it to any others. In six months of daily use (commuting) and quite a lot of XC tours, it has worked very well. Apart from the saddle and the pedals, none of my upgrades were really necessary. For wet or muddy tracks, the tyres have to be changed. And you should go for clipless pedals. It makes a world of difference... So, I'll call it a very reliable, all-round, good-value-for-your-money bike.

It's my first MTB. I had a roadbike until last september, when I broke the frame in an accident. I haven't regretted the change - biking is just more fun with this one (although you may not go as fast)

frame is pretty stable,components shift really smoothely,cool color,overall a nice bike.

front fork didn't last very long, it's already blown. the stem was too short,i had to replace it.

the judy c fork sucks!

colour (not flashy) let your riding do the talking strong frame, great rims, breaks work very well seat is comfortable after a week or so of riding (hell b4 that)

seat comes loose easily tires suck in wet conditions, awesome otherwise pedals need changing

It's a great hardtail, awesome for where i live in flat southwestern Ontario. Great entry level bike

GREAT disc brakes, strong frame, smooth shifting, riser bars, comfortable seat, and strong rims.

Creaky headset when cranked hard, Bontrager tires slippery when wet, brake levers feel cheap (although no problems), could use a better fork (SID ot Manatou SXR)

A great bike for the money, it definitely rivals other bike more expensive than it. I did give up the better components to get the discs (R Delrailur and fork), but the bike is definitely worth it.

Cannobdale Super V?, Gary Fischer Suger 4, Klein Attitude

Avid disc brakes, Bontrager components, Trek quality

Judy C fork- flexes alot when braking hard and is just plain cheap

Overall this is great bike for the average XC hardtail rider. Decent components for the $, the exception being the Judy fork. I have ridden the bike for over a year and the only problem I have had is the springs in the fork broke, and those were replaced under warranty. I would definitely recommend this bike to anyone looking for a sweet ride that will last. Five Flamin Chilis all around! If your looking for a good LBS in the Sacramento area go to Bicycles Plus in Folsom.

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2001 Trek 6700

Type: Mountain 27-speed

Purchased: Fundraising prize from 2001 Trek 100 picked up at On The Route Bicycles

Made: U.S.A.

Frame: Aluminum

Components: Shimano LX and XT drivetrain & brakes RockShox Judy C suspension fork Bontrager wheels, cranks, seat, stem, etc.

Additions: Speedplay Frog pedals, Topeak clamp-on rear rack, bar ends

While looking over the brochure for the 2001 Trek 100, I saw that I could get a "free" mountain bike for raising a certain amount of money for Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer . Since I was too lazy/shy to solicit money from others, I just pledged the full amount to get my bike. It cost more that way, but at least it was tax-deductible. It was a far cry from the heavy research I had done on my Bike Friday and would do in the future for my Co-Motion , but I guess it was similar to the way I bought my Fuji . Listing in the $700-900 range, the 6700 is what I would call a mid-level mountain bike (the silly mountain biking magazines would call it "entry-level"--they completely ignore the huge under-$500 segment of the market). The Trek 6700 has the great Alpha ZX aluminum frame used on more expensive Treks matched with inexpensive but decent components, including a suspension fork.

I really enjoy riding this bike. Every time I do, I keep asking myself why I don't do it more often. That said, I only use it a few times a year. I don't do any of that crazy stuff they show on commercials for SUVs or soft drinks, either--I just ride on dirt trails. But it makes me feel like when I used to ride my Mongoose on the dirt trails around the corn fields when I was 11 years old, and that's worth a lot.

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Trek 6700 Disc review

Impressively light and well equipped, but handling needs sorting

Trek 6700 Disc

Guy Kesteven

Trek’s full-suspension bikes have become some of the best-handling around in the past two years, but it seems the company’s hardtails are still playing catch-up.

There’s some good kit and a clean, lightweight chassis here if you can bargain a stem swap before you leave the shop.

Ride & handling: limited by the stem

With a low overall weight and fast-rolling tyres, the immediate impression of the bike is that it climbs and accelerates with a proper sense of urgency that racers will really appreciate.

By choosing the larger 19.5in size you’re opting for a generous amount of breathing space even with a long top tube. The long stem also helps keep you on line if you’re really grunting up (or barrelling down) a straight-line drag.

Unfortunately, that’s about the only time it does help. We can see why a designer thought a long stem made sense on a big bike, but one this long makes the steering feel distant and slow. Even after several hours on the Trek we were drifting wide or braking and wobbling round every corner, and fighting with constant over-correction or just plain falling off every time we hit a slippery tech section.

Just to check we hadn’t become too used to shorter stems, we gave the Trek to some novice riders. If anything they were even more scathing, with feedback such as, “I’m riding in Yorkshire but it feels like I’m steering in Humberside,” and, “It feels like I’m trying to bend the bike in the middle, not just steer it.” Ouch.

The combination of a long stem and relatively steep angles also made fork set-up critical. This can be avoided by changing the stem to a shorter one in the shop, but we’d rather be bartering for some free extra bits rather than just trying to create a bike that’ll corner.

With a shorter stem fitted, the Trek’s latent enthusiasm for carrying speed into technical terrain was released. The sharpness of steering and overall power response of the stiff frame makes the 6700 a real hard-kicking speed bike, too.

However, despite dropping pressures in the tyres, feel over small bumps was surprisingly harsh and clattery, even for a racer. In fact, the skinny grips actually started to get uncomfortable on longer rides.

Frame: clean & light with plenty of mud room

The frame is certainly a cleanly designed piece, making full use of the latest tube-forming shapes. The externally reinforced head tube is overlapped top to bottom by the blended ends of the down tube and top tube.

Meanwhile, the top tube is sharply triangulated and tapered before flaring out again before the seat tube. In fact, it has such a fluid look that several test riders actually thought the bike was carbon until we pointed out the weld lines.

What British riders will really appreciate is the lack of a bridge between the deep chainstays, and the clearance from the ‘monostay’ wishbone which means huge ‘fall through’ mud room around the big balloon tyres.

Other practical touches include a quick-release seat collar for easy saddle height changes, and two bottle cage mounts inside the frame, although the shaped top tube isn’t a nice place to tuck your shoulder into for traction when the tyres spin out.

The biggest gripe about the frame isn’t structural, though – it’s a size issue. For its full-suspension bikes, Trek this year introduced a new 18.5in size – in between the existing 17.5in and 19.5in sizes – and it has proved the perfect geometry for most of our test team. There’s no new size for the hardtails, though, so we’re still stuck between slightly too small and slightly too large.

Equipment: a curate’s egg

Given that the fork is exactly the same competent if not cushy Recon SL as that on the Kona Kula, it definitely can’t be blamed for the harsh feel. This makes the big front end and bulged Bontrager bars likely suspects, and the ‘basic’ Bontrager saddle doesn’t help either.

The wheels look and feel good, though, and while they gum up quickly in winter, the fat XR rubber will be welcome on baked summer trails. Shimano ‘light touch’ gears worked fine, and the Avid brakes are nice and controlled once bedded in.

Fatter grips would be on our shopping list, though, and toeclip pedals are no spec match for the SPDs on other bikes at this price.

Summary: spec changes urgently needed

There’s a good bike here, but the spec does it no favours. The already rigid and racy frame is made even less comfortable by bruising bar and grips, you’ll need different tyres for at least half the UK year and the stem desperately needs changing if you’ve any interest in singletrack.

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