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My secretary mistakenly thought my suit pant tent was for her..then she saw your car on my screen and realized why...
GOD its gorgeous (your truck)
My secretary mistakenly thought my suit pant tent was for her..then she saw your car on my screen and realized why...
GOD its gorgeous (your truck)
Markuson
SILVER Star
Two of me favorite ways to travel...
Broke me 29er after 5 years of beating it to death on nasty trails beneath my 245 lb. carcass...
Amazingly--Trek gave me a massive credit for the carbon frame & put that $ toward this one...
Broke me 29er after 5 years of beating it to death on nasty trails beneath my 245 lb. carcass...
Amazingly--Trek gave me a massive credit for the carbon frame & put that $ toward this one...
forsure man, just grab it from this link right here! thanks for the props!!!@kreiten You have a full res copy of that photo? I think I just found my new desktop background.
Coffee and Tahuya 04-30-2016 - ReitOn
nice bike - I snapped my rear triangle and Trek sent me out a new one.....good company
Wow, very nice bike. I'd love to hear how you like it...I'm about the same weight and have been looking at the Fuel as well, although I don't ride enough anymore to justify the Carbon fiber, but it's sweet. I'm still riding my old Lite Speed and can't wait to go to a 29" wheel. Give us an update on what you think of it.
Markuson
SILVER Star
Short Answer:
Jury is still out, but only because I'm coming from a different Trek model with different geometry. The bike itself is amazing. I tend to be REALLY hard on bikes due to terrain and aggressive riding. This bike would easily handle your size/weight, and can be had in aluminum at a much lower price.
Long blah blah blah:
29ers in general...
You're gonna love the larger wheels of the 29's. It's amazing what a difference the 3" difference makes over 26 when blasting through extremely rough terrain. I also believe its safer, because the most common crash (for me) is reduced because I can roll over large obstacles at high speed rather than always having to steer around. That, and the incredible suspensions now in use mean you can take on massive rocks, roots and other nasty stuff that would catch the smaller 26" and send you flying. So far, every single riding buddy of mine who has tried my original 29er has either switched, or plans to switch. Gone are the days when larger wheels meant a heavy bike. Truly amazing how light they are even with full suspension. 29ers are taking over the mountain bike world... One friend of mine switched from 26 to 27.5...but now wishes he'd gone with 29.
What I'm used to:
My original 29er was Trek's Superfly 100 Elite--a cross country bike (built more for speed rather than slow, crazy technical ascents). But despite that designation, I used my Superfly for everything, including serious, steep, rocky, rough stuff and also at high speed. Absolutely loved my Superbly. But... it didn't have as low a gear set as most of my friends, and on the steepest climbs, I really had to muscle it, since they had two full gears below my lowest.
Old Bike: Trek replaced the Superfly line with the "Top Fuel," which retains the same basic geometry...with gearing still aimed more toward SPEED.
New Bike: The Fuel line is considered an "Trail" bike, and shifts far lower than my Superfly/Top Fuel.
Because I ride up and down super steep stuff and land hard, I decided to switch to the Fuel 9.8 which is geared lower and has more fork travel that the Superfly/Top Fuel.
The jury is still out on this switch, as I've only had it for about 5 rides. I'm still making adjustments to suit my body size and riding tendencies. Amazing how the smallest geometry tweaks can dramatically change the feel of the bike.
Going out again today with another adjustment...so we'll see. I've already made about 9 adjustments and will continue to tweak things.
If I sound tentative, it's only because it takes time to work out the kinks. Add to this that I'm returning from health issues/injuries too, so I'm not performing at the level I'm used to.
Maybe ask again in a month.
Markuson
PS. Trek is a super solid company. They have taken unbelievably good care of me over the years, and replace broken frames FOREVER (literally).
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Short Answer:
Jury is still out, but only because I'm coming from a different Trek model with different geometry. The bike itself is amazing. I tend to be REALLY hard on bikes due to terrain and aggressive riding. This bike would easily handle your size/weight, and can be had in aluminum at a much lower price.
Long blah blah blah:
29ers in general...
You're gonna love the larger wheels of the 29's. It's amazing what a difference the 3" difference makes over 26 when blasting through extremely rough terrain. I also believe its safer, because the most common crash (for me) is reduced because I can roll over large obstacles at high speed rather than always having to steer around. That, and the incredible suspensions now in use mean you can take on massive rocks, roots and other nasty stuff that would catch the smaller 26" and send you flying. So far, every single riding buddy of mine who has tried my original 29er has either switched, or plans to switch. Gone are the days when larger wheels meant a heavy bike. Truly amazing how light they are even with full suspension. 29ers are taking over the mountain bike world... One friend of mine switched from 26 to 27.5...but now wishes he'd gone with 29.
What I'm used to:
My original 29er was Trek's Superbly 100 Elite--considered a cross country bike (more about speed rather than slow, crazy technical ascents). But despite that official designation, I used my Superbly for everything, including very serious, steep, rocky, rough stuff and also at high speed. Absolutely loved my Superbly. But... it didn't have as low a gear set as most of my friends, and on the steepest climbs, I really had to muscle it, since they had two full gears below my lowest.
Old Bike: Trek replaced the Superfly line with the "Top Fuel," which retains the same basic geometry...with gearing still aimed more toward SPEED.
New Bike: The Fuel line is considered an "Trail" bike, and shifts far lower than my Superfly/Top Fuel.
Because I ride up and down very rough, technical stuff that can be super steep, I decided to switch to the Fuel 9.8.
The jury is still out on this switch, as I've only had it for about 5 rides. I'm still making adjustments to suit my body size and riding tendencies. Amazing how the smallest geometry tweaks can dramatically change the feel of the bike.
Going out again today with another adjustment...so we'll see. I've already made about 9 adjustments and will continue to tweak things.
If I sound tentative, it's only because it takes time to work out the kinks. Add to this that I'm returning from health issues/injuries too, so I'm not performing at the level I'm used to.
Maybe ask again in a month.
Markuson
PS. Trek is a super solid company. They have taken unbelievably good care of me over the years, and replace broken frames FOREVER (literally).
Awesome, thanks for the write up. I've always had good luck with Treks, so good to know. I just bought my son (he's 6) the Trek Precaliber, and it's amazing how good bikes have gotten in the last few years. It's fun having a built in riding buddy.
Oh, and sorry to hijack the picture thread e'rbody.
Begin Joke
Okay, that does it! I've never actually sent anyone hate mail before but pictures like this are no doubt going to cost me a lot of money, where are my stamps!
I have an appointment to test drive a 200 series on Friday. Your photography is contributing to a huge dent in my bank account!
End Joke
Markuson
SILVER Star
Begin Joke
Okay, that does it! I've never actually sent anyone hate mail before but pictures like this are no doubt going to cost me a lot of money, where are my stamps!
I have an appointment to test drive a 200 series on Friday. Your photography is contributing to a huge dent in my bank account!
End Joke
We ALL understand.
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Nice bike Mark, I did a nice 4 mile ride on the trails today after work! The Fox 34's are nice, like your choice in grips as well. I Currently have Two Trek Stache's! The 9 and 5. I kinda have a sickness! I love the 29+ wheel size, the shortened chain stays make them pull up like BMX bikes.
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Okay, that does it! I've never actually sent anyone hate mail before but pictures like this are no doubt going to cost me a lot of money, where are my stamps!
I have an appointment to test drive a 200 series on Friday. Your photography is contributing to a huge dent in my bank account!
End Joke
Test drive an older one and use that money for mods! Not that you asked my opinion. If I were in the market for another I would go for a 2013. Then you can get a 300 Series a few year old also.
crappy video quality but heres my rig on a decent hill / rock climb in the rain....daniel boone national forrest / red river gorge / Holiday hill
Markuson
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Here's mine Mark, and the younger crew!
Nice!!
Jealous... -Always wanted kids.
Beautiful family!
You're truck sounds mean!
I'd love to see more video's of your truck. Anything, the sound, explanation of things done to it etc.. It's bad to the bone. I love LC vids.
