Hey KS, -There are a lot of bike manufactures that make great bikes. The TREK Y was a xlnt bike in the mid-90's, but the technology is out dated. If you are still looking towards TREK check out their Fuel line and Remedy line of XC bikes. -I ride per...
Yes. The Trek 4500 retails for $520, but I'm sure you can get it under $450 if you make a few calls. I started out with the Trek 4900 5 years ago and the bike was a real workhorse. I'm sure the 4500 of today is much better than my 4900 of a few years...
from a repair shop point of view I see as many cannondale mountain bikes in for repair as Trek/Gary Fisher, specialized,etc. that's due to the fact they all use the same components Shimano or Sram. Trek does seem to have to have a few more rear shock...