Trek 6700 09

biggstevie

Hey there just put down £200 deposit on a new 09 trek 6700

Does anyone know the weight of the bike as i cant find it anywere? Also where would you start on the upgrades?

xtreem

Do you mean this beauty, with this spec:

Frame: Alpha Black Aluminum w/externally relieved head tube, hydroformed bi-axial down tube and top tube, monostay seatstays, forged disc ready dropouts
Forks: RockShox Recon Race Solo Air w/positive air, rebound, TurnKey lockout, alloy steerer, 100mm
Rear Derailleur: Shimano SLX
Front Derailleur: Shimano SLX
Shifters: Shimano SLX, 9 speed
Chainset: Shimano SLX 44/32/22
Freewheel: SRAM PG970 11-34, 9 speed
Headset: VP-A58ACT-TK, 1 1/8" w/alloy cups, semi -cartridge bearings, sealed
Stem: Bontrager SSR, 10 degree, 31.8mm
Handlebars: Bontrager Race Riser, 40mm rise, 650mm width
Front Brake: Shimano SLX 180mm
Rear Brake: Shimano SLX 160mm
Brake Levers: Shimano SLX
Rims: Bontrager SSR
Front Hub: Bontrager sealed front hub
Rear Hub: Shimano M525 SL rear hub
Tyres: Bontrager Jones XR
Saddle: Bontrager Race Basic
Seatpost: Bontrager Race, 31.6mm, 5mm offset

Me personaly, I wouldn't upgrade the bike for a whole year. Maybe next year I'll change the Recon to Reba 2010 because this fork doesn't have motion control. Other upgrades: small ones, like better tires (if they are bad), carbon handlebars and seatpost........
Weight should be between 11 and 12 kg I think.

biggstevie

Thats the bike i was thinking of some new hope brakes but if you think the slx are fine then i will stick with them for now.

gthang

dude, thats a nice bike, wait for parts to fail out before you start upgrading.
If you can afford to start upgrading now, buy a higher priced bike with the kit you want.

BlackSpur

Xtreem wrote:

Maybe next year I'll change the Recon to Reba 2010 because this fork doesn't have motion control.

Yes it does. It's a very similar fork indeed to the Reba.

biggstevie

The motion control your talking about is that the pop loc ? it wasnt fitted on the display model it better come with 1 as i dont fancy spending £50 buying 1.

BlackSpur

Motion Control is the high end damping system on short travel Rock Shox forks - your forks have it.

supersonic

As mentioned above, apart from parts to tailor the fot and comfort (and tyres), don't think about upgrades yet - or most likely you have bought the wrong bike.

xtreem

BlackSpur wrote:

Xtreem wrote:

Maybe next year I'll change the Recon to Reba 2010 because this fork doesn't have motion control.

Yes it does. It's a very similar fork indeed to the Reba.

Cr@p. Because it wasn't written I thought it doesn't have. :oops:
No upgrade of the fork then. Well when it gets old then.....

biggstevie

Cant wait to get the bike now i hope to have it by late oct Think i will leave the hope brakes maybe upgrade my langster it's seen better days.

sebmeunier

The Trek 6700 (2009 edition) has the Motion Control because all the Rock Shox Recon Race have the Motion Control. It's noted on the SRAM website : http://www.sram.com/en/rockshox/crossco ... econ/#tab1

On the Trek website, you can see the "Motion COntrol" logo on the fork : http://www.trekbikes.com/images/bikes/2 ... itered.jpg

Appologies fo my English but I'm a french speaking user.

supersonic

Why Hope?! They are no better.

biggstevie

Well the first set of disc brakes i had on my old kona were old hayes nines never liked them so upgraded to a set of Hope Mono Mini & never had a problem with them never tired Shimano brakes but if everyone says there fine im willing to give them a go.

how.u.doin7

I just got the 2009 6700 and it is awesome, feels fantastic and light, really wouldnt have thought u would need to upgrade it? if u want a better bike perhaps u need to get the 8000 or 8500 or something?

gthang

how.u.doin7 wrote:

I if u want a better bike perhaps u need to get the 8000 or 8500 or something?

exactly what he said!

edit: I don't understand how you can order a new bike wishing it had different parts. Why order it if its not what you want?

Belphegor

Where did you get your 6700, and how much did it cost? I checked one out t'other day but they only had it in 17.5" Having that problem with most of the bikes/shops I've checked out locally.

biggstevie

Belphegor wrote:

Where did you get your 6700, and how much did it cost? I checked one out t'other day but they only had it in 17.5" Having that problem with most of the bikes/shops I've checked out locally.

I dont have the bike yet i still need to pay another £450 it was £950 tho from my lbs which is http://www.cycleworld.co.uk they told me the 18.5 isnt out yet it comes out later in oct which is fine by me as my other half has just given birth so i wont be out riding for a while anyway.

how.u.doin7

I got mine from www.ridebike.co.uk/ in poole dorset , I got a 17.5 but they had an 18.5 in the shop i think if that helps. Might be worth givibg them a buzz

Cheers

the article don

I was quite intereted in getting one of these but the 08 got a terrible review:

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... c-08-31609

The main concern seems to be the long stem. Perhaps this has been rectified for 09. Lovely loking bike, that's for sure.

How would people rate this bike against a Rockhopper Pro Disc or Kona Kula?

BlackSpur

iainm73 wrote:

I was quite intereted in getting one of these but the 08 got a terrible review:

I wouldn't call 7/10 terrible. And a shorter stem isn't exatcly an expensive upgrade.

biggstevie

Thats what everyone says oh the stem is to long when i saw the 09 in the shop i thought the stem was fine i never saw the 08 model but how much realy is a good stem £40/50 quid . Nowt realy I also dont plan on any upgrades anytime soon on the bike now the amount of nappys my little boy uses will cripple me. I see our savings going down & down by the day.

BlackSpur

you can get a perfectly good stem 2nd hand for a fiver, or a decent new one for 20.

the article don

The above review highlights not only the stem, it says:
"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."

So that's bar, grips, stem and tyres, simply to make the bike fit for purpose, not really what you want when you're spending £950...

biggstevie

Bars & stem have been changed on the 09 model tyres are the same tho.

Anyway i cant wait to make the final payment in late oct to get my brand new bike

the article don

Cool, I quite fancy one of these myself now.

When you say late October, is that because there's a waiting list?

biggstevie

there's no waiting list just with my other half giving birth on the 18th sept money is a bit tights so i have to wait she wouldnt let me pay it all in one go,

supersonic

iainm73 wrote:

The above review highlights not only the stem, it says:
"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."

So that's bar, grips, stem and tyres, simply to make the bike fit for purpose, not really what you want when you're spending £950...

Probably fit for a purpose it wasn't designed for ie racy XC. Sometimes you have to make a few changes to tailor to you.

Good stems are peanuts - why people spend 50 quid on them I just don't know!

DTXdemon

Evans lists this bike as having Juicy 3's? Which is it, Juicys or Shimanos, any1 know for sure?

DTXdemon

Evans lists this bike as using juicy 3s? seen a few pics aswell showing it with the juicys

xtreem

At the official web of Trek it says that 6700 has Juicy 3's, and on the pictures the bike is also with Juicy 3's. :?

If you buy that bike by mail, call or e-mail them to confirm with what brakeset comes.

how.u.doin7

Hi ,

yeah I have noticed the tires to be a bit suspect on it.

Sonic, any good recommendations of what to swap to ?

Many thanks