Just got my new MTB

Rau

I'm a (sort of) beginner. I had a really old Raleigh FS bike which I bought 2nd hand, but the frame was extremely heavy, the suspension barely worked and the brakes and gears needed replacing too. I also needed a larger frame size. So, I bought this Trek 6300 hardtail today, for £600 (l got £75 off).








I know it doesn't compare to many of the bikes I've seen here, but I'll post the specs from the website for anyone who's interested.

Frameset

Frame: Alpha Black Aluminum w/externally relieved head tube, hydroformed bi-axial down tube and top tube, monostay seatstays, forged disc ready dropouts
Front Suspension: RockShox Dart 3 w/preload, lockout, alloy steerer, 100mm

Wheels

Wheels: Shimano M475 disc hubs; Bontrager Ranger, 32-hole rims w/eyelets
Tires: Bontrager Jones XR, 26x2.2/2.25"; 27 tpi

Drivetrain

Shifters: Shimano Deore, 9 speed
Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore
Crank: Shimano M442 Octalink 44/32/22
Cassette: SRAM PG950 11-34, 9 speed
Pedals: Alloy platform

Components

Saddle: Bontrager Race Basic
Seat Post: Bontrager SSR, 20mm offset
Handlebars: Bontrager Race Riser, 25mm rise, 650mm width
Stem: Bontrager SSR, 10 degree, 31.8mm
Headset: VP-A76C-TK, 1 1/8" semi-cartridge, sealed
Brakeset: Avid Juicy 3, hydraulic disc; 185mm front rotor, 160mm rear rotor


Have I done well for £600? I had considered others from Evans but they had a poor selection at thier Milton Keynes shop, and I didn't want to risk the £50 deposit you have to pay to order one in. The bikes at my local Halfords looked like they'd been put together by a 12 year old, and the staff weren't too helpful. So I opted to using a local shop, where the staff were amazingly helpful and gave me a nice discount. They also had loads of bikes built up for me to test ride.

Si78

Nice looking bike mate 8)

I've got a Dart 3, and I'm sure Max recommended rotor size is 160mm, but you have 185mm. :?:

Rau

Si78 wrote:

Nice looking bike mate 8)

I've got a Dart 3, and I'm sure Max recommended rotor size is 160mm, but you have 185mm. :?:

Cheers

All the parts are as standard from the manufacturer. Surely Trek wouldn't list discs which were too big for the forks? :?

I'm taking it for a proper test now

Si78

Rau wrote:

Si78 wrote:

Nice looking bike mate 8)

I've got a Dart 3, and I'm sure Max recommended rotor size is 160mm, but you have 185mm. :?:

Cheers

All the parts are as standard from the manufacturer. Surely Trek wouldn't list discs which were too big for the forks? :?

I'm taking it for a proper test now

Yeah I doubt Trek would do something unsafe!

I had been looking at getting a larger front disc rotor, but when I looked at the RockShox site it said Max rotor size for Dart 3 is 160mm.

So I'm confused too lol :?

Enjoy your ride

rwalworth

I like the exposed brickwork on your walls, very nice.

ps, nice bike too

Rau

Si78 wrote:

Enjoy your ride

Got caked in mud this afternoon. Gotta love the British 'Summer' wind, rain and cold :roll:

rwalworth wrote:

I like the exposed brickwork on your walls, very nice.

ps, nice bike too

Heh thanks

At the risk of turning this into a thread about exposed brickwork, I took a couple of pictures for you :?
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/744/dscn3879p.jpg
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/1258/dscn3878.jpg

xtreem

Nice ride.
And that's a unique Dart 3, never seen that one before, looks great.

About the rotor, maybe RS did some testing and they concluded that the Darts
can handle 185mm rotors, probably. :?

reevie25

Love that bike. there's nothing quite like seeing a brand new bike like that

llamafarmer

Lovely looking bike mate, well done!

There seems to be a lot of spacers under your stem (or is it one giant one? :? ), I'd take a few out personally...

Rich9

Nice ride. Like the paint job!

camerauk

I had 185 rotors on me Dart 3's and they were fine not sure if they came as standard or not as i got my bike secondhand, have since upgraded forks to recon race

pte1643

Seriously sexy looking bike you have there. 8)

There looks to be a spacer in betwen the Front caliper and the Fork leg... Which would explain the reason the Dart is able to take the 185 rotor.

exchangeandmart

awesome bike, good call! I'll bet it's a sweet ride, been on many adventures on it?

physiosteve

looks trick dude
decide if its a boy or a girl
name it
Then go ride til uv got numb plumz and ur face is as grubby as ur BB