Trek 8900 ZR (2007) vs Trek Fuel Ex 8 (2009)
chickencounter
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Hi everyone, I'm returning to mountain biking after a while and I've got the options to either buy a Trek 8900 ZR (2007 model) and a Trek Fuel Ex 8 (2009), and wondered what people thoguht was the best bet. I used to ride a Trek 6500 Disc (2006), which I enjoyed, but always found my legs doing a lot of work downhill over rocky ground, hence the thoughts about leaving the hardtail world to enter full sus. Just wondering if the 3 kg-ish lighter frame and higher spec of the 8900 ZR would cancel out the benefits of the Fuel Ex 8. Any help would be great!
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The 8900 should go like a stabbed rat. FWIW I would gor for the HT.0
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Cheers for the advice, I'm starting to think that way.0
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On the other hand, it won't feel much different to the 6500 in the rough stuff. What kind of stuff are you riding? An FS is an FS and a HT a HT. Weight differences won't make one more or less like the other.0
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Hi,
Riding over army training area ground, so rocky, sanding, muddy stuff, heathland. Not many roots and big bumps, lots of gravel/rocky hills to climb0
