Trek 6500 (1999)

Pros: Light, Fast, cheap, Everthing eles
Cons: The shock weighs alot

I think this is the best bike that $550 can buy. I have the 1999 red and black edition. It is realy called gold and black. They call it this only because it has tiny specs of gold in it. This bike is light and very munuveralble. It weighs about 28...

Pros: Front suspension, well made
Cons: uncomfortable seats, annoying pedals

I didn't know anything about bikes when I bought this one. It was first bike I had been on since I was a little kid. I just decided I wanted to get into it, mostly for the exercise and because I thought it would be fun. I went to local bike shop where...

Pros: Good componentry for price, Good fork, Good frame for market
Cons: Bad brakes, not extremely light. Cranks?

Why would I say that this bike grows better with age? Because other companies have stopped seriously focusing on the semipro, semi racer segment. Raleigh's M600 has Dia Tech disk brakes. That'll keep the bike's weight under 30lbs (right...) Specialized...

Pros: Sweet bike
Cons: Price

About 1 year ago, I was shopping around for a new bike. I needed something that was good enough to take offroad, but that could also help me commute. After much searching and reading magazine articles, I settled on Trek's 6500. It has sweet shocks, and...