Trek 69er?

MattB said:

Yes, I know Trek isn't popular with some folks here. I'm not really
fishing for comments on how you might feel about them as a whole.

What I am after is any first hand (or second hand, I guess) thoughts on
their new production singlespeed, the 69er. Pretty radical as
singlespeeds go, with a 29" front and a 26" rear wheel.

A friend of mine who is a teammate of Travis Brown quoted Travis as
saying "It's the best bike ever.". That's a pretty good endorsement, but
it's also from someone who's been treated pretty well by the company.
Being an off the record comment, it lends it more credibility IMO. But
then again what he thinks is the greatest may be all wrong for me.

I want to ride one, and I'm working on that, but I'm also interested in
hearing thoughts, good or bad about this bike. Looks kind of fun, and
that Maverick fork looks pretty sweet.

Anyone know much about it?

Matt

They are not the first. There was another company making them and they
used to be listed in the back of dirt rag.

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Ride-A-Lot said:

MattB said:

Yes, I know Trek isn't popular with some folks here. I'm not really
fishing for comments on how you might feel about them as a whole.

What I am after is any first hand (or second hand, I guess) thoughts
on their new production singlespeed, the 69er. Pretty radical as
singlespeeds go, with a 29" front and a 26" rear wheel.

A friend of mine who is a teammate of Travis Brown quoted Travis as
saying "It's the best bike ever.". That's a pretty good endorsement,
but it's also from someone who's been treated pretty well by the
company. Being an off the record comment, it lends it more credibility
IMO. But then again what he thinks is the greatest may be all wrong
for me.

I want to ride one, and I'm working on that, but I'm also interested
in hearing thoughts, good or bad about this bike. Looks kind of fun,
and that Maverick fork looks pretty sweet.

Anyone know much about it?

Matt

They are not the first. There was another company making them and they
used to be listed in the back of dirt rag.

Carver (www.carverbikes.com). And people had being doing their own
before Carver too.
My LBS is a Trek dealer and I can get a good price on it since my wife
works there from time to time and I race for them occasionally.

Also, that Maverick fork is supposed to be really sweet, and retails for
about half the price Trek wants for the 69er.

Seems like a lot of bike for the money (about $1700 retail) if it's a
good ride. But if it sucks then it's not money well spent, no matter how
cheap! IO think it looks pretty cool, but I like more than just good
looks (although that's a good starting point).

Matt

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Quoted message said:

Yes, I know Trek isn't popular with some folks here. I'm not really
fishing for comments on how you might feel about them as a whole.

What I am after is any first hand (or second hand, I guess) thoughts on
their new production singlespeed, the 69er. Pretty radical as
singlespeeds go, with a 29" front and a 26" rear wheel.

Different sized front and rear wheels are a good thing. But I would rather
go with a 24" rear and 26" front. After all, we're riding mtn bikes, not
road bikes.

Greg

G.T. said:

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Quoted message said:

Yes, I know Trek isn't popular with some folks here. I'm not really
fishing for comments on how you might feel about them as a whole.

What I am after is any first hand (or second hand, I guess) thoughts on
their new production singlespeed, the 69er. Pretty radical as
singlespeeds go, with a 29" front and a 26" rear wheel.

Different sized front and rear wheels are a good thing. But I would rather
go with a 24" rear and 26" front. After all, we're riding mtn bikes, not
road bikes.

Greg

You have a basement full of NIB American SteepleJack's or something?

/s