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09-01-05 | 12:15 AM

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Raiyn

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From: St. Petersburg, FL

Bikes: 2003 Specialized Rockhopper FSR Comp, 1999 Specialized Hardrock Comp FS, 1971 Schwinn Varsity

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Originally Posted by Callaway

Ok, I have a question about $500ish bikes. I am looking at the Trek 4500 and 4500 disc. I have been reading, mostly posted by Raiyn, that when bikes like this have disc brakes it takes away from other components. This seems completely logical, but when looking at the specs b/t the 4500 and the disc version, you'll see that there is no other difference in components, don't believe me? check it out:

http://www2.trekbikes.com/Bikes/Moun...inum/Index.php

So, is that line of thought just a relic of mountain biking history? Or am I missing something?

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Originally Posted by Trekbikes.com

Disc brake equipped (MSRP $599.00 USD). Non-disc option available (MSRP $499.00 USD).

That should explain a bit. I'm glad to see that Trek has made the price difference more apparent in there current offerings. It has been common for disc bikes to be within say $50 of a non disc version with crappier components

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Originally Posted by Callaway

Also, can anyone tell me what is wrong with the Judy TT RockShox? Considering I have always just had crappy bikes, beat them up and then bought another one. I just graduated college and I want to get back into biking, so, for a newbie, why should the Judy TT fork be avoided? My Trek 830 Mountain XC from 1999 or 98 has some crap a$$ RST shocks, so surely the Judy TTs are a drastic improvement...

Actually they'd be about the same as those RST's (except for a bit more travel) which is inexcusable in this day and age. They're low end budget turds plain and simple

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