'91 830 was my first "real" MTB. I rode it incredibly hard and it took some wonderful beatings...only failures where crushed rear rim (BIG jump with sideways landing) and the 1st gen radipfire shifters (replaced with Xt thumbies).

It did doulbe duty as my desert mountain ride and as a triathalon trainer with skinny specialized fatboy slicks and a set of aero bars. I hit 51mph on a big downhill road bomb and it was stable as any road bike I've ever ridden.

It's been with me from one side of the country to the other and even though it's not a high-end bike it's the one I'll have with me 'til the end.

Currently stripped to frameset and awaiting the parts for a cool new incarnation.



http://www.observedtrials.net/otn4/trek830neon.JPG





Steve