it's a 7000! i'm having the grip shifters switched to rapid fire and new hand grips installed. it should be ready wednesday. i can't wait!

Congrats on the new bike! Be sure to post pics when you get it.

Congrats. I love my Trek.

i think it's gonna be a big upgrade from my target no name brand mountain bike

Nice, but why would you want to get rid of the grip shifts? Best mod I have made to my bikes is switching over from trigger shifters to grip shifts.

i have a mountain bike now with grip shifters and i hate them

I have grip shifters on my MTB from the last century and they give me blisters on long rides.

Post pics.

Congratulations on the new Trek. And you will notice a big difference over your old bike.

it hasn't been built yet. they had to order it from the factory and it should be ready by wednesday. it should look just like this:

I like being able to go up or down as many gears as I want at one time with grip shifts. This is extremely helpful when coming around a blind curve and finding a steep short climb waiting for you. I also like not having to keep my thumb off of my grips all the time. Then on the front shifter I like being able to trim the derailleur to eliminate pretty much all of chain rub. I've had trigger shifters for years, I just switched to grip shifts the middle of last season. I hope I never have to go back to triggers.

Basicly........grip shifts are just awesome!!!

Cool, hope you enjoy it!

Hi,Just got a Trek too last night.
Sort of anyway, a Gary Fisher Piranah.
My Current bike is a 23 year old chro-moly framed chrome finish Ross Mt Whitney, same price as the bike I just bought!
They're ordering a stem with a 25 degree rise instead of the stock 10 & the fender for the front since I'll be commuting to work some. Appearently SKS has a different fender for use with Manitou forks.
Also towards that end I picked up a rack. Discovered that I was about 1/4 inch short on clearance for the disc brake I emailed the manufacturer late last night. They said they were working on racks to go with them, but of course would not be available for a while. I packed the rack back up and was going to take it back, but will try to make a pair of brackets to move it foward a bit. (Really like the rack).

Anyway, Happy Treking
Bob

i just got the call that my bike is finished being assembled. i'm picking it up tomorrow! i hope the weather is nice so i can ride all afternoon.

Congrats on your new Trek, lason. I really like my Trek as well, but I kept my Trek's original grip shifters just to keep costs down and I have since grown accustom to them. My only upgrades besides lights, pannier and rack was to upgrade the original "Z" chain to a Sram PC 68. The "Z" chain shows major wear after only a few hundred miles, and the Sram gets over 3500 and is still smoother than the "Z" at 350. I also upgraded the original seat to a more comfortable gel version.
Enjoy your new ride!