Comments on: 2008 Trek Fuel EX – R1i Tuned Suspension

By: 198

198 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:10:21 +0000

We are finishing up the review on the Trek Session 88 FR in the next week.

By: randal nelson

randal nelson — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:05:08 +0000

What happened with the review bikes?

By: 198

198 — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:07:41 +0000

Thanks for the feedback Steve. I did the same route with my wife’s Felt Virtue 4. We ended up upgrading the wheels, front and rear shock and the brakes…its like a whole new bike and it dropped a ton of weight.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:49:18 +0000

I own a Trek Fuel Ex 5.5. I upgraded from a hardtail and it has been great so far. I will say that it is pretty dang heavy but that’s what you get when you buy the bottom of the line model. I have upgraded several things on it and that has made a huge improvement. I believe they are a great entry level dual suspension bike at a good price. If your on a budget but you want to take your riding to the next level then this is a good way to go. I recommend changing the rims immediately though. Hope this helps!!

By: 198

198 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:08:11 +0000

@ Randy

I actually have a conference call with Trek on Friday regarding review bikes. I’ll keep you updated.

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:48:08 +0000

Did you ever get a ride on one of these Treks?

By: 2008 Trek Session | Mountain Biking by 198

2008 Trek Session | Mountain Biking by 198 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:00:53 +0000

[...] The chunky bolt-thru axle also serves as the rear-end pivot. Trek claims that at these bigger travels, their Active Braking Pivot is very effective at removing brake-jack (and other ‘I’m using the rear brake too much on a downhill’ symptoms). [...]