Q: I was just thinking.. I have a trek 4300 i'm trying to sell but what if I just modified it for racing? How would I do that? Is it possible?
A: It depends on how far you want to go. What type of racing?
If you're speaking of road riding you could fit road type tires for little money. That would get you the single greatest increase in speed. A smaller rear cassette would give you
I value anything handmade, and my bicycle is handmade. At least part of it is. I turned the handlebars around, and made a seatpost of solid aluminum bar stock that lets me ride my mountain bike Trek as a comfort bike. My dog has a padded bed on the front rack, using the extra space I made over the front wheel. My saddlebags carry everything else, except umbrellas which are in a backpack openable whilst riding. So I guess I qualify to write about other handmade vehicles. I hope to find some recumbent trikes, and some adaptable frames for senior adults, and disabled people at this show.
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Bicycling Trek knew it too, and scrapped the '07 EX platform for the all-new 2008 EX. Finally, here's a mountain bike from Trek that has more. The rear-suspension design is unique; in fact, the company has a patent pending on it. |
TREK Mountain Bike MT Track XL830 (Indianapolis) - $95: TREK Mountain Bike MT Track XL 830 I originally purchase... 
If your idea of a great day is testing the limits of your skills on a mountain bike that can take you up, down, and wherever you want to go, the Trek Remedy is your ride.
