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Vintage Trek Catalogs

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Here you can find all the Trek catalogs from 1976 up to 1999. If you’re looking for a specific model for a specific year, you can find them further in the article.

Trek Catalogs

• Trek Catalog 1976
• Trek Catalog 1977
• Trek Catalog 1978
• Trek Catalog 1979
• Trek Catalog 1980
• Trek Catalog 1981
• Trek Catalog 1982
• Trek Catalog 1983-1
• Trek Catalog 1983-2
• Trek Catalog 1984
• Trek Catalog 1985All-Terrain
• Trek Catalog 1985Trek2000
• Trek Catalog 1985TrekRacing
• Trek Catalog 1985TrekSport
• Trek Catalog 1985TrekTouring
• Trek Catalog 1986
• Trek Catalog 1987
• Trek Catalog 1988
• Trek Catalog 1989
• Trek Catalog 1990
• Trek Catalog 1991
• Trek Catalog 1992
• Trek Catalog 1993
• Trek Catalog 1994
• Trek Catalog 1995
• Trek Catalog 1996
• Trek Catalog 1997
• Trek Catalog 1998
• Trek Catalog 1999

History and Iconic Models

Trek started out in 1975 by providing only frames. In 1976 they would supply entire bicycles.

For many people Trek is most famous for sponsoring Lance Armstrong’s U.S. Postal team during the late 90’s up to his retirement.

But Trek already pioneered the use of carbon fiber in 1989 with the Trek 5000.

It would result in the short-lived but daring design of the Y-Foil, introduced in 1998. One of the few bikes that is designated with something more than just a number.

They were also early adopters of the mountain bike craze, with the Trek 850 launched in 1983.

Their early foray in using carbon fiber would be later used with the introduction of the iconic Y33 and Y22 models. Mountain bikes with a monocoque carbon fiber frame. Although it used the suspension technique URT ( unified rear triangle ) which would turn out to be rubbish, the original design was considered iconic.

If you’re interested in learning more about vintage Trek bicycles, please visit vintage-trek.com .

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Trek 2000 Y3 Full Suspension Bike

mountain bike, front & rear suspension, Mountain Mix components, Rock Shox Jett, 2.5" travel fork

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Nice Ride (Sans Rock Shox POS), Good Value, LX rear Bontaranger Rims and Tires. Frame is a fantastic design. Great for freeride. Dosent climb as well as the newer multilink XC bikes but the Uni-link Y frame would eat them for lunch on the downhills because of the plusher, longer travel, more predictable suspension. Uni-Link easier to maintain. Fox Vanilla is a decent shock.

Front Fork? What Front Fork?, Shimano Knockoff Parts. Dosent Climb as well as multilink counterparts.

Just upgrade the front fork and you're golden. The Ride Quality and handling increased expotentially with the discardment of the Jett C POS. Before I got rid of the Jett's I was all over the place on technical sections. I was afraid to go fast because the front end would jarr my teeth loose. With the SX-R speed on technical decents increased to the point that necessitated me to invest in some Hayes. Front brakes were not bad, they wore quickly and lacked the at speed stopping power of discs or better quality V's. They are basicly LX knockoffs with cheap levers. The Front and Rear hubs have given me no problems yet, they seem to be pretty durable. They are Alivio Knockoffs, verabatim in the mechanical aspect, except the rear pawls click louder than genuine alivios. Genuine Shimano Drivetrain shifts well.

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Trek 850, GT Rebound, GT I drive.

solid frame, handles well,

This bike kicks arse. I bought it from a rental shop in Killington (not one located on the mountain) and recommend this as the best way to get the most for your money. Bikes from the right shops are well maintained and usually get ridden by people who don't have the ability to beat on them., so other than a few scrathes, the bike is perfect. I actually use it to commute to work in the city (9.5 miles round trip), and for a full susp bike this thing just loves the road. I threw on some street slicks which make all the difference, and the bike rides like a crotch rocket. This is my first full susp bike and I had worried about the bobbing thing, but I set the susp as stiff as it would go and can go up hills and crank in the flats without losing much efficiency. You just have to figure out where the bike likes you to be. Also, I have been off road a few times with this bike and it is very stable. The front shocks are a little soft, but as long as you aren't dropping big hits all day they do the trick. Overall, I recommend this bike, and more specifically recommend Trek. They just know how to make a bike that can take a beating and not get all loose.

'96 trek with front susp

this bike is really good in my point of view but this is my first racing bike.

the seat doesn't go as high as i would like it. Plus when you pedal standing up the back shock goes up and down and up and down.

This bike is good for just out riding about 20 to 30 miles a day, as of racing it I do not know because i am not done with my training yet.the only problem i have seen with the bike is that the seat post doesn't go up very high because of the back shock. the main reson that I got this bike is because the local trails here are pretty bouncy and because the bike is FS it makes you feal like you are riding on water.

great allround entry level fs

great bike that takes great abuse, but you wont win any races on it, could have better crank and front shocks

gt xcr 5000

Great bike for the price, aluminum frame, plush feel on both road and trail.

Some weak components for a higher priced Trek, but keeping in mind that this is Trek's entry model full suspension bike. For those who are serious bikers, which I'm not, it's quite heavy (30 lbs.). I was rather disappointed in the no-name brake setup.

This is a step up for me as I was riding a Jamis Durango AL. This is my second year of riding and I decided to do more trail than I thought. I still didn't want to spend a whole lot of money so $600-$800 was my price range. I was just looking into a front fork bike which is why I tried the Fisher and the Specialized. I saw the Y3 one day in my local bike store and decided to try it as well. Needless to say, I liked quite a bit. Most components were a step up for me, and I wanted rapid fire shift. I've read alot of bad press on the Rock Shox Jett but for me, it seems fine. Low maintenance, seems to do the job. Perhaps with more experience and more riding, I might change my tune. What's great about this bike is the upgradeability. The frame is awesome in my opinion and the possibility of components are endless. As I stated above, I'm quite disappointed with the brake setup. I've already replaced the junky stock generic brake levers with Sram 7.0's. What an improvement. I'll probably be changing the brakes next, probably to Avids. As time wears on, I might upgrade more components but right now to me, the way I have it setup now is fine.

Gary Fisher Kaitai, Specialized Rockhopper Comp

front shocks

good bike same as the 99. front shock suck but frame is plush

Very Nice Beginner (me) Bike: Quality Components, but nothing spectacular. I have seen much less bike for much more $$$.

For $800 I wish it had some higher end components. (Jett FS, Fox Vanilla, 8spd gears, no name brakes) The rear swing arm should be disc compatible standard.

It is a real keeper, but I am going to upgrade probably every component in the future. Trek needs to make the swing arm disc compatible.

Cannondales, Trek Half Suspensions

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Trek Y 3 bike review

Trek produced the Y 3 bike in 1997 and can be classified as a Mountain bike bicycle, this exact model costs in american market arround $899.99. Y 3 bike is available in many sizes such as Large , medium and small . Trek Mountain bike Y 3 can be found in a few colors, among these colors Red and cream . This bike is equiped with Front: 26 x 1.95" Tioga Psycho K kevlar tires and DT stainless steel spoke wheel while the rims are manufactured by Matrix Guru, 32-hole. Trek equiped this exact model with Shimano Deore LX V-Brake brakes, Tektro RBP-376A levers braking system and Front: System 1 suspension, Rear: Shimano Alivio hubs. To guarantee the comfiest ride Trek used 6061 T6 aluminum/True Temper chromoly swingarm material for the frame. System 1 high strength material is used on the handlebar of this Y 3 to ensure the perfect handling while the stems are made of System 2. For the smoothest biking experience Shimano Alivio, 24/34/42 teeth is used on this bicycle linked to Shimano CN-IG31 chain that is easily replaceable as stated by Trek , the whole system is connected to a high reliability Grip Shift SRT-400i gear shift levers.

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I am just starting out MT biking but my cousin has a trek y3, probably a 97 or 98. I don't think he's used it in years. Should I make him an offer to add my first FS bike to my inventory and if so how much. As far as I know his bike is bone stock. Sent from my ADR6400L using Tapatalk  

Edit: I missed the part about being the first bike. why the need to own a late 90s URT design. There's nothing wrong with the design but it suited that era well not now. Since it would be your first bike I'd share some info with you. URT or Unified Rear Triangle in the era offers very firm pedaling platform like Hardtail but still active suspension on the descend while coasting. The problem was that back in the day the designer made the bike very firm and not really comfortable and questionable handling as well. Modern URT design like one found on a boutique Castellano Zorro would yeild a good of a ride as other popular full suspension design now.:thumbsup:  

I only have a 2000 Gary Fisher tassajara at the moment but I also don't have a whole lot of money to look into anything too expensive as I'm trying to purchase my first home. I figured it might be worth it if I could get it cheap enough and then resell it when the time is right.  

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you're not going to make money on it, so forget about that. Ride it around and see if you like it, but you're probably better off on hte GF than the bouncy Y-3. Shitty full suspension isn't better than a HT  

No No, no, no, no, no. Don't buy it. Take Mimi's advice. For it's day, a well suited design, but not by today's standard. At this point, it's merely a novelty.  

I had a Y-5 back in 98 and read all the magazines on how shitty that bike was. I must of put 6000 miles on that bike. They were wrong. That was the best bike I ever owned. Well, except this Fuel EX 8.  

Yeah....my VooDoo URT (eerily similar to the Trek Y suspension) was the best bike I owned also....until I got another bike an realized how horribly that bike pedaled. First thing I did after changing from the VooDoo to a Homegrown hardrail was stand and hammer a climb, you can't do that on a URT bike. Stay away from the old tech, save your money.  

Stay away from the Y. Neat looking bikes, but that's about it. There was so much pedal bob on those it was depressing. That said, there is still a niche for the Castellano URTs today - full suspension single speeds.  

Ok thanks a lot everyone. I wasnt aware of what URT stood for so I did a wiki search and I can see how it could be a tough suspension to work with. The fact that the distance between the pedals and seat can change seems like a pita. Thanks for talking me out of it.  

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