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2008 Trek

4500

A 26″ aluminum frame crosscountry bike with upper mid-range components and avid rim brakes.
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FrameAluminum
Wheels26″ Aluminum
Drivetrain3 × 9
GroupsetDeore
BrakesAvid Rim
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Gearing

A bike with lower gearing will be easier to ride up steep hills, while a higher top end means it will pedal faster down hills.

Lowest gear

(climbing)

50 km/h

4500

44 km/h

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Highest gear

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Reviews
BikeRadar
Trek 4500 hardtail review

Dec 2008 · Seb Rogers

Bikes like the 4500 are designed to flatter newer riders’ skills and provide a stable, reliable base for improving on them. It does that job well, but it’s not particularly light or inspiring

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Specs
Build
Frame

Alpha Black Aluminum w/externally relieved head tube, hydroformed bi-axial down tube, monostay seat stays, forged disc ready dropouts

Headset

Aheadset Slimstak w/semi-cartridge bearings, sealed

Stem

Bontrager Sport, 10 degree

Handlebar

Bontrager Crowbar Sport, 25mm rise

Saddle

Bontrager Race Basic Lux

Seatpost

Bontrager Sport

Type: Rigid

Pedals

Alloy platform

Groupset
Rear Derailleur

Shimano Deore

Front Derailleur

Shimano Deore

Crank

Shimano M442 Octalink 44/32/22

Shifters

Shimano Deore, 9 speed

Cassette

SRAM PG950 11-34, 9 speed

Brakes

Avid SD-3 w/alloy levers

Type: Avid Rim

Wheels
Rims

Shimano M475 disc hubs; Bontrager Camino rims

Tires

Bontrager Jones ACX, 26x2.1"; 27 tpi

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