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What were the problems? My experiences were fairly positive; good deals on the bikes and decent service (Greg was the owner, as I recall?). Although in hindsight, I didn't get much of a fitting or a lot of "extras" on the bike I bought, but I didn't think this unusual at the time.

Maybe not the right place for this post... I've been out of riding for like 8 years. Bought both of my bikes at Somerville Cyclery, right on Main Street in Somerville. Passed through the area recently and noticed they were not there. What happened to them?

Came across this thread and was surprised to see all the positive votes for the Panaracer Fire XC as a good tire for rocks and roots. Not that I mind, I just ordered a set in the 2.1 size and the 127 tpi. Just surprised, in a day where I would have figured volume was king for this kind of...

Actually, I was one of the guys targeehucker met on the trails last week, and I'm not ashamed to admit it! :) It had been between 8 and 10 years since I had ridden the REP, was looking for another close place and tried this out on a whim. I had only ridden REP a few times before: first...

In my defense, too, the FS bikes were really just coming on to the scene in the mid 90s when I bought this one. I rode with someone with the carbon-fiber Trek Y frame FS and it was a nice bike, but real heavy. There's just so many options today.

Thanks for the thoughts... I was planning to continue to ride this one for a while. Again, I have not made a lot of investments in component upgrades, but the purchase of the bike itself set me back something good (ten years ago, I know) and I'd hate to just let that go. It is XT/XTR...

All, Bought a Trek 8500 XC bike about 10 years ago as sort of an "impulse buy" when I first got in to riding. Have been off the trail for some time but am trying to get back in now. Boy have bikes changed since I hung it up. Seems like FS or hardtails with long travel are the popular...