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Trek X600 Hybrid Bike

Frame Material: aluminum Frame Angles: 71.0 head, 73.0 seat Sizes: 50cm, 55cm, 60cm Colors: Sand Fork: Trek Rear Shock: Not applicable Brake Levers: Shimano Deore Handlebar: Bontrager Stem: aluminum, adjustable Headset: 1 1/8" threadless Victor VP-A41AC Front Der: Shimano Deore Crankset: Shimano FC-M445 Hollowtech Rear Der: Shimano Deore Pedals: Victor VP-607 Tires: 700 x 38c Schwalbe Marathon

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-Spread out, touring geometry -Disc Brakes -700c wheels, but enough room for fat 26" tires -stout factory pannier racks & fenders -Ready for commuting out the door -Built in shackel lock (very convenient!)

-Riser handle bar bend may not suit everyone -Included tire pump is useless, IMHO -Only made for two years (X500 same bike, slightly different components) -Very difficult to find one -Trek didn't really support this model in the U.S. as much as they should have.

A great design if you can find one...Bought this bike in '03 after looking through many catalogs for a bicycle that could take the place of my car for commuting. After reading up on many touring articles and commuting web-sites, I decided I required a good touring platform to start with. It took me over 3 months to hunt one down. Two and a half years later...this bike still amazes me with a smooth ride, handy features, and all the other bennfits that come from riding. It has the geometry of a touring bike (flat top tube, modest head angle, long chain stays), but is built with thick hydroformed aluminum tubing that rivals most burly DH's. The 700x38 Schwalbe Marathon Cross tires work great for commuting and mild off-road ventures. The cable disc brakes work great, they're linear, and take quite a bit of punishing before you can feel fading. In addition, the disc brakes allow the owner to swap to 26" wheels. Stock handlebar was too wide for my shoulders. In addition, the handlebar has a riser bend to it. That in combination with the adjustable steering head would allow the owner to sit bolt up-right, or canted forward. I wanted aero bars for cruising the highway to work, so I needed a flat handle bar to mount them to. I just cranked the rise on the stem full up and I have plenty of rise for riding around town, but I can still hunker down for cruising. All in all, this is a great bicycle. I get questions and comments about it where ever I go. I highly recommended it! A great asset for health and convenience.

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What to Ride on the C2C?

What’s the best bike to take on the C2C? Here’s what John’s been riding as he does his research and why certain bikes are better for certain sections of trail.

August 15, 2015    John Keatley

It’s great to see the response to my posts about connecting the completed pieces of the Coast to Coast Connector. Several people have asked: what’s a good beginning bike to use on this and other Florida bike trails? It’s a good question, but nearly impossible to answer in a few short words. Sandy suggested that I start by telling you about the bikes that I am riding. She said “in 200 words or less,” so here’s my short version.

In our little fleet, there is a wide selection to choose from. So I am going to give you a brief description of what I’m currently riding, and why.

To start, for the C2C research I’ve used three different types of mountain bikes. The first is an older Cannondale CAD3 with no suspension. The second is a hard tail Trek 820 with only front forks suspension. And the third is a fully suspended Cannondale SUPER V-1000 . I’ve also used a hybrid TREK X600 Navigator . This model was only produced for two years. Heavily built, it came equipped for touring with front/rear racks, fended and lights.

Here’s how I decide which to use. If I know that the trail I plan to review has long sections of unpaved trail or non-existent trail, where I’m riding on rough surfaces, I ride the fully suspended mountain bike. I’ve used this bike to ride many places where there isn’t a path, just a suggestion of where the trail will go. Between the suspension and the off-road tires, it does the job. There are only a few places where I’ve needed to push or carry the bike through soft sand, dirt, or leaves.

Florida sugar sand is nearly impossible to ride through. I have always tried to build up a good bit of speed and make it across before fully sinking in. This only works on long straight places on the trail. So if you plan to do a lot of riding where there will be soft sand, you might want to use a lightweight bike because you probably will be carrying it often.

Riding through mud is similar to being in soft sand, only much messier. Again, be prepared to carry your bike in places. With mud or sand, a wide tire designed for off-road use is best.

Want worse than sand or mud? Try riding through potato sized rocks! I encountered these on a trail in Big Cypress Preserve. What made it even more terrible was carrying the bike while walking across those same large rocks.

There is a new breed of mountain bike out there that I call “plus size” mountain bikes. I have not ridden any of these, so I can only tell you that they exist. The new 29er mountain bikes, as they are called, are the next big thing and all of the bike manufactures are jumping on the bandwagon. Picture a bicycle with what looks like off-road motorcycle tires. And if that is hard to imagine, the next level of “go anywhere” mountain bike looks like something from a monster truck rally. Some of those tires have to be over six inches across. Perhaps those can handle the rocks.

When the bike path is smooth and paved I have ridden either a non-suspended mountain bike with large smooth road tires, or Sandy’s mountain bike, which only has a fork shock. The shock helps to take the thuds out of the handlebars.

My favorite all-purpose bike is a touring hybrid. It is a cross between a touring bike and a mountain bike, with tire widths in between the the two. It rides well on all paved surfaces, and allows me to also ride on gravel and packed dirt roads. While researching the Rinehart Trail this week, I easily rode on the grassy road shoulders with this bike between the paved sections of the trail.

I have also ridden an Ice Adventure with rear suspension on the local trails. This recumbent trike is the most comfortable bike that I have ever ridden. It is like riding on a lawn chair and it’s easy to take photos as you are riding. Now before you get excited, let me tell you a little more about them. They are not for everyone. You sit much lower to the ground, so if looking up at the vehicles going by upsets you, you will never be comfortable riding anywhere other than on bike paths and trails on one. See this earlier blog where I wrote about what it is like riding a trike .

Those are the bikes I have ridden on portions of the C2C and other paved trails around Florida. There are two more we have that haven’t joined me on these journeys, but could.

There is a pair of two-wheel RANS recumbents , long wheel base bikes, in the collection. Two-wheel recumbents have their following. Most people love them or hate them. People ride them cross-country all the time. I will write a review about our recumbents in the future. It will be a fun comfortable bike for riding the paved trails.

The last bike in our fleet is a road bike. You know the kind, they are the ones you see all the time when large groups of riders, in bright colors, zip along at speeds most of us mortals can only dream of. My road bike is a leftover from my old triathlon days. It is quick, twitchy, and you feel every bump as they go straight to your body. It rides on skinny little tires with well over 100 pounds of air inside. I have kept it all these years just in case I become skinny enough, tough enough, or crazy enough to try doing another triathlon. These are meant for speed, so the 15 mph signs on the bike path mean it’s not worth riding the road bike. It is also less comfortable than the others.

This explanation doesn’t tell you which bike is best for you, because it truly does take trying different bikes out to see what you find most comfortable. That’s how we’ve built a collection over the years. As I continue my research, I will swap bikes around and tell you more about them.

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• Trek X600+ Stagger BLX 2014
• General Urban

Bike summary

Bike components.

Alpha Platinum Aluminum w/smooth welds

Rear Derailleur

Shimano Deore XT

Front Derailleur

Shimano Alivio

Shift Levers

Shimano Deore, 27 speed

Sun Race 13-29, 9-speed

Shimano M521, 48/36/26

Shimano Deore XT disc front hub; Trek RIDE+ SL rear motor w/Gruenert 19 disc rims

Schwalbe Marathon Supreme, 700x35c

Magura MT2 hydraulic disc brakes

Bontrager Satellite Plus

Bontrager RIDE+

Selle Royal Freccia Gel

Bontrager R Basic

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Model overview.

X600+ Stagger BLX belongs to the Trek X600plus model. There are 4 bikes that carry this model name. Take a sneak peek at all Trek X600plus bikes models from 2014 , by clicking here .

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General Urban bikes average price

Our math shows that the average cost of a dependable General Urban bike is 499 $ . However, you could also get a good General Urban bike even if you pay a lower amount than the average price. To sum up, when you purchase your bike, make sure to check if it has reviews, and also do some components research.

Overview of components

When it comes to wheels, the X600+ Stagger BLX bike is equipped with the 700c aluminum model. These are the most popular wheels for road, aero, gravel, cyclocross, race, and gravel bikes. However, these wheels don’t perform so well when passing over obstacles.

For your safety, it is important to have quality breaks on your bike. Trek X600+ Stagger BLX has Hydraulic Disc brakes installed. Hydraulic disc brakes provide amazing stopping power, no matter what the terrain. To sum up, these are ideal for anyone.

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