Trek mountain bike EX 9.5 Review

Sunday, March 1st, 2009 at 11:17 am

I was thrilled with my experience with my new Trek EX 9.0, and it really measured up well against other bikes I’ve tried. I’ve continued to like it ever since. Not only does the bike ride well, she’s got personality as well, and nothing like it has ever given me a better ride.

To begin with its 9.5 brother was noticeably faster than other 5 inch bikes we tested in races last year at the Bontrager event. I was pleased with how it roared around the trees and lunged out of corners leaving all the other bikes in the dust. All I had to do was just kick back and enjoy the ride. Just the bike plus hard-earned skill was all that was needed to blow the other bikes away.

I’ve ridden the bike hard since our initial break-in, so hard that I’ve had to change out parts with lots of test kits, particularly since it’s frequently good quality takes it through so many. The bike is so good that test kits just can’t stand up. When new dirt bikers ask me what is a good choice for a bike, I always recommend this one. I don’t think you can find a better bike for the money.

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