Trek 4500

Pros: Sensational handling, comfortable ride, good offroading, powerful brakes, great gears, lightweight, good price.
Cons: Uncovered gears get your pants and shoelaces caught, brake fade over time.

This is a wonderful bike for the price of about $400. It manages to do everything well, on and off road. I have had it for just about a year and have put on 3,200 miles. I have had minimal problems and the bike still acts as if it's brand new. Ride ...

Pros: Durable, Meets Most Needs For Biking, Lite Weight
Cons: Hard Seat, Needs Better Peddles

The Trek 4500 is a durable and affordable bike. It comes with different equipment depending on the year and place your purchase it.

The Trek 4500 that Im reviewing was bought locally at a bike shop for 360.00. It came stock with a Bontrager...

Pros: Solid frame. Takes the urban and rural rocking well. Carries a big load nicely.
Cons: A little heavy for road use. Retrofit with your chosen components.

A little heavy for road use, the frame is rugged and solid for on- and off-road riding. The stock RockShox JudyTT fork is stiff but provides good travel and the shape of the handlebars is such that with a pair of bar ends, it works well for on- and off- ...

Pros: Great Reliable Bike, Well Worth Its Price
Cons: Not a Leather Seat?

This Trek 4500 is great for either the recreational or intense mountain biker. It will make you want to get out and bike. I have used this bike for almost two years and have had no problems. The lightweight design allows for high speeds. The suspension...

Pros: Light weight, good balance, low price
Cons: Front shocks could be sturdier

I've had my Trek 4500 for almost a year and it's an excellent value. I paid about $400 and was drawn to the bike for its features in this price range, i.e., front suspension and stout yet light aluminum frame. Almost all of my riding is up and down ...

Pros: Nice colors, reasonable price, smooth rides, and already proved durable.
Cons: There are better bikes, but they may not come at such a price.

The colors (mine is silver and red), are an immediate draw. There is a gold/"starry night" model as well. Some people only care about performance, but I believe there is a certain value to aesthetic appeal as well. This girl sure has it!

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Pros: Shocks, breaks, light weight, gears, bigger wheels, FUN!
Cons: no cons

My sister got her Trek 4500 for Christmas a few years ago. Three years of riding on this bike and she is still in love with it. After hearing about her fun and exciding bike rides, I decided that getting a bike would be a fun way to get in shape and ...

Pros: Reasonably priced, relatively lightweight aluminum frame, Shimano components, Rock Shox front fork.
Cons: Needs fenders- stock tires send mud flying at the rider, derailer seems a bit flimsy.

If you're considering a Trek 4300, definitely move up to the 4500. You may not get the disc brakes. . .but do you really need them? The average rider will get much more use out of the RockShox front fork (the 4300 has a no-name) than the discs. ...

Pros: Lightweight aluminum frame High quality derailleurs Very well balanced
Cons: None as of yet

I was never really the active type and the fact that age has been creeping up on me, I noticed I was ...

Pros: Light weight, solid feel all around, TREK quality
Cons: Seat and handles could be a bit softer for extended riding periods

First of all I have to say I am no expert, just an amateur rider, considering the fact that this bike was one of the cheaper ones at the bike store, I am thinking a lot of pros might think very differently. My experience with mountain or road bikes come...

Pros: Strong Frame, Double wall alloy rims. EZ-fire shifters, Rock Shox Jett Fork (adjustable preload)
Cons: hard seat, Peddles with toe clips would be nice.

I ride professionally. This is a great road/off-road bike. It has a sturdy frame and double wall rims. I swapped out the seat, tires, and peddles to match my needs. I found the seat a little too stiff. I would recommend toe clip peddles for anyone who...

Pros: Excellent bike for the price.
Cons: Front suspension bikes are apt to loose a little maneuverability, but I haven't experienced this.

I purchased this bike because of the quality I found in Trek. I previously owned a Trek 820 and it endured 10 years of riding, both streets and trails. The trails really took their toll on the bike and I probably didn't treat it like I should have, so...

Pros: Lightweight, durable
Cons: painful seat

I purchased my Trek a couple of weeks ago and for a person who just started biking its not bad. Lighter than your typical Kmart bike(but more expensive), it can take me from the side streets of Brooklyn, to the mountain passes of upstate New York with...

Pros: Price, component set, frame.
Cons: Fork and pedals.

I bought my 4500 a couple years ago for around $400, which is on the lower end of the price scale for Trek's mountain bikes in general, and toward the low-to-middle range of their hard-tail bikes. For the money, I think it's a reasonably durable bike if ...

Pros: It's a good price for an excellent bike!
Cons: No cons!

This bike is excellent!

I have used it a lot and I am never disappointed. I use to go work everyday and wondered how it would be on real trails: I was so surprise how easy it is to control the bike, even in poor conditions of terrain (snow covered rocks, mud, etc). Really a very nice surprise!