1996 Trek Y22 frameset, bare carbon, with spare small front.

[RawBikeCo]

I've owned one and tested two, they both broke............

 

[BG]

I like mine. (2nd generation Y33 - http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... highlight= ) but it was one of those nude y22s like you've got that got me hooked (and the fact that I too worked in a Trek dealership in the 90's. I pickey up my rather well used but structurally sound Y33 frame with some Judy forks and a few other odds and sods for Australian $320 (if memory serves) in 2004... so about 150-170 pounds? There is a Y-frame user group on Yahoo.com that may help you market it which is run by the bloke who keeps this site: http://www.users.bigpond.com/cool386/trek/trek.htm

 

[MAXTHEROTTI]

ill give you £200 for it with out the spare small section

rob

 

[ned_bolton]

I like mine. (2nd generation Y33 - http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... highlight= ) but it was one of those nude y22s like you've got that got me hooked (and the fact that I too worked in a Trek dealership in the 90's. I pickey up my rather well used but structurally sound Y33 frame with some Judy forks and a few other odds and sods for Australian $320 (if memory serves) in 2004... so about 150-170 pounds? There is a Y-frame user group on Yahoo.com that may help you market it which is run by the bloke who keeps this site: http://www.users.bigpond.com/cool386/trek/trek.htm

Already a member on that user group and have a little interest from one of the keener members!

I don't know what others did to their Y frames, but I never broke a Y bike without having done something stupid. I wouldn't be suprised if those who had broke theirs did something that wasn't *really* meant to be done on a lightweight XC whippet full susser...

This frame is one of the classics - the only one better is the original Y-33 in Ice Blue with full orginal XTR which I rode for a XC race once...

I think what happened when the mags were reviewing the bike originally, was that they were expecting the earth from a lightweight full susser - they wanted it to be able to take constant hammering and granted, the Mk1's like mine had a few weak spots, but they were ironed out by the Mk2 frame - but lost some of its original looks.

I'm trying to insist that its still the best, nor was ever the best, but in 1996 can anyone really give a clear winner in the 4" lighweight full susser stakes?

I mean, Proflex's of the time?

 

[BG]

I remember riding a few full sus bikes back in the shop in those days, and was impressed by the activeness of a KHS 4 bar bike over the Y-bike, but it wasn't as light, or a nice-looking as the Trek.

I bought a Kona U'Hu full bounce in '98 and while it was nice, it lacked the simplicity of the Trek and I was constantly having to tighten the pivots.

My Y-33 is NOT built for light weight at the moment - heck I'm about 250 pounds so if i wanted to save weight I'd start with eating fewer donuts! and it has a pair of 5 inch Z1s on the front which are no light weights either... still it isn't heavy.

I remember watching Scott Sharples who is the current Aussie DH coach ride a Y frame Trek (as one of their team riders) in quite a few DH races back then too - don't know if he broke any though.

 

[ned_bolton]

I remember riding a few full sus bikes back in the shop in those days, and was impressed by the activeness of a KHS 4 bar bike over the Y-bike, but it wasn't as light, or a nice-looking as the Trek.

I bought a Kona U'Hu full bounce in '98 and while it was nice, it lacked the simplicity of the Trek and I was constantly having to tighten the pivots.

My Y-33 is NOT built for light weight at the moment - heck I'm about 250 pounds so if i wanted to save weight I'd start with eating fewer donuts! and it has a pair of 5 inch Z1s on the front which are no light weights either... still it isn't heavy.

I remember watching Scott Sharples who is the current Aussie DH coach ride a Y frame Trek (as one of their team riders) in quite a few DH races back then too - don't know if he broke any though.

Ahhhh, thats a name that raises a smile to my face: Scotty Shaaaaaaarples!

 

[BG]

2 great Aussie downhillers from back then - Scott Sharples on a Trek and Mike Ronning on a Fisher keeping each-other honest... man those guys had amazing bike control - and then there was that mad frenchman Niko Viler-something that came along and made everyone else look like they were standing still!

 

[ned_bolton]

2 gear Aussie down hillers - Scott Sharples on a Trek and Mike Ronning on a Fisher keeping each-other honest... man those guys had amazing bike control - and then there was that mad frenchman Niko Viler-something that made everyone else look like they were standing still!

Nico Voulliez.

Still bloody quick today, and competes in the Megavalanche (like me) frequently, winning it last year.

I shared lunch a table over from him in France last year :spoddygeekalert:

 

[BG]

I never raced DH, but I did a couple of runs up at Thredbo (an Australian Ski resort with quite a lovely DH course) on a mates bike that was a bit more capable than mine planning to give it more of a go - I even bought a full face helmet! but on my first few runs had an off and broke my foot. (one of the few places not protected by armour). I figured I'd gotten off lucky just breaking it and not something more important (like my neck) so gave up on the idea as being way too risky for a gumby like me. Tried it again a year or so later and ended up with a couple of cracked ribs which only reinforced my feeling that I just wasn't cut out for that sort of riding!

Great to watch though.

A world cup round is coming to my home town in a few weeks and I'm hoping to get out and watch some of it.

 

[sniperworks]

The Trek Y is a nice bike.

Personally love the Trek Y Five-O the most, best looking Y bike ever:

(don't mind the setup on the bike...)
Originally full XTR M950 IBIS titanium parts.... and a lovely paintwork