Just got a yellow 1998 Y-11 off ebay the other day and finaly have a
chance to play with it. I always have a soft spot for Y-bikes as it
was one of the bikes I lusted over in grad school but never can
afford it until now and ebay. I got it for $430 (a good price?) and
the shop I bought it from waive the shipping after it took them a
month to figure out how to package this thing and ship it to me.
When I received it it was cake in dirt and took me a while to wipe
it down and clean it up. The previouse owner ride the thing pretty
hard & good. I got a feeling it will be a labor of love for me and
my wallet :)
The front shock is Rock Shox Judy XC long travel. Black with Yellow
stickers It seem stock (original shock that come with the bike) to
me but I see that it has disk brake tabe already built in to the
fork legs. Do they have disk brake tabs on Rock Shox back in 98' ?
Is there a way to determine what year and spec. of my shock?
Second question, If the inner upper tube is 3" long then its a 3"
travel so 4" is 4" travel? shock or there are different variables?
Mine is 4"
Third, The rear shock is Fox air Vanilla seem original to me and it
only have 2" to travel. If I upgrade the rear shock to have 3" or
more travel to match the front shock does that cause any issues?
beside the bike might sit a little higher.
Hi all Just got a yellow 1998 Y-11 off ebay the other day and finaly have a chance to play with it. I always have a soft spot for Y-bikes as it was one of the...
Hi Frank I also ride a '98 yellow Y-11 myself & still have the original UK Trek range brochure so hopefully can help you on some of your queries. The original...
Hi Glen: Thanks so much for your reply. You're right that both of my fork and rear shock are stock as I do more research and confirm they do have disk brake...
Hi Frank, Lets nip this in the bud before you go spending any more money on stuff that is not really suitable. I have a 96' vintage Y22, and I'm running the...
I have a fox alps5 on my Y-11. I updated to fox RP23 recently. The noticeable changes that were apparent to me are as follows: Much less pogoing of the bike...
Hi Neil Thanks for the advice on shocks. I finally did set up the bike and the rear shock is better now even with just 1.5" of travel. The rear shock has only...
The lever arm for the rear shock pivot, measured from the frame pivot, is roughly one third the length of the lever arm of the rear dropout. This means that...
Hi all, Flattery will get you nowhere, Neil! I actually weigh in at nearer 115kg and run the Stratos shock at around 220lb pressure. This sets up the rear...
*nnnnngh!* The Y design is a 4" travel bike. Stop looking at the shock throw as the travel indicatior!!! If you drop all the pressure - or take the shock out,...
Thanks I got it, the 4" travel is the wheel travel not and the shock throw. ... Think your taking these questions too personal, Neil. I appreciated your...
As for rear shocks, I am still using my OE sprung vanilla on my Y5, yes I WANT TO CHANGE IT.......but when it comes to front shocks, I would definately...
Hi all Trek Y fans, Thought I would throw my 2 cents in here, I have a 97' Y-22 and changed out my front forks last year to a new 2005 Fox F100 X with Terra...
The answer is: terribly, but not, I think, because of the Reba Team '07 model that I have just put on (I've had my seat too far aft, so I was struggling to...
Even with the original Judy SL (80mm) forks that came with my Y-33, the front was always too light for climbing. Especially in the lower gears. I use bar...
In response to that, I did take it a little personally, as I tried to make it clear that they are pants forks. Some stuff works well from the 90's, some stuff...
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