Lowest gear
17.3 gear inches
This value is within the central range for this class.
Trek 8500
Model year: 2012
MountainCross-country
Trek 8500
- 26″
- 3 × 10
- 573%
- Aluminum
- Hydraulic disc
Rider height by size (cm)
Size guide- 15.5"
- 17.5"
- 18.5"
- 19.5"
- 21.5"
Components
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Frame and fork
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Frame
Alpha Platinum Aluminum w/semi-integrated head tube, butted & formed top tube, hydroformed down tube w/integrated gusset, bridgeless seatstay, forged race dropouts & replaceable derailleur hanger
Drivetrain
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Bottom bracket
BSA, 73mm, threaded
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Cassette
CS-HG81-10
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Crankset
FC-M780
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Front derailleur
-
Rear derailleur
RD-M780
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Shifters
SL-M780
Sizes and geometry
Size explorer
Understanding sizes and measurements
Geometry not published
Specifications
Frame and fork
- Intended fit
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- Unisex
- Frame material
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- Aluminum
Drivetrain
- Front chainrings
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- 3
- Smallest chainring
-
- 24
- Largest chainring
-
- 42
- Rear sprockets
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- 10
- Smallest sprocket
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- 11
- Largest sprocket
-
- 36
- Lowest gear
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- 17.3 in
- Highest gear
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- 99.3 in
Wheels and brakes
- Wheel configuration
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- Same size
- Brake type
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- Hydraulic disc
Fit and controls
- Seatpost
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- Rigid seatpost
- Shifting
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- Mechanical
Additional specifications
- Bottom bracket standard
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- BSA
- Tire width
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- 2.2″
- Wheel material
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- Aluminum
- Wheel size
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- 26″
Technical analysis
How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.
Highest gear
99.3 gear inches
This value is within the central range for this class.
Gearing
This bicycle
- 6.6
- 38.0
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