Trek 4600?

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My local bike shop says the 4500 has been discontinued
and is been replaced by the 4600, yet I can't find any
information about this 4600. Has anyone heard about
the 4600?

I hear it's a replacement for the 4500, which has been
discontinued.

Bill "always informative" S.

On 2004-05-21, [email hidden] penned:

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My local bike shop says the 4500 has been discontinued
and is been replaced by the 4600, yet I can't find any
information about this 4600. Has anyone heard about
the 4600?

This shows a 4500 and no 4600:

trekbikes.comindex.jspOpen ↗

--
monique

All of the 4000 series are basically the same. Only the
components differ.

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Quoted message said:

My local bike shop says the 4500 has been discontinued
and is been replaced by the 4600, yet I can't find any
information about this 4600. Has anyone heard about
the 4600?

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Originally posted by nospambike
My local bike shop says the 4500 has been discontinued and
is been replaced by the 4600, yet I can't find any
information about this 4600. Has anyone heard about the
4600?

The 4600 isn't really a replacement to the 4500. The 4500 is low in supply because of it's popularity and also because most bike manufacturers are selling Shimano equipped bikes faster than Shimano can keep up with demand. The 4600 is identical to the 4500 except that it has SRAM components and has different paint. Personally, I have seen both first hand and I like the paint on the 4600 better. I'm buying the 4600 tomorrow. I'll let you know how I like it.

mortgmaker said:

The 4600 is identical to the 4500 except that it has SRAM
components and has different paint.

I sold my first 4600 Thursday, and it's got a very nice spec
for the price.

Barry

I picked up my 4600 the Friday before Memorial Day. Really
like it, this is my first "real" MB.

After riding a Wal-Mart bike for the last few weeks, what a
difference. I have only missed one day riding it because of
40 mph gusts and rain.

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mortgmaker usenet- said:

The 4600 is identical to the 4500 except that it has
SRAM components and has different paint.

I sold my first 4600 Thursday, and it's got a very nice
spec for the price.

Barry

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Originally posted by mortgmaker
The 4600 isn't really a replacement to the 4500. The 4500 is low in supply because of it's popularity and also because most bike manufacturers are selling Shimano equipped bikes faster than Shimano can keep up with demand. The 4600 is identical to the 4500 except that it has SRAM components and has different paint. Personally, I have seen both first hand and I like the paint on the 4600 better. I'm buying the 4600 tomorrow. I'll let you know how I like it.

Okay, I lied. I went to look at (and buy) the 4600 and the salespeople were too bust jabbering with each other and listening to their music, so I left. I went to another bike shop and they pointed out the differences between the 4500 and the 4600, mainly in the shifters. I liked the Shimano components on the 4500 better than the SRAM components on the 4600, even though the 4600 is a 9 speed rear (27 speed overall) and the 4500 is a 5 speed rear (24 speed overall). I bought the 4500 even though they had to order it, I'll likely see the bike by the weekend. For the money, if you can still find a 4500 in your size, buy that...but if you like SRAM, or if the components don't really matter much, the 4600 is a sweet sweet looking ride!

mortgmaker said:

4500 is a 5 speed rear (24 speed overall). I bought the
4500 even though they had to order it, I'll likely see the
bike by the weekend.

Are you sure? <G>

I work at a decent sized Trek dealer, and Trek had no
anticipated delivery date for 4500's, hence the existence
of the 4600.

If you're lucky, they're buying it from another store, but
I'll bet you don't see the bike for a while.

Barry

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Originally posted by Bonehenge
On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 04:15:40 GMT, mortgmaker

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4500 is a 5 speed rear (24 speed overall). I bought the
4500 even though they had to order it, I'll likely see the
bike by the weekend.

Are you sure? <G>

I work at a decent sized Trek dealer, and Trek had no
anticipated delivery date for 4500's, hence the existence
of the 4600.

If you're lucky, they're buying it from another store, but
I'll bet you don't see the bike for a while.

Barry

According to them, they checked Trek's inventory and they said it was in stock and would be here by Friday and possibly even Thursday. Perhaps Trek is short on certain sizes; I ordered the 18'' in blue/silver, so we'll see. I hope I'm right and you're not...no offense. 🙂

mortgmaker said:

we'll see. I hope I'm right and you're not...no offense. 🙂

Me too.

No offense taken. <G>

Barry

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Originally posted by Bonehenge
On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:15:32 GMT, mortgmaker

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we'll see. I hope I'm right and you're not...no offense. 🙂

Me too.

No offense taken. <G>

Barry

The bike shop called me on Friday afternoon and said the bike was in and was on the rack to be built. They called me back at 7 pm and said the bike was ready and I can pick it up on Saturday. I guess they were right, my 4500 came in within 3 days...just thought I'd follow up with you Barry. 😉