Trek 8500 1996 VS Specialized HARDROCK 1994 specs comparison

Trek 8500

General Infos

Model	8500
Manufacturer	Trek
Year of production	1996
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Color choice	-Gold
Sizes	- 14.5 (inches) - 16.5 (inches) - 18 (inches) - 19.5 (inches) - 21 (inches)
Sizes	- 14.5 (inches) - 16.5 (inches) - 18 (inches) - 19.5 (inches) - 21 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	Rear: 26 X 2.10 (inches) Panaracer Smoke 2 Comp Front: 26 X 2.10 (inches) Panaracer Dart 2 Comp
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Shimano Deore XT Levers Shimano Deore XT V-Brake Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Not Available
Rims manufacturer	32-hole Matrix Swami
Spoke nipples type	Alloy Nipples
Spoke wheel	2.0 (millimeters) Double Butted Union Stainless Steel

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Easton ProGram EA70
Frame type	Bonded Aluminum
Handlebar construction	Bontrager Race
Handlebar extender	System 2
Handlebar stem details	Bontrager Race
Headset size	1 1/8 (inches) Threadless Dia-Compe Kontak Aheadset SA-2

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	1/2 X 3/32 (inches) Shimano CN-IG90
Bottom bracket shell width	73 (millimeters) English
Bottom bracket type	113 (millimeters) Spindle Shimano BB-UN72
Crankset parts and sizes	22/32/42 Teeth Shimano Deore XT
Gear shift levers	Shimano Deore XT RapidFire SL
Rear gear set	11 - 28 Teeth 8-speed

Trek 8500 Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Top-pull and clamp-on 35.0 (millimeters) Shimano Deore XT Top-swing
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano Deore XT SGS
Fork material	Butted Unicrown Crown Chromoly
Fork type	System 2

Other Specs of Trek 8500

Component group sets	Shimano Deore XT
Pedals details	Shimano PD-M535 SPD
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Bontrager Plus 10 Lite
Seat post extension	27.2 (millimeters) Diameter System 2

Specialized Hardrock

General Infos

Model	Hardrock
Manufacturer	Specialized
Year of production	1994
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Color choice	-Not found
Sizes	- 14.5 (inches) - 16.5 (inches) - 18 (inches) - 20 (inches) - 22 (inches) - womens 16 (inches) - womens 19 (inches)

Wheels And Breaking System

Bike front tire	26 X 1.95 (inches) Specialized Crossroads II
Bike rear tire	Not Available
Bike wheel size	26 (inches) Wheels
Brakeset type	Levers Shimano TY21/Shimano TY22 Brakes
Hubs for disc brakes	Alloy Q and R
Rims manufacturer	36-hole Araya AP-21
Spoke nipples type	Not Available
Spoke wheel	Not Available

Frame and Body Specs

Frame materials	Specialized Direct Drive Chromoly
Frame type	TIG-welded Steel
Handlebar construction	2 (inches) Rise Steel
Handlebar extender	Not Available
Handlebar stem details	TIG-welded
Headset size	Not Available

Gearing Specifications

Bicycle chain	Not Available
Bottom bracket shell width	Not Available
Bottom bracket type	Not Available
Crankset parts and sizes	28/38/48 Teeth SR CW-XR00
Gear shift levers	Grip Shift SRT-200i
Rear gear set	14 - 28 Teeth 6-speed

Specialized Hardrock Fork System Data

Derailleur (Front)	Shimano TY30
Derailleur (Rear)	Shimano TY30
Fork material	Not Available
Fork type	Hi-tensile Steel

Other Specs of Specialized Hardrock

Component group sets	Shimano Tourney and GripShift
Pedals details	Wellgo LU-895
Rear shock absorber	Not Available
Saddle seat	Super-soft Foam Specialized
Seat post extension	Alloy Micro-adjust