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2005 Trek Elite 9.8

Launched at $3,080

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New

$453

$206 to $649

Like new

$431

$196 to $617

Excellent

$408

$185 to $584

Good

$340

$154 to $487

Fair

$249

$113 to $357

For parts

$136

$62 to $195

From the launch price, aged to 2026 and adjusted for condition. Guidance from our catalog, not an appraisal.

Overview

Brand: Trek
Model family: Elite
Model year: 2005
Category: Mountain · xc
Frame material: carbon
Sizes: 17.5, 19.5, 21.5
Launch MSRP (US): $3,080

Drivetrain

Speeds: 9
Groupset: Shimano Deore XT
Chainrings: 3
Electronic: false

Build

Fork: RockShox SID Team w/Pop Loc, 80mm
Stem: Bontrager Race X Lite, 31.8
Tires: Bontrager Super X, tubeless ready
Brakes: Avid SD 5 w/Shimano STI levers
Saddle: Bontrager Race Lite
Wheels: Bontrager Race Lite tubeless compatible
Cassette: Shimano Deore XT 11-34, 9 speed
Crankset: Shimano XT 44/32/22
Seatpost: Bontrager Race X Lite, carbon
Shifters: Shimano Deore XT
Handlebar: Bontrager Race X Lite, carbon, 31.8, 620
Weight kg: 10.85
Rear derailleur: Shimano Deore XT
Travel front mm: 80

Geometry

17.5: Head angle deg: 71; Seat angle deg: 73
19.5: Head angle deg: 71; Seat angle deg: 73
21.5: Head angle deg: 71; Seat angle deg: 72.5

Sizes in inches. Colors: Platinum Silver/Baja Blue. Also listed: front derailleur Shimano Deore XT; headset Alloy aheadset, semi-cartridge, sealed; pedals Shimano 520, clipless; frame OCLV HC Carbon Frame available. Trek also offered the frameset separately (no separate spec or price page). MSRP is the Advertised Retail price shown on Trek's US site, 2004-08 capture. Trek listed these changes from the prior year: Bontrager X-Lite carbon bar and seatpost; RockShox SID Team w/Pop Loc. Bike weight and geometry (head angle, seat angle, wheelbase and chainstay where the table extracted cleanly) from Trek's 2005 Trek Spec Catalog PDF, catalog entry "Elite 9.8" (SKU 1080600).

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