Just pull up – the Slash easily copes with botched landings! You'll often find him riding the same track ten times in a day, changing just one thing to pin down the differences. This is all still adjustable by 0.5-degrees using the Mino Link, which carries over from previous years. The intermediate ML size, on the other hand, is an excellent addition as it will make things much easier for all those riders who find themselves between two frame sizes. Thanks! However, if you have to get up out of the saddle to pedal, we recommend locking out the shock first.

Also, the Thru-shaft design requires a second shaft seal where the shaft exits the damper, which inevitably adds some friction back in.

The Slash climbs much better than similar long-travel 29ers. Knock Block is Trek’s system for stopping the bars turning past a certain angle. While the previous Slash was more reminiscent of a modern, long-travel trail bike with its rather firm suspension and compact geometry, there’s no denying what the new bike was designed for. The kinematics and geometry of both versions are identical. The lockout and other dials are rotated to be off-centre, where they are easily reached but not easily bumped out of place. We tried different sag settings between 25 and 30%, finding the sweet spot at around 28%. Slash is a long-travel trail bike built for big all-mountain terrain, racing the clock on rugged enduro lines and having a rip-roaring good time in the rough. Once shaft speeds increase above 10 inches per second, the compression circuit opens up and allows for unrestricted movement. Despite having longer travel, Trek have managed to retain the kinematics of the previous Slash, only increasing the overall progression by 2%. Super Deluxe Thru Shaft shock .

Pretty much all of this growth comes from the front-centre because the rear-centre has only increased by 2mm, to 437mm. He has been with ENDURO almost from the start and as editor-in-chief, he's responsible for making ENDURO the most progressive and exciting magazine in the industry.

Riding uphill, the rear suspension is as pleasantly efficient as before, as long as you stay seated and pedal in even strokes. I have a 2016 enduro-type bike of a different brand. Trek insists the removal of the IFP more than makes up for this, but we’d say that any reductions in friction resulting from Thru-shaft are unlikely to be game-changing. Hardly any bike was as popular in the scene as the 29er preceding it, but it was getting on in years.

longer and slacker geometry with a steeper seat tube angle, more travel – 170 mm at the front, 160 mm at the rear, convenient storage compartment in the down tube (aluminium and carbon frames), revised Knock Block offering a wider steering angle (72° instead of 58°), Specially developed Super Deluxe shock with Thru Shaft technology, 34.9 mm dropper post with up to 200 mm travel, practical storage compartment in the down tube (also on the aluminium frame), additional ML frame size for the perfect fit, minimal adjustment options on the rear shock, tires and small rear brake rotor don't do the bike justice. What Was Loic Bruni Adjusting on His Fork in Lousa? Prices for the 2021 Trek Slash start from a very reasonable £2650 for the Trek Slash 7, and for the real pros out there, go all the way up to £7500 for the Trek Slash 9.9. It’s also got a steeper seat tube angle and a lighter frame, so it should climb better too.

Estás viendo el sitio web de Trek Bicycle United States / English. The SuperDeluxe Ultimate makes the Slash a good all-arounder.

When the descents get steep and technical, the bike’s length keeps it very composed, holding its line and generating a lot of traction. Looking back, the ML Slash would have been a better option than the L for a rider height of around 180 cm. The Slash 9.8 is the most affordable model available in Trek’s Project One range. Trek says adding the window to the aluminum frame, a first, was actually much more difficult than doing so for the carbon fibre frame.