Glide Down The Mountain With Trek's 2016 Slash 9.8

All-Day Comfort, All-Mountain Capability, All-Enduro Machine

160mm of travel, slack angles, and a brand new carbon fiber frame that is claimed to a fair bit lighter than last year's aluminum version

The Slash's Suspension Explained

• ABP: Trek has using using their Active Braking Pivot design for quite a while now, and you'll also find it on the back of the Slash 9.8. The layout allows the dropout pivot to rotate concentrically around the axle, thereby limiting the amount of rotation between the caliper and rotor, something that Trek says helps to keep the suspension performing better regardless of if the rider is grabbing a handful of brakes. 

• Full Floater: Bolting the Slash's Monarch Plus RC3 DebonAir shock to a short extension off the front of the chain stays instead of a fixed position on the front triangle isn't a fresh idea, but it is one that Trek has used for a number of years now across most of their full suspension range. Trek claims that it allows the shock to ''better respond to bumps across a wide variety of terrain,'' which means that the design gives them more opportunity to tune how the shock performs throughout its stroke by altering the leverage from both ends.

• RockShox Monarch Plus RC3 DebonAir: The debut of a carbon-framed Slash is certainly noteworthy, but Trek's switch from using FOX's DRCV CTD shocks to RockShox's new Monarch Plus RC3 DebonAir is probably going to have an even larger impact on how the bike performs on the trail. It comes down to increased oil volume, Trek explains, with the added damping oil allowing the shock to perform more consistently on the long, rough descents that the bike was made for.

Slash 9.8 Details

• Intended use: all-mountain / enduro
• Rear wheel travel: 160mm
• Wheel size: 27.5''
• Frame material: carbon fiber
• Active Braking Pivot suspension
• SRAM X1 eleven speed drivetrain
• RockShox Pike RC 130mm/160mm
• RockShox Monarch Plus RC3 DebonAir
• Weight: 27lb 9oz

Full Details:

Travel 160mm

Rear Shock RockShox Monarch Plus RC3 DebonAir

Fork  RockShox Pike RC 130mm/160mm

Headset Cane Creek IS-3, E2

Cassette SRAM XG-1180, 10-42, 11 speed

Crankarms SRAM X1 1400 X-Sync, 32T

Rear Derailleur SRAM X1

Chain SRAM PC-1130

Shifter Pods SRAM X1

Handlebar Bontrager Rhythm Pro Carbon Riser

Stem Bontrager Rhythm Pro

Grips Bontrager Rhythm, dual lock-on

Brakes Shimano XT

Wheelset Bontrager Maverick Pro Tubeless Ready

Tires Bontrager XR4 Expert

Seat         Bontrager Evoke 3, hollow titanium rails

Seatpost RockShox Reverb Stealth

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Take A Peek At Trek's Newest 2016 Models: Slash and Remedy

The 2016 Madone, Pro Caliber SL, and Top Fuel Have Already Been Introduced. Time To Meet Trek's Newest Additions

Article and Pictures Originally Posted on BikeRadar.com

Having released all of their major new models earlier this summer, the biggest news coming out of Trek World is their new direct-to-consumer online sales program, which seems to do an admirable job of keeping the dealer in the loop.

For bikes, they’ve already released their new Madone aero road race bike for the Tour de France team to use. On the dirt, their pros have been racing the completely redesigned Top Fuel and ProCaliber SL, and the Fuel EX got the Boost 148/110 upgrade.

What remained to be seen was what they’d do with their Remedy and Slash platforms. The Remedy 29ers were the first to get Boost, ushering in the latest standard craze, and those carry over with Boost on both ends of the bike. We hear one model might even get the Fox 36 fork. Here, though, we have the 27.5″ bikes, including a new women’s model, all of which keep the standard 12×142 rear end…

Shown up top of the post is the Slash 7, and spec is directly above.

The Slash 8 upgrades to a SRAM GX1 1×11 group with 2-position Pike fork and better brakes.

A lot of folks expected the Remedy 27.5 bikes to grow into a Boost format, but our man on the scene in Wisconsin says that’s not the case. But, there is a lot of purple going around.

There’s now a women’s Remedy 27.5 mountain bike, presumably (hopefully) with appropriately tuned suspension and cockpit dimensions. Other than that, the spec is similar to the regular Remedy models.

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We are located at 1038 W. 4th St in Ontario, CA.
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