The 2016 Trek Marlin 7 is the Perfect Trail Rider

Looking For A Fast Riding, High Performance Mountain Bike? Look No Further.

Marlin takes its cue from light, fast XC bikes. The right wheel size for each frame size, performance pedigree, and unbeatable ride feel make Marlin the perfect trail rider.

When you're ready for longer days on the bike, bigger challenges on the trail, and all the fun of the full mountain biking experience, you're ready for Marlin.


TOP MARLIN FEATURES

Hydraulic Disc Brakes

Disc brakes offer the absolute strongest stopping power, even in wet or muddy conditions

Suspension Lockout


Locked suspension means your fork stays rigid for increased pedaling efficiency. Perfect for long sections of road where efficiency is more important than road shock absorption.

FULL SPECS

Frame: Alpha Silver Aluminum w/semi-integrated head tube, rack & fender mounts, G2 Geometry on 29ers

Front suspension: SR Suntour XCM, coil spring, preload, adjustable rebound, hydraulic lockout, G2 Geometry w/51mm offset on 29ers, 100mm travel (13.5" : 80mm travel)

WHEELS: 

Wheels: Formula alloy hubs, Bontrager AT-650 rims

Tires: Bontrager XR2, 29x2.20" front, 29x2.00" rear (Bontrager XR2, 27.5x2.20")

DRIVETRAIN: 

Shifters: Shimano Altus M370, 9 speed

Rear derailleur: Shimano Acera M390

Crank: Shimano M351, 40/32/22

Cassette: Shimano HG20, 11-34, 9 speed

Chain: KMC X9

COMPONENTS: 

Saddle: Bontrager Evoke 1.5

Seatpost: Bontrager SSR, 2-bolt head, 27.2mm, 12mm offset

Handlebar: Bontrager alloy, 31.8mm, 15mm rise

Stem: Bontrager Elite, 31.8mm, 7 degree, Blendr compatible

Headset: 1-1/8" threadless, semi-integrated, semi-cartridge bearings

Brakeset: Tektro M290 hydraulic disc

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Long-Travel Trail Bike and Nimble XC Bike - 2016 Trek Fuel EX 8 27.5

2016 Trek Fuel EX 8 27.5 VIDEO REVIEW

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The world's best-loved mountain bike keeps getting better. Fuel EX continues to set the bar for full suspension trail bike versatility, bringing race-day tech to all-day adventure.

Want a rugged, capable long-travel trail bike, and a nimble XC bike? Get both with Fuel EX. Whether it's your millionth mile on the trail or your first, you'll love this bike. - Trek Bicycles

Lloyd shows off his newest bike in this quick review of the 2016 Trek Fuel EX 8 27.5.

We recently discussed the 2016 Trek Fuel EX 8 in this blog post. Check it out!

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[Video Review] 2016 Trek Fuel EX 8 - This Bike Keeps Getting Better! - 2015 Bicycling Editor's Choice

Redesigned For 2016, The Fuel EX 8 Is Ready For You!

Fuel EX continues to set the bar for full suspension trail bike versatility, bringing race-day tech to all-day adventure.


From the factory the EX 29 will be set in the low position with a 68.8-degree headtube angle and 334-millimeter bottom bracket height. Riders who want a more XC feel can steepen the head angle a half degree by flipping the Mino Link into the high position to achieve a 69.4-degree head angle.

You might notice that the shock looks smaller than the ones sporting Trek’s proprietary DRCV shocks. What gives? Fox’s new Float EVOL (extra volume) shocks match the linear spring curve achieved by the DRCV air cans. According to Trek, “you get the same great suspension feel of DRCV without the extra cost of a custom shock body. This cost savings allows us to offer our exclusive RE:aktiv damper on more models. As a result, the Fuel EX 8 and higher models in both wheel sizes will feature this unparalleled damping performance.”

The new Fuel EX 29 also offers up a solution to the increasing complexity of cable routing on modern mountain bikes. Taking into consideration all of the drivetrain options, remote lockouts, dropper seatposts, and electronic drivetrains, there are 54 cable routing scenarios that a bike needs to accommodate. Trek developed a flexible system, Control Freak Cable Management, to address this complexity, affording the new Fuel EX 29 clean and simple cable management for whatever routing option a rider prefers.

While the new Fuel EX sticks with 120 mm of travel front and rear (except for the Fuel EX 29 9, which gets a 130 mm Fox 34) the geometry can be adjusted with the Mino link that is commonly found on Trek’s longer travel bikes like the Slash and Remedy. An eccentric plate between the rocker link and the seat tube, it allows riders to adjust the head tube angle half a degree and raise and lower the bottom bracket 8 mm. The steeper setting is close to that of the previous Fuel EX 29er, while the slacker setting gets the head tube angle out to 68.8 degrees. Like all Trek 29ers the Fuel EX is designed around a 51 mm offset fork, which used to be known as G2, but has largely become commonplace for 29ers.


Bicycling Editor's Choice:

This lightweight but trail-capable 29er is a little bit XC, a little bit rock-and-roll. The Fuel would be an ideal one-bike quiver.

Specs


Colors
Matte Trek Black
Matte Dnister Black/Red

Frame
Alpha Platinum Aluminum, ABP Convert, Boost148, Full Floater, E2 tapered head tube, PF92, internal derailleur & dropper post routing, ISCG 05 mount, magnesium EVO link, down tube guard, Mino Link, G2 Geometry, 120mm travel

Front Suspension
Fox Performance 32 Float, FIT4 3-position damper, E2 tapered steerer, Boost110, G2 Geometry w/51mm offset, 120mm travel

Rear suspension
Fox Performance Float EVOL, RE:aktiv 3-position damper, tuned by Trek Suspension Lab, 7.25x1.875"

Wheels
Bontrager Duster Elite Tubeless Ready, TLR strips, Boost110 front, Boost148 rear

Tires
Bontrager XR3 Expert, Tubeless Ready, aramid bead, 29x2.30"

Shifters
Shimano SLX, 10 speed

Front derailleur
Shimano Deore, high direct mount

Rear derailleur
Shimano Deore XT, Shadow Plus

Crank
Shimano M627, 36/22

Cassette
Shimano HG50, 11-36, 10 speed

Chain
KMC X10

Saddle
Bontrager Evoke 2, chromoly rails

Seatpost
KS eThirty Integra, remote lever, 2-bolt head, 31.6mm, zero offset, internal routing

Handlebar
Bontrager Race Lite, 31.8mm, 5mm rise

Stem
Bontrager Elite, 31.8mm, 7 degree, Blendr compatible

Headset
FSA IS-2, E2, sealed alloy cartridge

Brakeset
Shimano Deore hydraulic disc

Grips
Bontrager Race Lite, lock-on

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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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Uncompromising Cross Country Performance From An Old Classic

Brand New 2016 Trek Procaliber SL Gets IsoSpeed Decoupler

Ever since Trek’s clever IsoSpeed Decoupler was unveiled on the Domane it seemed like a natural evolution would be to migrate it to hard tails. That’s exactly what Trek has done after first outfitting their Boone cyclocross bike, and now the new Procaliber SL.

The IsoSpeed Decoupler involves detaching the top tube from the seat tube and then joining the two together with a pivot that allows for up to 11mm of 'compliance'. Trek is careful not to use the word 'travel' in their description of the technology – after all, this is still very much a hardtail, and the rear end doesn't move in the way a traditional full suspension bike would.

Trek states the frame ends up about 100g heavier than the Superfly SL, with a Procaliber SL 17.5″ frame with paint and hardware measuring 1012g. Given the choice, Trek claims their racers prefer the 30% better compliance of the Procaliber SL over the Superfly SL even with the weight penalty. Trek puts it out there that the Procaliber SL is 70% more compliant than competing hard tails.

Updates don’t stop at the ISO Speed. Boost 110/148 spacing makes an appearance here, along with Trek’s new Control Freak cable routing.

With up to 54 different possible ways to run cables, a big enough access port to install or swap cables without too much headache, and a zip-tie port to keep everything quiet, and those wanting or needing to run an external rear brake hose have the option with super simple cable-tie slots on the downtube.

DETAILS

Frame

OCLV Mountain Carbon, IsoSpeed, E2 tapered head tube, MicroTruss, Control Freak internal control routing, Carbon Armor, balanced post mount brake, PF92, Boost148 & G2 Geometry on 29ers

Front suspension

RockShox RS-1, Solo Air, Accelerator damper, XX Sprint remote lockout, Predictive Steering 110, E2 carbon tapered steerer, G2 Geometry w/51mm offset on 29ers, 100mm travel

Wheels

DT Swiss XMC1200 Carbon, tubeless strips & valves, 15mm front, 12mm rear, Predictive Steering 110, (Boost148 on 29ers)

Tires

Bontrager XR1 Team Issue, Tubeless Ready, 120tpi, aramid bead, 29x2.00" (Bontrager XR2 Team Issue, Tubeless Ready, 120tpi, aramid bead, 27.5x2.20")

Shifters

Shimano XTR, 11 speed

Rear derailleur

Shimano XTR, Shadow Plus

Crank

Race Face Next SL, 32T

Cassette

Shimano XTR, 11-40, 11 speed

Chain

Shimano HG900

Saddle

Bontrager Montrose Pro, carbon rails

Seatpost

Bontrager XXX, OCLV Carbon, 31.6mm, 5mm offset

Handlebar

Bontrager XXX, OCLV Carbon, 31.8, zero rise

Stem

Bontrager XXX, OCLV Carbon, 31.8mm, 7 degree

Headset

FSA IS-2 carbon, E2, sealed alloy cartridge

Brakeset

Shimano XTR Race hydraulic disc

Grips

ESI Chunky

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2016 Trek Top Fuel Bike SPOTTED - Crossing the Finish Line First

Photo Credit: Lachlan Ryan

Pro Cyclist Dan McConnell Won the Oceana Championship on a 2016 Trek Prototype

(article and photos from bikeradar)

What we know

Trek’s flagship cross-country full suspension, the Superfly FS 9.9 SL, uses a carbon swing link mounted to the junction of the seat and top tube to drive the rear shock, a feature clearly absent from this new bike. McConnell’s race rig sports a rocker link similar to the EVO link Trek uses on its longer travel Fuel EX and Remedy trail bikes.

In fact, this yet-to-be-named-machine appears to employ many of the same technologies as Trek’s longer-travel mountain bikes in a race-ready package. In addition to using a rocker link, this new bike uses Trek’s Full Floater suspension arrangement, which attaches the lower shock mount to the chainstays, just forward of the main pivot. Trek claims attaching the shock to two moving linkage points creates a more bottomless suspension feel.

In line with the Superfly FS and Trek’s other full suspension models, this new bike uses Trek’s ABP suspension design, which features a rear pivot concentric to the rear axle to improve suspension performance under braking.


Di2 compatible

McConnell was one of the first racers in the world to use Shimano’s XTR Di2 9050 group. This bike is equipped with Shimano’s electronic XTR Di2 group, and with a unused cable port on the left of the head tube, it’s safe to assume that the frame is optimized for electronic as well as mechanical drivetrains.


BikeRadar guesses:

Trek declined to comment on McConnell’s bike, other than to trot out the line that the company is always testing new things. As we’ve seen in the past, once a bike makes it to carbon, it is very near to production.

From the photos, recent advancements in the rest of Trek’s line, and general industry trends we can speculate on possible features that may be included in production versions.

Adjustable geometry?


The Mino Link is currently used on the Session and Remedy; it allows the rider to adjust the head tube angle and bottom bracket height

The rocker link appears to incorporate an offset mount where it joins the seatstay. It’s possible that Trek is using its geometry-changing Mino Link developed for longer travel bikes like the Session and Remedy. If this is indeed the case, it could allow racers to fine-tune the handling of the bike to suit the course.

Boosted rear end?

Trek partnered with SRAM to develop the 148x12 rear axle standard. It is likely this new bike makes use of it. For the 2015 model year Trek rolled out the Boost 148 axle standard for its long-travel 29ers. This 148x12mm axle spacing allows hubs to be built with a wider bracing angle, thereby increasing wheel stiffness. It is very possible Trek plans to incorporating this technology into its latest cross-country race bike.

RE:aktiv ready?

The new bike uses Trek's Full Floater suspension arrangement, production versions may also use Trek's regressive RE:aktiv damper technology (used on the Fuel EX shown here)

While McConnell was running the Fox iCD rear shock, it’s very possible that production versions of the bike will incorporate some version of Trek’s RE:aktiv suspension technology, given the investment Trek has made in its partnership with the Formula One suspension experts at Penske Racing Shocks.

Trek’s RE:aktiv suspension technology is firm under pedaling but uses regressive valving that allows the shock to open up when it encounters high velocity impacts. On paper, this technology seems well-suited to the rigors of cross-country racing.

Pick your wheelsize?

To date, Trek has taken two different approaches to the development of 27.5in and 29in mountain bikes.

Trek has used the “two riders, one trail” slogan to describe the use of comparable 27.5 and 29in models in the Fuel EX and Remedy trail bikes. Riders can select bikes that are nearly identical, save for wheelsize, to suit their riding style.


Trek adjusts wheelsize to suit frame size from some of its hardtails

When it comes to cross-country hardtails, Trek has put forward its Smart Wheelsize philosophy, asserting that riders should use “the biggest wheel that fits.” Bikes such as Trek’s aluminum Superfly hardtail use 29in wheels for the larger sizes, downsizing to 27.5in hoops for small and extra small frames.


While McConnell is clearly riding a 29er, Trek also has several petite female racers who appear hard pressed to fit comfortably on big wheels. We’re not sure which route Trek will take: offering this new bike in both 27.5in and 29in models across all frame sizes, or using 27.5in-wheeled versions for the smaller sizes, but we’re confident we will see some use of 27.5in wheels.

Stay tuned

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