![]() ![]() With a 65-degree head angle this is a seriously slack bike. You only have to glance at that enormous new downtube, a part that actually manages to dwarf that of Trek’s Session downhill bike, to realise how serious this machine is. Picking up where the Remedy 29 left off, Trek’s new Slash is the company’s latest long-travel 29er. The new Slash 9.9 Race Shop Limited picks up where the old Remedy 29er left off Oliver Woodman / Immediate Media ![]() For 2017 there are also a couple of women-specific versions of the Remedy, one using a carbon frame and the other being an alloy version. This model is the spendiest of three alloy bikes, while two carbon Remedys sit above it. Other spec highlights include a Bontrager 780mm bar and 35mm stem and a 125mm version of Bontrager’s Drop Line dropper post and SRAM Guide RS brakes. Trek’s in-house brand Bontrager provides most of the finishing kit including the new 30mm wide Line Comp wheelset and SE4 Team Issue tyres, both of which should go tubeless with very little difficulty. The transmission consists entirely of SRAM’s X1 components. The rear end provides 150mm of travel through a Deluxe RT3 shock. Up front there’s a dual-position Rockshox Lyric RC, it’s boost spaced and offers either 160mm or 130mm of travel. Should the crown still hit the frame, the impact will be cushioned by two large rubberised sections. When you stack it, the alloy wedge snaps, taking the brunt of the force and preventing the crown from impacting the down tube at speed. The Remedy also gets Trek’s Knock Block system, which stops interaction between its fork and frame in a crash scenario through the use of a sacrificial alloy wedge that integrates below the upper headset cup. For 2017 there are also a couple of women-specific versions of the Remedy, one using a carbon frame and the other being an alloy version ![]()
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