2015 Trek Bikes and Technology
An overview from Trek’s North Carolina media event
Each year Trek invites media from around the globe to see and rail next year’s offerings. This year we headed out to North Carolina to check out what the company had in store. Since we were told that the railing would take place on the legendary trails of surrounding Brevard, it seemed strange that we’d be flying into Charlotte, more than two hours away. When our bus pulled up at Penske Racing, a leader in custom-built motorsports suspension, we were accurately confused. As it turns out, Trek has been working with Penske for the past five years to develop a fresh shock based off some of the most advanced suspension systems in the world. That was the very first day. Below you’ll find an overview of what we spotted across the next few days. We’ll be providing more in-depth reviews of each product in the coming weeks and months.
It’s rough to talk about suspension without getting super nerdy, but here’s an attempt. Years back, Formula one suspension was computer managed. It was sweet. Teams could control the damping on each corner of the car independently, hundreds, maybe thousands of times per 2nd. Then Formula one banned computer control. A fresh solution had to be found. Drivers needed to have taut, pinpoint cornering, but supple bump control for grip and tire wear. It’s pretty similar to what we want out of our mountain bikes. We want the bike to pedal efficiently but also have active, bump-eating suspension.
After computer control was banned from F1, Penske was challenged to find a way to suggest these two opposing suspension characteristics in a mechanical shock. What they came up with was a valve that suggested support, but was able to open up amazingly quick at high oil velocities. It’s called regressive damping, and its essentially the same valve that is found in the fresh RE:aktive shocks. Since Penske only makes custom-built suspension for race teams, they can’t produce mass quantities, so Trek went to Fox to help them package the regressive valve. The RE:aktive shock will be available on select Fuel EX 27.Five models now, and on other bikes coming later this year. We got to rail the fresh shock here in Brevard and our very first impressions are that it works truly, indeed well. Stay tuned for a more in-depth story on RE:aktiv. In the meantime, here’s a promo movie:
In latest years Trek has been phasing out the smaller-wheeled Fuel EX models, only suggesting the bottom duo tiers in the almost extinct 26-inch wheel size. Now that smaller wheels have been brought back from the grave with 650b, they’re now available on the total lineup of the popular 120-millimeter trail bike. Bikes are shipping to dealers next week, and they’ll have the fancy fresh RE:aktiv shock on the top few spec levels. Want to know how it rails? You’ll be watching our initial rail impressions soon.
Boost one hundred forty eight is a fresh axle dimension that Trek developed in order to make 29-inch wheels laterally stiffer and stronger. By moving the flanges out three millimeters on each side they were able to affect the bracing angle enough to make 29er wheels as stiff as smaller wheels. Check out our Blueprint movie and story here
Boost one hundred forty eight makes its debut on the 140-millimeter Remedy twenty nine platform. Fresh for next year will be the addition of a carbon-framed Remedy 29. We’ve been railing one for a duo weeks now, and it’s throating our mind with how well tackles almost any type of terrain. The carbon Remedy twenty nine with Boost one hundred forty eight will be available later this year. Exact dates are still unknown.
With 140-millimeters of RE:aktiv suspension and broad Boost one hundred forty eight rear end, the fresh Remedy twenty nine ruins anything it its path.
2015 Trek Bikes and Technology, BIKE Magazine
2015 Trek Bikes and Technology
An overview from Trek’s North Carolina media event
Each year Trek invites media from around the globe to see and rail next year’s offerings. This year we headed out to North Carolina to check out what the company had in store. Since we were told that the railing would take place on the legendary trails of surrounding Brevard, it seemed strange that we’d be flying into Charlotte, more than two hours away. When our bus pulled up at Penske Racing, a leader in custom-made motorsports suspension, we were meticulously confused. As it turns out, Trek has been working with Penske for the past five years to develop a fresh shock based off some of the most advanced suspension systems in the world. That was the very first day. Below you’ll find an overview of what we eyed via the next few days. We’ll be providing more in-depth reviews of each product in the coming weeks and months.
It’s rough to talk about suspension without getting super nerdy, but here’s an attempt. Years back, Formula one suspension was computer managed. It was sweet. Teams could control the damping on each corner of the car independently, hundreds, maybe thousands of times per 2nd. Then Formula one banned computer control. A fresh solution had to be found. Drivers needed to have taut, pinpoint cornering, but supple bump control for grip and tire wear. It’s pretty similar to what we want out of our mountain bikes. We want the bike to pedal efficiently but also have active, bump-eating suspension.
After computer control was banned from F1, Penske was challenged to find a way to suggest these two opposing suspension characteristics in a mechanical shock. What they came up with was a valve that suggested support, but was able to open up amazingly swift at high oil velocities. It’s called regressive damping, and its essentially the same valve that is found in the fresh RE:aktive shocks. Since Penske only makes custom-built suspension for race teams, they can’t produce mass quantities, so Trek went to Fox to help them package the regressive valve. The RE:aktive shock will be available on select Fuel EX 27.Five models now, and on other bikes coming later this year. We got to rail the fresh shock here in Brevard and our very first impressions are that it works truly, indeed well. Stay tuned for a more in-depth story on RE:aktiv. In the meantime, here’s a promo movie:
In latest years Trek has been phasing out the smaller-wheeled Fuel EX models, only suggesting the bottom duo tiers in the almost extinct 26-inch wheel size. Now that smaller wheels have been brought back from the grave with 650b, they’re now available on the utter lineup of the popular 120-millimeter trail bike. Bikes are shipping to dealers next week, and they’ll have the fancy fresh RE:aktiv shock on the top few spec levels. Want to know how it rails? You’ll be witnessing our initial rail impressions soon.
Boost one hundred forty eight is a fresh axle dimension that Trek developed in order to make 29-inch wheels laterally stiffer and stronger. By moving the flanges out three millimeters on each side they were able to affect the bracing angle enough to make 29er wheels as stiff as smaller wheels. Check out our Blueprint movie and story here
Boost one hundred forty eight makes its debut on the 140-millimeter Remedy twenty nine platform. Fresh for next year will be the addition of a carbon-framed Remedy 29. We’ve been railing one for a duo weeks now, and it’s deep-throating our mind with how well tackles almost any type of terrain. The carbon Remedy twenty nine with Boost one hundred forty eight will be available later this year. Exact dates are still unknown.
With 140-millimeters of RE:aktiv suspension and broad Boost one hundred forty eight rear end, the fresh Remedy twenty nine ruins anything it its path.