![]() ![]() All we need now is for the racing to start so we can see if Trek has maintained that winning pedigree. The bike also appears to be every bit as customisable as it is capable and even though it looks very different to the previous Session it’s evident that it builds on the foundations laid down by over a decade of racing at the very highest level. If you want to go down the custom build route there’s also a frame only option for £2,750. So the new Trek Session is packed with innovative features and the alloy frame certainly keeps the pricing competitive with the top end Session 9 at £6,300 and the entry-level Session 8 at £4,500. Flip the shock Mino Link to the rearward setting and the total progression increases to 25% to better resist bottoming when used with a coil sprung shock. In the forward position the Session has 20% total progression making it ideal for air-sprung shocks. Trek’s ABP (Active Braking Pivot) suspension system is essentially a single-pivot with linkage-driven shock design, except it uses a rear-axle pivot to reduce the. Rather than striking a compromise between the most effective progression rate for either air or coil shocks, the new Trek Session has a second Mino Link in the lower shock mount that offers two distinct progression settings. And unlike some idler designs, the main pivot piston on the new Session is not so high as to give a completely rearward axle path. Why introduce the additional complexity of an idler? Well, the science behind the more rearward axle path clearly shows that it reduces the peak vertical velocity of the rear wheel, or to put it another way, it gives the wheel more time to climb the bump. In fact, the new Session is a hybrid of old and new, combining the current ABP suspension layout with the higher pivot and idler of old to produce a 200mm travel 29er downhill race bike that can also be adapted for events like Red Bull Rampage with a few tweaks that we’ll get to in just a minute. ![]() Backwards to the rearward axle path and idler design of the original Session 10 and the Diesel before that. But at the performance end of downhill racing time rests for no one, so instead of polishing the brass in its sizeable trophy cabinet Trek is going after more titles.Īnd to do that it’s actually looking backwards. Huge selection of mountain bikes from brands such as Trek, Specialized, Giant, Santa Cruz, Norco and more. View and share reviews, comments and questions on mountain bikes. Compare forks, shocks, wheels and other components on current and past MTB’s. What Trek have done with the three sizes is pretty nifty. Session is an iconic gravity bike built for high-speed control and big mountain fun on downhill courses, bike parks and the worlds most rugged mountain bike terrain. Specs, reviews & prices for the 2014 Trek Session 9.9. The Session range comes in R1, R2, and R3. Trek are offering three sizes of the Session, and are doing away with the traditional ‘small, medium, large’ sizing structure, much like Specialized’s S system. ![]() With such an impressive list of palmares, Trek could easily be forgiven for taking the “if it ain’t broken, why fix it?” approach. The Session 8 model I received was in the R2 size. The axle path of the new bike is stated to be 1225 mm more rearward as well. Leverage curve changes via lower flipchip Trek says the prior-generation Session had 1527 of pedal kickback (depending on gear), whereas the new one has just 58. ![]()
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