![]() RockShox BoXXer RC coil, 200mm (7. The Trek’s higher centre of gravity makes pushing hard into turns feel like more of a gamble too, despite the impressive grip of the high-volume Bontrager G4 tyres. Even then, the high bottom bracket and short front centre meant the ride was far less stable or confidence-inspiring when things got fast or technical. I ended up swapping out the bar for something taller and with less backsweep, as well as putting a 5mm spacer under the stem. Plus things felt precarious in steep or technical sections. ![]() RockShox Boxxer Race w/coil spring (S, M red L, XL blue), rebound, low speed compression, rebound, internal preload, Motion Control IS, 1-1/8 steerer, 20mm Maxle DH, 200mm travel. The Session 8 is a downhill mountain bike with a robust alloy frame and high-pivot suspension design that keeps you nimble, planted and blazing fast on even the most punishing runs. Fast forward to the 2022 Trek Session 9 high-pivot race machine and it’s awesome to see history working so smoothly with the present to offer downhill riders one of the fastest bikes we’ve ever ridden. With a high-ish bottom bracket, the bar feels even lower when riding. At 6ft 3in, I was practically rubbing my knees on the bar when I leaned forward to pedal. Single ring and chain guide: Downhill-specific drivetrain setup keeps it all together through the toughest terrain. Back in 2006, the Trek Session 10 featured a high pivot design and aluminum construction. Not only is the reach noticeably short, but the minimal-rise bar (15mm) sits low on the negative-rise stem. That’s because Trek has gone back to their roots of using a high pivot design, first with the Trek Diesel, then the Session 10. Both come as a frame only with prices starting from £725, up to £1,400. The new Trek Session looks like a Session only a mashup of the modern bikes, and the Session 10 from 2006. Its available as the full suspension, Ticket S (pictured) with 100mm of travel and the Ticket DJ, which is the hardtail version. In fact, I found myself double-checking that Trek had sent the XL frame I’d requested. Finally, rounding off the Trek range of mountain bike is the Ticket. The Session 8 has solid DT Swiss wheels, Bontrager tyres and SRAM drivetrain parts, but its BoXXer RC coil fork houses RockShox’s more basic Motion Control damper. The SRAM Guide R brakes were also disappointing, lacking in power and developing a spongy feel after a few muddy rides. To be blunt, you don’t get all that much for your money. Trek Session 8 29 GX 2023 The worlds most iconic downhill bike is faster, more versatile and ready to rip harder than ever with an all-new suspension layout. Trek calls this set-up ‘Full Floater’ and uses it to tweak the leverage curve so that the Session provides 210mm of slightly progressive travel.Ī ‘Mino Link’ chip allows the bottom-bracket height to be adjusted by 10mm and the head angle by half a degree. The shock is compressed between the upper rocker link and the forward tips of the chainstays. 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 effect of braking on the suspension action.
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