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Trek session7/31/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The frame set comes in the team replica colour with a Fox Performance DHX shock and the headset extender to run 27.5” wheels front and rear. The Session in Australia is available as the complete Session 8 tested here, as well as the Session 9 frame set. The progression chip is another neat feature aboard the Session. The bike ships with 25 percent progressivity as standard, and it’s the setting I ran throughout testing. A flip chip in the lower shock mount allows for two amounts of progression, 20 percent and 25 percent. For both mullet and full 27.5” setups you’ll need to run the Mino Link in the high position, which is the setting the bike comes in as standard.Īnother feature Trek have added with the new Session is the ability to adjust the bike’s progressivity. All complete bikes come in 29” only, however all three combinations of full 29”, mullet (29”/27.5”), and full 27.5” can be run on the Session using the Mino Link adjustment, and a headset cup extender in the case of full 27.5”. My Session 8 in size R2 weighed in at 17.95kg without pedals. Despite having varying chain stay lengths depending on size, it’s actually the same chain stay used throughout, with the bottom bracket position changing slightly with each frame size. Moving the Mino Link to the low position will shorten the reach and lengthen the chain stays among other things. The bike ships as standard with the Mino Link in the high position, and that’s the geometry I’ve discussed above. The standover is pretty much the same (754.6mm, 758.7mm, 756.8mm) between the sizes, so you’re selecting a bike on your preferred reach (446.8mm, 471.6mm, 448.2mm) and chainstay length (435.1mm, 441.1mm, 448.2mm). What Trek have done with the three sizes is pretty nifty. 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. The Session 8 model I received was in the R2 size. Internal or external - it's your choice with the new Session. The bike’s high pivot design has the tick of approval from current World Champion Reece Wilson, as well as team members Charlie Harrison, Loris Vergier, and Vali Höll. ![]() The Trek Diesel was a high pivot bike that freeride legend and current Trek Gravity Team Manager Andrew Shandro piloted to second place in the 2003 Red Bull Rampage.įast forward nearly 20 years, and on paper the latest iteration of the Session ticks all the boxes for a high-performance gravity machine. Whilst Trek’s brand-new Session using a high pivot design is different to its predecessor, it’s a concept Trek first implemented in their gravity line in 2003. If you’re somewhat new to the sport, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this design style is one that’s relatively new. Norco’s HSP downhill bike and GT’s current iteration of the Fury are also high pivot designs. The Commencal Supreme is not only dominant at the top of the men's and women's fields but is also the bike of choice for privateers. In recent years high pivot downhill bikes with idler pulleys (I’ll just say high pivot from now on) have become more and more popular. ![]()
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