Here’s to the weekend! Yay! But first let’s hit up the Fresh Goods…
Trek Slash 9
What’s better than going to BikePark Wales? Going to BikePark Wales and getting to bring home two new bikes.
Here’s the new Trek Slash 9 we’ve got to play about on for the next few weeks. It’s a totally enduro focussed 27.5 bike that’s bang on the 1×11 trend and according to intern Dan it’s “pretty good”.
Price: £4300
From: Trek
Trek Remedy 9.8
Want something a bit more of a technical trail bike? That’ll also cope with a bit of enduro. The Remedy 9.8 will go up, down and everywhere pretty quick with a 2×10 XT drivetrain.
Price: £4300
From: Trek
Juliana Furtado Primeiro
Like a 5010 for the lady the Furtado is a 125mm VPP frame ready for a bit of trail bike action. We’re aiming for a bit of a custom build for this one.
Price: £5499 (Complete bike with Fox and XT build)
From: Jungle Products
Juliana Primeiro saddle
Ti railed with all the comfort benefits for the longer ride.
Price: £74.00
From: Jungle Products
Gravity Dropper Turbo LP
Newly designed dropper available in 2″ – 5″ drops
Price: £279.99
From: Hotlines
Makepiece Shrug in a bag
A bit of shoulder warmth for the lady. Made from the purest of the Shetland wool from Todmorden Hills (and made here too). It’s a knitted shrug that packs up into its own knitted bag, ready to deploy at the lunchtime tea stop or after-ride pub, covering arms and shoulders from the chill of the mountain air.
Price: £45.00
From: Makepiece
Mtbbatteries Lumenator and Lumen800 combo
A light combo set up to get you sorted to embrace the night.
Price: Lumenator + Lumen800 £185 inc p&p
From: Mtbbatteries
Scott Stego Helmet
Tasty trail helmet with the added protection of MIPS.
Price: TBC
Scott Mind LS/fit shorts
Water repellent and breathable baggies with sun protection too.
Price: TBC
Scott Path 30 S/S shirt
Nice and bright for blue sky days.
Price: TBC
Scott Divider Jacket
Water resistant windproof jacket .
Price: TBC
Scott Leap Sunglasses
All the winter sun protection you’ll ever need.
Price: TBC
All From: Scott Sports
Life Edge Waterproof Case for iPhone 5 and 5s
Keep your precious clean and dry.
Price: £74.99 (bike mount £34.99)
From: Life Edge
That’s it for this week, tune in on Monday for the Debrief…
It’s not fair to show bikes with all of those stem stackers under the bars, a quick swap the other way and they will look 800 times more Gnarr.
Science fact.
Yes.
£280 for a gravity dropper!! WOW that’s inflation!!
I paid £148.50 in 2006 from riverside cycles
For £4300 those Treks ought to be “all right”.
£75 for a phone cover!
…meanwhile On-one sell Reverbs this week for £150.
£709 for an mobile phone!!!!!! (iPhone 5s 64gb)
That Slash 9 just looks… right.
The Juliana frame looks just like the new SC Bronson or Tallboy2.
So what is the difference between an enduro bike and a “technical trail bike” then?
We’re going with colour…
What flavour of Forks are on the \9 ?? 160mm 2014 CTD’s ?
Look forward to hearing how they ride!
“So what is the difference between an enduro bike and a “technical trail bike” then?”
Ones hair and the others fur!
£45 for sleeves????? is that correct a Shrug?
I’ve often thought a Shrug might be better in some ways than arm-warmers. Any thoughts Chipps?
The Luminator is brill. Lumen 800 would make great headmet light partner. Santa?