![]() ![]() The cassette and chain are from SRAM, as is the X.0 mech/shifter combo, and an e.13 chainguide keeps everything in line. A Manitou Travis Intrinsic fork offering 203mm (8in) travel spins in a Cane Creek headset, Hayes brakes do the stopping and the bar, pedals, saddle, seatpost, tyres and cranks are all Bontrager King Earl parts. The Session 10 is ready for thrashing straight out of the bike shop door. Light, long, low and slack, but it’s ideal for riders who want to do it all The huge 90mm (3.5in) stroke Manitou Revox shock is designed with this frame in mind and is driven via a linkage to control the progression. Trek have got around this by using their Chain Torque Eliminator (CTE), a device that routes the chain over the pivot point, effectively making the bike pedal like a low-pivot rig. ![]() Unusually, Trek have opted for a high-pivot position, which offers a better suspension action than a low pivot but is generally avoided because chain tension affects the suspension massively. The 17in chainstays are short enough to keep acceleration zippy and help you pop the front end up, but are long enough, when combined with the lengthy 118cm (46.5in) wheelbase, to keep the bike stable at speed and through rough stuff. Made from Trek’s own ZR 9000 aluminium, the Session 10 frame has a hydroformed monocoque front end, combined with a beefy 150mm spaced rear. It’s a big mountain bike, designed to ride big mountains… There’s 254mm (10in) of rear wheel travel on this puppy – it’s designed to make easy work of big drops and gaps and make serious descents major fun. Trek’s R&D rider Andrew Shandro played a large part in developing this rig, and it shows. Trek have produced one of the best DH/freeride machines around ![]()
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