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Slash 9 27.5/650b UK
A 27.5″ aluminum frame full suspension enduro bike with ultra high-end components.
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| Frame | Aluminum |
|---|---|
| Suspension | Full, 160 / 160mm |
| Wheels | 27.5″ Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 11 |
| Groupset | X01 |
| Brakes | Avid Hydraulic Disc |
| Seatpost | Dropper |
5'0" – 5'7"
5'5" – 5'11"
5'9" – 6'3"
5'9" – 6'3"
6'1" – 6'6"
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Summary
The Trek Slash is a highly capable enduro bike, praised for its lightweight carbon frame, aggressive geometry, and versatile suspension performance. It excels in descending with a playful yet stable ride, though some reviews note challenges with uphill performance and suspension balance. The bike's adjustable features and efficient design make it a standout for aggressive trail and enduro racing.
Lightweight and responsive carbon frame
Aggressive, race-ready geometry
Versatile and adjustable suspension
Excellent descending capabilities
Efficient pedaling and traction
Challenging uphill performance with slack head angle
Suspension balance issues in fast corners
Front-heavy riding position on steep descents
Designed for the '160mm enduro specialist'
Canadian Cycling MagazineThe Slash is confident and fun on the trail
BikeRadarThis bike grabbed us by the lapels and screamed in our face: 'PICK ME!'
Flow Mountain BikeThe Trek Slash 9 is the working horse of René Wildhaber.
Enduro Mountainbike MagazineA fully capable enduro bike, with the uphill finesse of an XC whippet
Singletrack WorldFeedback?
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Jun 2015 · Bicycling Staff
A carbon-frame, 27.5 enduro rig with 160mm of shockingly versatile suspension
Jan 2015
Trek's Remedy might be better known, but the Slash is the real bruiser in Trek's all-mountain/enduro line up. The Trek Slash 8 27.5 might just be the best buy in the 2015 Slash line.
Nov 2014 · Ian Collins
Photos, Riding and Writing : Ian Collins We have to admit – it’s hard to contain our excitement over the massive improvements that the 160mm, “do it all/Jack of all trades” category has seen in the last couple of years. Although most of you are quite sick of hearing the “E-word” by now, we must give credit where it’s due and tip our hats to it’s rise in popularity. Because of the recent explosion of enduro racing, manufacturers have been pushed to concentrate their R&D efforts on the long travel segment of the trail bike market. When bicycle companies push
Nov 2014
Later this week, Flow’s boarding the big white budgie and heading to Queenstown, New Zealand, for a few days of exploring the trails of that famed adventure wonderland. Queenstown offers up a whopping mixed bag of trails, but the gravity riding is the real highlight, with gondola-accessed downhill tracks and mammoth heli-biking back-country epics. For this mission,we …
Big-hitter, but without the weight. P-lush suspension package.
Spoke tension seems a little so-so.
Aug 2014 · Christoph Bayer
By now Rene Wildhaber has become a legend of the enduro scene and a lock for top places. So it was obvious that this test should also contain his personal workhorse: the Trek Slash. The standard model Slash 9 has very few things on it which need changing, but our test model had some changes. […]
Jun 2014 · Alan Muldoon
Read the full review of the Trek Slash 9 enduro race bike from MBR magazine
We love all the geometry revision and the impressive weight.
The Fox 34 Talas fork is a massive fly in the ointment.
Jun 2014 · Francis Cebedo
The Trek Slash 9 is a burly All Mountain bike with 160mm of travel, adjustable Talas front travel and a Mino Link for adjustable geometry. - Mtbr.com
| Frame | Alpha Platinum Aluminum, ABP Convert, Full Floater, E2 tapered head tube, press fit BB, internal derailleur & dropper post routing, ISCG 05 mount, magnesium EVO link, downtube armor, Mino Link, 160mm travel |
|---|---|
| Headset | FSA NO.57E, E2, sealed bearings |
| Stem | Bontrager Rhythm Pro, 31.8mm, 0 degree |
| Handlebar | Bontrager Rhythm Pro Carbon, 31.8mm, 15mm rise |
| Saddle | Bontrager Evoke 3, titanium rails |
| Seatpost | RockShox Reverb Stealth, 31.6mm, zero offset Type: Dropper |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM X01 X-Horizon Carbon, Type 2, 11 speed |
|---|---|
| Front Derailleur | SRAM X01, high direct mount |
| Crank | SRAM X01, 32T |
| Shifters | SRAM X01, 11 speed |
| Cassette | SRAM XG-1195 10-42, 11 speed |
| Brakes | Avid X0 Trail hydraulic disc Type: Avid Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Bontrager Rhythm Comp Tubeless Ready w/Stacked Lacing, 15mm front hub; 142x12 rear hub |
|---|---|
| Tires | Bontrager XR4 Team Issue Tubeless Ready, aramid bead, 27.5x2.35" |
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