2021 Trek
Supercaliber 9.8 GX Gen 1
A 29″ carbon frame full suspension crosscountry bike with high-end components.
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€6,099($6,701)| Weight | 22.9 lbs |
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| Frame | Carbon |
| Suspension | Full, 60 / 100mm |
| Fork | Fox Performance Float 32 |
| Shock | Fox Float DPS Performance |
| Wheels | 29″ Carbon |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 12 |
| Groupset | GX Eagle |
| Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
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Feb 2022 · By
Gravel bikes are fast and off-road capable. Can the Trek Supercaliber 9.8 GX keep up in terms of versatility or even emerge as the test winner from our bike concept comparison of gravel and mountain bikes? That's exactly what we found out for you. You can find all the details and our riding impressions here.
Innovative full suspension system
Extremely wide range of applications
Conveys a lot of confidence and safety in many situations
Off-road speed all-rounder
Cable chaos on the cockpit
Missing dropper post limits the range of use unnecessarily
May 2021 · yonatan.yatom
If you are looking to squeeze every bit of speed out of the trail with a little more comfort than a hardtail, Trek's new race weapon could be for you.
Jan 2021
Looking for an end-of-summer riding goal in a season void of events and races due to COVID-19, my wife and I landed on an ambitious project. Colorado’s Leadville 100 MTB and the 144-mile SBT GRVL (Steamboat Gravel) had originally been scheduled for the same weekend in August, and inspired by various “virtual” alternatives to in-person events, we made plans for a Vermont-based LeadBoat. The mountain bike day, a 105-mile loop we plotted around Mt. Mansfield, Vermont’s tallest summit and the view from our doorstep, would link together long stretches of dirt road with as much singletrack as possible. It also would be the longest mountain bike ride I’d ever done and require a lightweight bike that could readily tackle 100 miles and more than 10,000 feet of elevation gain.
Jan 2021
With its gorgeous lines and unique IsoStrut suspension design, the Trek Supercaliber doesn't look like any other mountain bike. But with just 60mm of travel, why would you choose it over a more conventional XC race bike? We put the Trek Supercaliber 9.9 to the test to find out - read on for our in-depth review.
Stunning frame design
Powerful pedalling surge
Effervescent suspension performance
Precise hifi-handling
Super light and wide Kovee XXX wheelset
Frame-saving Knock Block
Dual bottle friendly
You can run out of travel on really rough trails
The unfashionably narrow bars
Front hub should have Torque Caps
Shock servicing is more involved
Aug 2020 · McCoy
Hardtail stiffness with a stealthy full-suspension design
Aug 2020
We pull apart Trek's IsoStrut shock system to see how it works, then take the new Supercaliber XC race bike on the trails to see how fast it can go!
May 2020
There's no better quarantine than the pain cave. Our XC expert Lydia Tanner spent a whole lotta time there testing the new Trek Supercaliber.
| Frame | OCLV Mountain Carbon main frame and stays, IsoStrut, tapered head tube, Knock Block, Control Freak internal routing, Boost148, 60 mm travel BB Standard: BB86/BB92, Press Fit Tire Clearance: 2.2" Color: Carbon Blue Smoke / Radioactive Coral |
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| Fork | Fox Performance 32 Step-Cast, Float EVOL air spring, GRIP 2-position damper, remote lockout, tapered steerer, 44 mm offset, Boost110, 15 mm Kabolt axle, 100 mm travel Travel: 100mm Spring Type: Air |
| Shock | Trek IsoStrut, Fox Performance shock, air spring, DPS 2-position remote damper, 235 mm x 32.5 mm Travel: 60mm Spring Type: Air |
| Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB, 92 mm, PressFit |
| Stem | Size: S, Bontrager Kovee Pro, 35 mm, Knock Block, Blendr-compatible, 13-degree, 60 mm length; Size: M, M/L, Bontrager Kovee Pro, 35 mm, Knock Block, Blendr-compatible, 13-degree, 70 mm length; Size: L, XL, Bontrager Kovee Pro, 35 mm, Knock Block, Blendr-compatible, 13-degree, 80 mm length; Size: XXL, Bontrager Kovee Pro, 35 mm, Knock Block, Blendr-compatible, 13-degree, 90 mm length |
| Handlebar | Bontrager Kovee Pro, OCLV Carbon, 35 mm, 5 mm rise, 720 mm width |
| Saddle | Bontrager Montrose Elite, titanium rails, 138 mm width |
| Seatpost | Size: S, Bontrager Pro, OCLV Carbon, 31.6 mm, 0 mm offset, 330 mm length; Size: M, M/L, L, XL, XXL, Bontrager Pro, OCLV Carbon, 31.6 mm, 0 mm offset, 400 mm length Type: Rigid |
| Grips | ESI Chunky |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM GX Eagle |
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| Crank | Size: S, SRAM GX Eagle Carbon, DUB, 32T alloy ring, 52 mm chainline, 170 mm length; Size: M, M/L, L, XL, XXL, SRAM GX Eagle Carbon, DUB, 32T alloy ring, 52 mm chainline, 175 mm length |
| Shifters | SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed |
| Cassette | SRAM Eagle XG-1275, 10-52, 12-speed |
| Chain | SRAM GX Eagle, 12-speed |
| Brakes | Shimano Deore XT M8100 hydraulic disc Type: Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Bontrager Kovee Pro 30, OCLV Mountain Carbon, Tubeless-Ready |
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| Tires | Bontrager XR2 Team Issue, Tubeless-Ready, Inner Strength sidewall, aramid bead, 120 tpi, 29 x 2.20" |
| Disc Rotors | Size: S, M, M/L, L, XL, XXL, Shimano RT76, 6-bolt, 160 mm; Size: S, M, M/L, L, XL, XXL, Shimano RT76, 6-bolt, 180 mm |
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