Spotted: Gee Atherton Aboard a Trek Session 29er
There was never much doubt that a 29” version of Trek's venerable Session was in the works, with numerous prototypes appearing over the years, but it looks like the bike is getting even closer to making its World Cup debut.
Gee Atherton was spotted practicing aboard an all-black, carbon fiber big wheeler at the Fort William stop of the British Downhill Series, where scores of the world's fastest riders have gathered to get in extra practice time before the next World Cup race. Details are still scarce, but it's clear to see that the Session's floating rear shock design is gone, with the shock now fixed to the frame, similar to what's seen on the Slash 29. There's still no word about the exact amount of travel or geometry figures, but we'll report back as soon as those come to light.
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Big wheels make the track less tough /
Carbon and lots of ball bearings /
Wanna know more about those tires it's wearing
Are little wheels good?
Of course bigger is better
Just ask Ron Jere...
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Slow riders still talking about "plus" and "fat"
But I ain't down with that.
'Cause your wheels are small and your lines are chicken
And I'm thinkin' bout stickin'
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Pinkbikers want to play that hard role
And tell you 27.5 can't roll
So they toss it, and leave it
And I pull up the Pinkbike classifieds to retrieve it
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The internet don't. want. none. unless it's got big wheels, son.
Looking forward to seeing how this all shakes out at Fort William.
Not meaning to cause an arguement, but with the slow shift to 29ers, this indicates to me that corners and technical features on WC tracks are quite different from the what they were years ago.
I love 29ers, but I really don't think that it is going to change anything to the point that every rider is either on a 29er or noticeably slower. just my .02
But I can imagine fort bill and val do sole are still rough as f@#€ no matter what you ride but just another new standard 3secs or whatever quicker than a 650b. It's gona be the same race when they all hit them
31.5" with megaboost+ spacing. THAT stiffness
***applauds***
*Sips tea*
Too much talk about wheel sizes and too little talk about geo and linkage designs.
www.wideopenmountainbike.com/images/gee-22.jpg
Brake rotors are ~60 pixels across, wheels are ~220, so assuming it's a 200mm rotor, you get 220(200/(25.4x60)) = 29"
my5.raceresult.com/73434/results?lang=en
So what is better for going slow, non racers?
Comparing big oil companies to the mountain bike industries is comparing apples to chocolate oranges; it's meaningless.
I fully expect to be downvoted into oblivion by the very subjects of my rant. Such is life.
But if these people spent less time getting worked up on forums and more time buying 26" components, maybe their beloved wheelsize would still be around. Food for thought. Peace out one and all.
The bike industry doesn't want us to stay on the same bike for 5+yrs...only way to sell more bikes is to innovate or over-hype minimal innovation.
The majority of the MTB community, like any sport, is full of casual riders who will succumb to marketing regardless of what they need in reality. The vocal minority is usually comprised of two types: 1) solid riders who have legitimate opinions 2) people who don't like change
www.pinkbike.com/photo/14671677