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Trek remembers that it has a mountain bike lineup
Okay, okay, the title is a little tongue in cheek, especially since Trek did release the downhill and freeride-oriented Session series and the All-mountain Remedy lineup over the past couple of years. So the company hasn’t exactly ignored its mountain bike lineup over the past few seasons, but with the insane degree of success it’s had with Lance Armstrong and the rest of the Disco-boys, mountain bikers have definitely played second fiddle to the roadies for some time.
CyclingNews.com has a good two-part writeup detailing Trek’s upcoming plans for some of the key parts of its 2007 mountain bike lineup and, while they certainly won’t light the world on fire, there are some changes in store for next season.
Fisher. Starting with the Fisher brand, the article looks closely at the frames built around the company’s new version of its long-standing Genesis geometry — aptly named Genesis 2.0 — and provides plenty of photos to back it up. The new designs revolve around tweaked angles and a custom-built Manitou fork that are meant to bring out the strengths of the system. Of course, this means that if you’re not a fan of the fork that’s spec’d on the bike, you’re s.o.l. and, as a consumer, I’d be more than a little wary of throwing all of my eggs in a single basket.
The article also features an image gallery with a close look at the Fisher HiFi, the successor to the company’s soon-to-be-history Cake line.
Trek. The second part of the article focuses mostly on Trek’s Fuel models, the company’s tried and true racer, and the longer travel Fuel EX trail bike. Other than some new carbon frame elements on the OCLV 110 carbon frames and increased tire clearance on the EX models, the rest of the changes for ‘07 seem to be relatively minor.
Bontrager. Bontrager has been pumping out some solid components for the mother company for years, and next season looks to be no different. Along with a new 29″er wheelset (the Race X Lite), Bontrager will be introducing the Rhythm rim for next year, a new design intended to work with the larger tires that have gained a solid foothold in the market over the past few years.
Related articles
- Singletrack Magazine serves up an alternate take on the Fisher HiFi, and pokes a few holes in the press-release style writeup offered by CyclingNews.com.
- Guitar Ted offers his thoughts on the new Bontrager stuff and the fork that’ll be spec’d on the Genesis 2.0 bikes.
- Mountain Bike Action provides a pictorial breakdown outlining the differences between a ‘regular’ mountain bike’s offset and Fisher’s G2 system.