Mountain Bike Rider

HYPE PIVOT

Trek has been on-it these last few years, turning over old bikes and releasing updated models faster than you can say “enduro race-ready”.

The previous generation Slash only came out in 2021, while the space in-between has been filled by a reworked Fuel EX, the brand-new lightweight Fuel EXe e-bike and an updated full-power Rail. Trek is going places, and it’s not hanging around.

The new Slash is a big jump from the old bike, with the most obvious change being a high-pivot and idler: Something

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