Insid Trek’s Product Launch: Chatel, France
by Lorien on Jul.29, 2010, under Bike
Dirt Rag Magazine has a few folks out riding Trek bikes in France for the 2011 Trek Product Launch. Here’s an article by Justin Steiner about shiny new bikes and how much he likes them
In my one long and grueling (at times) ride aboard the Fuel EX 9.9—top of the line model with SRAM XX parts—I came away pretty darn impressed with both the efficient pedaling and technical capability of the EX. I haven’t ridden a bike this light—something like 23 lbs. with pedals—in ages and had forgotten just how wonderful they to pedal.
When the trail turned technical and/or pointed downhill the EX continued to be an eager player. The combination of the DRCV rear shock and the new fork tuning certainly seems to play well together, though I hesitate to base too much of my opinion on a fork that really hadn’t even had a chance to break in yet. Full Article
