Remedy
The Remedy was introduced for 2008 as a burly-but-light all-mountain bike. For 2010 Trek has worked on lightening it up, partly through the frames and partly through spec. Pictured is the new OCLV carbon fibre Remedy, which also features a new magnesium upper link that drops 100g on its own. The carbon frame uses press-fit bottom bracket bearings and accommodates a tapered steerer tube.
Notably, Trek has moved from Fox 36 forks to 150mm travel F32s with QR15 through-axles. At the back there's now a version of the twin air chamber DRCV shock first seen on the Fisher Roscoe. While the aluminium bikes retain ISCG mounts on the BB, the carbon ones do without. The Remedy 9.9 has a remarkable translucent finish that shows off the carbon weave but with an orangey-brown tint - it almost looks like a fine piece of furniture.
Scratch
With the Remedy getting lighter, Trek has filled the newly-apparent gap between it and the long-travel Session (which doesn't have a single-crown FR version for 2010, just two different DH models) with a new bike called the Scratch. It's described as "lightweight pedalable freeride" - on paper it'd be an excellent Megavalanche tool. All the current Trek features are present - Active Braking Pivot out back, shock driven from both ends in the middle, E2 tapered headtube at the front. The Scratch has 170mm of travel and is designed for a single-crown fork.
To stiffen up the back end, there's a new 12mm version of Trek's ABP using a 142mm wide Bontrager hub (adaptors are available to use a conventional 135mm wheel if you so wish). You also get adjustable geometry thanks to reversible top pivot mounts, and a choice of models with air or coil shocks.
Fuel EX
Fuel EX5
There are various refinements to the Fuel EX line of 120mm trail bikes. The top-line OCLV carbon fibre models get new carbon seatstays, a lighter, narrower and easier to use ABP Race QR/pivot at the back and, again, a DRCV shock. The frame is 200g lighter than 2009, and the carbon bikes feature Fox forks with QR15 axles.
The aluminium bikes migrate last year's EX8 frame (with Full Floater shock and ABP) down to the entry-level 5 and 6, while the EX8 and 9 frames are redesigned with press-fit BBs, E2 tapered headtubes and a 75g weight loss.
For short-travel fans, the 100mm Top Fuel returns, with the notable development being the availability of cheaper aluminium models - these were in the 2009 range in theory but took a while to appear.
Hardtails
In a bid to pick up buyers perhaps put off by the fairly conservative Trek hardtail range, the company has introduced the clearly youth-oriented Ticket line. They're unashamedly budget bikes, but with a sturdy look.
The 8000 and 6000 series hardtail frames have had something of a makeover, with semi-integrated headtubes, new tubesets and, on the 8000, ultra-light dropouts and bridgeless seatstays. The 8000 Disc (pictured) is certainly something of an eyecatcher - if you're after something a bit racy but don't want to spring for carbon fibre, one of these could be just the ticket.
Find out more at www.trekbikes.com.
