n/a. at Interbike 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States - photo by mikelevy

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sevenpoint3 (Sep 25, 2008 at 18:31)

ridden one they are sweet

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superspencer (Sep 28, 2008 at 9:13) (Below Threshold) show comment

if u loose the bontarager crap it is one of the sickest bikes iv ever seen

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dirtjumpin (Oct 2, 2008 at 12:14)

bontrager isnt crap! if you have ever used their stuff you would know, and bontrager is treks in house company so ofcourse they are going to use their own stuff, makes sense and keeps cost down

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matt-beer (Oct 2, 2008 at 12:40)

yet it retails for close to 7G. that ain't cheap by any means. plus it still has in house parts on it. buy something handmade for that much.

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matt-beer (Oct 2, 2008 at 12:41)

...handmade (not in asia)

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thomasowen (Oct 2, 2008 at 13:09) (Below Threshold) show comment

Totally agree with superspencer. Loose the bontrager and it'll be sick. but still not as sick as a v10.

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z-man (Oct 2, 2008 at 14:11)

nah, wayy better then a v10... better ratios... custom shock stiffer and lighter... with wayyy way way better suspension technology... this is the best DH frame on the market IMO
TREK dialed it... they proved what the richest bicycle company on the planet is capable of!

fantaman (Oct 2, 2008 at 15:07)

Trek has the most money put into bike development in the bicycle industry,they make the best road bikes,the best AM bikes,best xc bikes and now it looks like the best DH bikes.The have a relation ship with 1 off the best suspension brand.What do you want more than that.

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yjgfikl76 (Oct 2, 2008 at 15:39) (Below Threshold) show comment

what I don't get though is how much it resembles the stab series. But of course Trek does a better job making it look good but I mean the 4 bar suspension design with no floating pivot or anything and how the seat tube bends to become the top tube. very similar, although no doubt this performs better than a stab. I don't know the geometry on this bike but I'm sure it's lower and more slacked out than a stab just from the picture.

stinkyrider95 (Oct 2, 2008 at 15:54)

I dont care what anybody says but to me this is the best race bike in the world and i cant wait till mine gets here there smoother lighter stronger and faster than a v10 or an m6 but it is just my opinion.

z-man (Oct 2, 2008 at 16:21)

party boy you're a f*cking IDIOT! this is NOTHING like a kona... does a kona have a pivot concentric to the rear axle? or a floating shock? how about a 1 piece mag link that's extremely still and light...

yjgfikl76 (Oct 2, 2008 at 16:26)

i didn't say they were the same. I meant that they looked similar. 'looked' being the key word. I hadn't realized it had a floating shock until I looked at the other pictures in the article. No need to swear

messbike (Oct 8, 2008 at 20:38)

Brandon Semenuk won RED BULL RAMPAGE on this baby...so there is no doubt that this bike just kick ass!! Smile

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audeo03 (Oct 30, 2008 at 12:31) (Below Threshold) show comment

It's still a Trek, and I would only touch one if I worked at a Trek dealer. Sure, it looks to be 1000x better than anything else they've done, but as a company they are 100% pure lameness.

z-man (Oct 30, 2008 at 12:40)

do you know what just came out of your mouth? TREK has won the last 8 tour de france tittles.. that alone proves they have the best resources when it comes to bikes on the planet!

thomasowen (Oct 30, 2008 at 12:58) (Below Threshold) show comment

No. It proves that they have the best resources to win in ROAD CYCLING which is why they win the tour de france. It proves nothing about being able to win DH.

HarryIsGod (Oct 30, 2008 at 14:38)

those things are great i was having a look at one in a local bike shop and its so light compared to anything else, great feel to it too.

viatch (Oct 30, 2008 at 20:12)

partyboy stop admiring and praising konas, theyr crap and worth nothing and just plain boring. and yeah ive ridden one and its just like what ive said!

JonahH1992 (Oct 31, 2008 at 5:47)

btw matt-beer it may be expensive over there but here its just under Â£4K thats a hell of a lot cheaper than say building up a nice yeti 303 an about the same as building up a santa cruz v10 an out of all the bikes for that price id have that one.

Rainey94 (Nov 10, 2008 at 13:22)

Fataman im sorry but trek does not make the best road bikes you just think they are great because lance armstrong rode for trek......... but as for this bike It looks great im not a big fan of trek but this looks great

fantaman (Nov 10, 2008 at 13:29)

i don't care about a thing that it has to do with Armstrong,he made Trek a higher position in the Road cycling.

Rainey94 (Nov 10, 2008 at 13:33)

Do you own i trek road bike do you know someone who does?

fantaman (Nov 10, 2008 at 13:34)

no im not into roadbikes and yes lot's off belgiums ride Trek road bikes

Rainey94 (Nov 10, 2008 at 13:37)

Yes and so do many canadian's whats your point how would you know if they where good or not?

fantaman (Nov 10, 2008 at 14:12)

if a bike wins so much mostly these day's most people call it the best but i don't care about road bikes.Some say the sundays,M6's and V10's are the best because they win world cups.But that's my opinion

viatch (Nov 11, 2008 at 15:41)

the "best" varies by how people feel about how the bike rides if they ever rode one and some people think how a bike looks like but most posers considers the most expensiv best, which is soooooo wrong.

KonaManDan (Nov 14, 2008 at 7:35)

Everyone who hates on bontrager bases it on no experience, simply because it says "Bontrager". If all the bontrager components had raceface logos no one would hate it. Bontrager makes solid stuff, brand whores.

fantaman (Nov 14, 2008 at 9:01)

yeah i agree with you and the new bontrager parts are super sick by the way,the bontrager cranks and brackets are mostly made by Truvativ,the handle bars are mostly made by Easton and the tires are not that bad either.The old wheels set are ligther than a set off mavic deemax.I love the pedals from bontrager that are on my Trek after 2 seasons they are still going strong with out any problems and maintanence.

wyatt-earp (Dec 10, 2008 at 16:46)

It's just so clean looking.

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zkbuckethead12 (Sep 27, 2008 at 20:39)

konaracer you have no idea what your talking about. that bike is probably in the top most advanced bikes out. you really have no idea what your even looking at

konaracer91 (Oct 2, 2008 at 19:21) (Below Threshold) show comment

i no it aint a bigshit or a faith thats all i no. much rather have a v10

fantaman (Oct 3, 2008 at 11:28)

still better than any kona shit bike

timuncle (Oct 30, 2008 at 17:22)

anything is better that a kona, lol,

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phobospwns (Oct 2, 2008 at 13:53)

Can't deny it's a cool bike, but I hate trek. I work at a bike shop that's a trek dealer, and their prices are super high for the part spec's (i.e. bontrager), I mean for 7000 there should only be the best names on the parts. I'd rather have a GT Fury any day over the 88.

jmsxtreem (Oct 2, 2008 at 20:41)

gt fury is a piece of shit, i have two, i would know

ytu45 (Oct 15, 2009 at 20:18)

um just wondering why you have two if you hate them

jmsxtreem (Oct 15, 2009 at 20:30)

ahahahahahaha

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sdoolan (Nov 2, 2008 at 7:04)

Awesome looking bike, but if I was to fork over that kind of money I'd rather just buy the frame and custom build it to get it how I liked it.

Fair enough it won the Rampage but I wouldn't go saying it is better than a World Cup proven race bike like a V10 just yet. Not saying it wont be, I'm just gonna wait and see what Fort Bill and Saint Anne do to her before calling it the holy grail.

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nicolai7 (Oct 30, 2008 at 10:18)

the frame is sweet, but who's to say the floating shox brings really sommething.... sorry but what's important is teh curve of the linkage, whatever the shox is fixed or not !
Plus the linkage between the seatstay to the chainstay, it's not more than a Horst Lik system, just the system has been turned around so they won't have to pay for the design.

It's a nice bike, but before saying it's the best dh bike, hum... that's a long shot. Come on, the last Morewood is pretty cool, the Nicolai are really fine, and you have plenty of brands having nice rigs too.

So the bike is cool, Bontrager product have less apeal than thomson

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rocsipeti (Sep 28, 2008 at 6:33)

sss, he rides a kona...

konaracer91 (Oct 2, 2008 at 19:21) (Below Threshold) show comment

and you ride dicks

xpirimint (Oct 3, 2008 at 0:55)

stfu thats pretty much what ur bike is just a bigger one... thats probably why you like kona

JonahH1992 (Oct 31, 2008 at 5:50)

kona are one of most useless brands in mtbing all there bikes suck apart from the ds an maybe some of the hardtails. u dont have either of them so shut up an buy sumthing decent...like this trek

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Juniorr (Oct 2, 2008 at 13:06)

yes!and it also looks like banshee scream...but a BIT changed geometry...DUDE!!!.you "animals" if I can call you like this, who are looking on Kona and Trek like on the same bike must be not ok...

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ralf888 (Oct 30, 2008 at 15:23)

I've proved this bike (a friend have one) and It goes bloody amazing it should be 'cause the price.

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tarekg (Jun 8, 2009 at 9:21)

either this or a evil revolt
still cant choose

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fusoya (Oct 2, 2008 at 12:02)

Sweet !

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sevenpoint3 (Sep 28, 2008 at 18:14)

def right about the bontrager stuff they should go with a high end company for a high end bike thats what u pay for and the only thing trek doesnt give

llessurretneprac (Oct 2, 2008 at 14:41)

Trek=Bontrager

fantaman (Oct 2, 2008 at 15:03)

Trek isn't Bontrager,Bontrager is a house brand off Trek.Bontrager stuff is also found on Gary fisher bikes

llessurretneprac (Oct 2, 2008 at 16:10)

exactly

xpirimint (Oct 3, 2008 at 0:56)

i think once trek is recognized as a good bike then bontrager will either step it up or be out of the picture

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goldienorco87 (Mar 6, 2009 at 8:10)

bontrager shit is gay....

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flowww (Oct 30, 2008 at 9:54)

das session ist nicht vergleichbar mit irgend einem konagrasshÃ¼pfer(design)

bremsmomentabstÃ¼tzung Ã¼berflÃ¼ssig .. is ja wohl das geilste

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seanmeier (Oct 30, 2008 at 12:09)

dayummmmmm thats one hella fine bike

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rideJackal (Nov 9, 2008 at 4:34)

best big bike ive ever seen

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sniz (Oct 30, 2008 at 19:15)

SEX ON WHEELS?

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NORCO-RIDER17 (Nov 8, 2008 at 16:34)

nice

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orangehitmanculross (Oct 30, 2008 at 10:02)

sweet, sweet looking bike

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remrem (Sep 27, 2008 at 14:36)

are you stupid? serious question

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konaracer91 (Oct 2, 2008 at 19:20) (Below Threshold) show comment

are you gay? serious guestion

bikeflf (Oct 30, 2008 at 14:08)

can you spell? serious question

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demon-guy (Nov 3, 2008 at 16:32)

sik bike

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freerider-666 (Oct 2, 2008 at 15:06)

I SO NEED THAT!!!! lolsa

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r-gibson (Nov 4, 2008 at 18:25)

sexy!

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dirtboarder Plus (Nov 6, 2008 at 19:09)

dude i love that bike

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Adsy-Neideck (Nov 17, 2008 at 19:09)

AWESOME

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waddellDJ (Oct 2, 2008 at 17:33)

omg i just blew my load

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nnorrcoo (Oct 30, 2008 at 21:23)

OH NO THERE IS A SCRATCH ON THE 40s

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nightmareterror (Oct 30, 2008 at 10:46)

Damn that's a hot bike.

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dirtboarder Plus (Oct 30, 2008 at 18:56)

thats one of the nicist bikes i have ever sean

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bikin4life (Oct 30, 2008 at 16:58)

Sick...
but for me...
nothing will be better than the 2005 STINKYs and STABs

allenjweston (Oct 30, 2008 at 18:24)

Are you serious? ... Is he serious? ...

bikin4life (Oct 31, 2008 at 8:50)

Yep...
But a prefer FREERIDE...
and i'm not sayying that this BIKE isn't good...
because i know that is one of the bettest on the MARKET...
But the 2005s KOnA where stiffer and cheaper.....

bikin4life (Oct 31, 2008 at 8:51)

and one stinky here costs 7.200 reais something like 3.250 dollars

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konaracer91 (Oct 2, 2008 at 20:51)

ya i wana go ride so stair sets hella a a aa a aanas a a a a a bad

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westcost1985 (Oct 30, 2008 at 13:08)

nice frame lol

SpeedFreak2 (Oct 30, 2008 at 14:58)

how is saying "nice frame" even remotely funny

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flowww (Oct 31, 2008 at 0:13)

lÃ¶l

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konaracer91 (Oct 2, 2008 at 20:46)

f ya damn staight best bikes out there for phat hucks ladder drops o ya and super booters to flat

jmsxtreem (Oct 2, 2008 at 20:49)

yea. so anyway, we shud go ridin rite about meow

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steezuschrist (Oct 2, 2008 at 15:01)

sex on wheels

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konaracer91 (Sep 27, 2008 at 10:51)

what the hell?!?! kind of inbreed bike is that. you gotta be retarted to ride a trek

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CallumWood (Sep 28, 2008 at 2:17)

i must be a "retard" then cause id love one

jimmyrecard (Oct 1, 2008 at 10:45)

Hey pal those things are HOT. I would love to have one of those machines.

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faultlinetv (Oct 2, 2008 at 12:16)

you gotta be a retard to ride a kona (judging by your name).. treks are soo sick

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konaracer91 (Oct 2, 2008 at 12:54) (Below Threshold) show comment

i cant afford any thing else deal with it. and theres so many sicker bikes

xpirimint (Oct 2, 2008 at 12:57)

its ok callum im a retard too

wow this is the sickest looking bike in my opinion

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konaracer91 (Oct 2, 2008 at 13:01) (Below Threshold) show comment

becasue your a freerider

CallumWood (Oct 2, 2008 at 13:24)

yeah but i do belive thats the dh option.
so...

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konaracer91 (Oct 2, 2008 at 13:35) (Below Threshold) show comment

prove it

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fantaman (Oct 2, 2008 at 13:40)

konaracer91 please stfu

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konaracer91 (Oct 2, 2008 at 13:49) (Below Threshold) show comment

freedom of speech!!!!!

CallumWood (Oct 2, 2008 at 13:54)

it is the dh option it says in the vid on the home page race option, so it is the dh option

z-man (Oct 2, 2008 at 16:23)

konaraceers you're a tard... go ride your single pivot 13lb piece of shit and leave the good bikes for us... even my session 10 is better then your kona.... by a long shot

faultlinetv (Oct 2, 2008 at 17:06)

mm..i have a session 10.. soo tight..

konaracer91 (Oct 2, 2008 at 19:19)

fault line media group............your a retard if you own that bike. period. give me neg props thats what i live off of i dont gice a hoot

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konaracer91 (Oct 2, 2008 at 20:42) (Below Threshold) show comment

z-man you dont even no a good bike, definatley trek, nor do you no much about bikes, kona coiler, any konas arent single pivot. shows how much you no.

z-man (Oct 2, 2008 at 22:23)

hahaha im not even gonna start... in time you'll learn the truth about kona's and how they are basically a SP

xpirimint (Oct 3, 2008 at 0:54)

ya hes right actually. its not a single pivot but the way teh wheel moves, it basically is the same thing... just extra metal on there so its heavier and more pivots so more bearing and its weaker

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badbadleroybrown (Sep 30, 2008 at 21:59)

wtf... this frame looks just like a kona stab but with a slightly different geometry to the seat stays and link plates.

allenjweston (Oct 2, 2008 at 7:37)

no... no it doesn't.

fantaman (Oct 2, 2008 at 13:38)

it's a 100000000000x better than any kona shit bike out there,what a insult compairing a Kona to a Trek.

badbadleroybrown (Nov 13, 2008 at 12:36)

Yeah, its so totally different... Not even close the way it has exactly the same single pivot just behind the crank, or the way it has the pivot at the end of the stays exactly like a stab, or the way it has the vertically mounted shock in almost exactly the same spot as a stab, or the way the rockers are position at almost the exact same spot as on the stab, or the way the the frame itself is ovalized with the seat mount welded on after the main frame section... just like the stab. Yeah, you guys are right... not even close... In fact, if you look at them side by side, they're damn near identical.

Haters shouldnt hate just to hate... actually come up with a reason. How exactly does the suspension differ from a stab aside from the leverage ratio? Can either of you even answer that?... or is it just "Kona sucks" or some other dumbass fanboy statement...?

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jmsxtreem (Oct 2, 2008 at 20:34)

what a POS, ive seen better bikes at k mart

konaracer91 (Oct 2, 2008 at 20:36) (Below Threshold) show comment

i totally agree with you man

jmsxtreem (Oct 2, 2008 at 20:39) (Below Threshold) show comment

thanx man, i think its all about aastrix hucksters when it dcomes to layin down the law

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ed91 (Oct 3, 2008 at 1:52)

Does anyone have any idea of the pivot type used on the Fox forks ?

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