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flag griz23
Posted: Feb 6, 2017 at 5:09 Quote
ZebraJacket99 wrote:
griz23 wrote:
Just a bit of advice needed I'm 6ft 183cm tall with a arm span of 182cm and I'm wondering which size slash to go for?.
I've ridden a 2015 slash 7 19.5 actual 18.5 with 780mm wide bars and found it a bit cramped in the cockpit so I'm thinking of going for the 21.5 act 19.5 are do you think that would be too big ?
Any advice appreciated
Cheers

6'3" here and I am on the 21.5

Love mine but at your height it might be more of a preference for "feel".

I know what you mean I've sat on the new giant reigns and the large with the longer top tube does feel more comfortable and it measures about the same as a 21.5 slash top tube unfortunately theirs no retailers near me with a 21.5 trek frame for me to try
flag JoeBowden
Posted: Feb 6, 2017 at 8:37 Quote
Has anybody had any issues with the chain stay cracking on the welds on a 2015 slash 8.9?
flag dirtrider76
Posted: Feb 6, 2017 at 12:07 Quote
griz23 wrote:
ZebraJacket99 wrote:
griz23 wrote:
Just a bit of advice needed I'm 6ft 183cm tall with a arm span of 182cm and I'm wondering which size slash to go for?.
I've ridden a 2015 slash 7 19.5 actual 18.5 with 780mm wide bars and found it a bit cramped in the cockpit so I'm thinking of going for the 21.5 act 19.5 are do you think that would be too big ?
Any advice appreciated
Cheers

6'3" here and I am on the 21.5

Love mine but at your height it might be more of a preference for "feel".

I know what you mean I've sat on the new giant reigns and the large with the longer top tube does feel more comfortable and it measures about the same as a 21.5 slash top tube unfortunately theirs no retailers near me with a 21.5 trek frame for me to try

I'm 6'4" and on a 21.5 2016 Slash8. Reach is good but the seat tube is fairly long on it. My 150 dropper is almost buried in the seat tube.
flag AndyR13
Posted: Feb 6, 2017 at 14:59 Quote
Got a 2015 Slash 7 and love it!!
Would anyone know the RAL code/ colour for the graphics. Trek list it as 'Trek Cyan' but can't seem to find any info.... Cheers
flag Nsnk
Posted: Feb 7, 2017 at 2:44 Quote
[Quote="griz23"][Quote="ZebraJacket99"]
griz23 wrote:
Just a bit of advice needed I'm 6ft 183cm tall with a arm span of 182cm and I'm wondering which size slash to go for?.
I've ridden a 2015 slash 7 19.5 actual 18.5 with 780mm wide bars and found it a bit cramped in the cockpit so I'm thinking of going for the 21.5 act 19.5 are do you think that would be too big ?
Any advice appreciated
Cheers

6'3" here and I am on the 21.5

Love mine but at your height it might be more of a preference for "feel".[/Quote

I know what you mean I've sat on the new giant reigns and the large with the longer top tube does feel more comfortable and it measures about the same as a 21.5 slash top tube unfortunately theirs no retailers near me with a 21.5 trek frame for me to try[/.

I am 183cm . I ordered a 19.5 as I had no standover clearance on the 21.5 . I would have preferred a little more length but it wasn't possible . Jumping off the pedals to flat feet would have been a painful experience on the 21.5 . I am actually considering a reach adjust headset to add a tiny bit more length. It would only be 5mm -7mm but every little helps .
Not sure if the reach extending headsets would be compatible with knock block though .
flag ZebraJacket99
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Posted: Feb 7, 2017 at 6:19 Quote
dirtrider76 wrote:
griz23 wrote:
ZebraJacket99 wrote:


6'3" here and I am on the 21.5

Love mine but at your height it might be more of a preference for "feel".

I know what you mean I've sat on the new giant reigns and the large with the longer top tube does feel more comfortable and it measures about the same as a 21.5 slash top tube unfortunately theirs no retailers near me with a 21.5 trek frame for me to try

I'm 6'4" and on a 21.5 2016 Slash8. Reach is good but the seat tube is fairly long on it. My 150 dropper is almost buried in the seat tube.

Yes good point. Same thing for me. That is probably the only gripe i would have about it. It would be nice to be able to get a bit more room out of the seat tube but I think that is the lesser of two evils between seat tube or have a bit more cramped feel in the reach.
flag dcdavid12
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Posted: Feb 7, 2017 at 22:59 Quote
Anyone know the longest travel dropper that would fit the slash 29?
It comes spec'd with 125mm. But I'd love to go 150mm or even better 170mm.
flag j-t-g
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Posted: Feb 7, 2017 at 23:52 Quote
dcdavid12 wrote:
Anyone know the longest travel dropper that would fit the slash 29?
It comes spec'd with 125mm. But I'd love to go 150mm or even better 170mm.


That'll depend on your frame size and how much post you're going to run above the seat collar
flag GeraRuckus
Posted: Feb 8, 2017 at 6:36 Quote
Got my new Slash 7 2014. And after few rides noticed some cracks on the chainstay.
photo
Trek Slash 7 2014 Purchased new was riden 4 times
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flag JoeBowden
Posted: Feb 8, 2017 at 11:18 Quote
GeraRuckus wrote:
Got my new Slash 7 2014. And after few rides noticed some cracks on the chainstay.
photo
Trek Slash 7 2014 Purchased new was riden 4 times
photo
That's what I have but near the pivot
flag stubestrong
Posted: Feb 8, 2017 at 14:33 Quote
dcdavid12 wrote:
Anyone know the longest travel dropper that would fit the slash 29?
It comes spec'd with 125mm. But I'd love to go 150mm or even better 170mm.
Size large using a 150mm transfer post, don't think a large would take a 170mm
flag stubestrong
Posted: Feb 8, 2017 at 14:34 Quote
JoeBowden wrote:
GeraRuckus wrote:
Got my new Slash 7 2014. And after few rides noticed some cracks on the chainstay.
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Trek Slash 7 2014 Purchased new was riden 4 times
photo
That's what I have but near the pivot

Paint crack that's all, I already have them around the minonlink area on a new slash29
flag dirtrider76
Posted: Feb 8, 2017 at 14:54 Quote
That's just paint, if was cracked it would look way worst than that
flag Kinsey
Posted: Feb 8, 2017 at 15:39 Quote
enduroFactory wrote:
dcdavid12 wrote:
Anyone know the longest travel dropper that would fit the slash 29?
It comes spec'd with 125mm. But I'd love to go 150mm or even better 170mm.
Size large using a 150mm transfer post, don't think a large would take a 170mm

I'm running a 150mm reverb stealth and it works nicely on my 2016 slash 8 27.5
flag JoeBowden
Posted: Feb 9, 2017 at 8:50 Quote
dirtrider76 wrote:
That's just paint, if was cracked it would look way worst than that

but if there is cracking in the paint of a high stress point could that lead to the weld cracking?

 


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