n/a at n/a in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada - photo by mikelevy

Prototype Trek DH bike blast from the past

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Date Posted: Jan 31, 2011 at 19:26
Jan 31, 2011
Location: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Trail: n/a
Riders: n/a

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eatyapeas (Feb 1, 2011 at 15:11)

Is it just me or does this bike have no rear derailleur hanger?
Plus, ISCG tabs means is can't be Tooooooo old. When did those first tabs came out? 2001, 2002?

spudlord (Feb 1, 2011 at 16:55)

would probs be used with old saint when they used a 12mm axle mounted mech but it does look like its has qr dropouts but they may be 12mm hmmmm we may never know

eatyapeas (Feb 2, 2011 at 16:57)

Good call on the Saint rear mech. Would fit in with what annimaxdh said below about the Manitou 6 Way shock.

norland-dynamics (Feb 1, 2011 at 23:50)

another thing that shows this frame isn't so old is that is equipping a Manitou 6 way shock. I guess this frame is arround 2005-2006

eatyapeas (Feb 2, 2011 at 16:55)

Good pick up! I was trying to work out what shock it was and didn't even think of the 6Way. Nice work.

Tader16 (Jan 31, 2011 at 20:40)

Haha ya, a blast from the past alright... I remember when pretty much all DH bikes were built this heavy duty!

zakxx (Jan 31, 2011 at 23:43)

yeah pretty heavy bikes with 1 1/8" head tubes (please correct me if i'm wrong). anyway i didn't know that about trek's experiments with virtual pivot suspension. looks cool.

potthead (Feb 1, 2011 at 16:47)

i think they should go back to that design maybe, clean it up slacken it make it lighter and you might have a cheaper alterative to the sessions

tom-cuthbert (Feb 7, 2011 at 5:13)

I'd rock one. Looks like a slacker more rearward wheelpath version of the Banshee Legend.