Aaron Gwin putting the new Carbon Trek Session to work during a rainy practice day at Mt St Anne. No specs on the bike. Likely about 35 lbs with that ti spring and other light weight tricks that Monkey has been known to pull keep weight down. Now gossip amongst yourselves with speculation...
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- Album
- Trek-Carbon
- Category
- DH Racing
- Date Posted
- Jun 30, 2011 at 13:59Jun 30, 2011
- Location
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Seattle, Washington, United States
- Trail
- Mt St Anne DH Track
- Riders
- Aaron Gwin
- Articles
- Nerding Out: The Most Successful Downhill Bikes from 2000 to 2020 - DH Bike Week, Round Up: The World Cup Race Bikes of Aaron Gwin
Photo details
- Photo Size:
- Camera
- Nikon D3S
- Lens
- 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
- Shutter Speed
- 1/200
- Aperture
- 5.0
- Focal Length
- 32.0 mm
- ISO Speed
- 800
- Date
- 2011:06:30
- Time
- 13:06:20
- Copyright ©
- COLIN MEAGHER
12 Comments
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duppencf
(Jul 1, 2011 at 14:46)
For the same weight, carbon has always been stronger than aluminum. Going to carbon is actually the right solution for a race-weight DH frame. Developments in fiber engineering are giving it an even bigger lead over aluminum and have solved the rock impact issues to the extent that aluminum has. Only problem, as always...$$$
- 8 11
So the Session was already having strength issues, and Trek's answer is to make the front triangle carbon? Nice. 
- 5 4
Honestly...what?
Honestly...you agree with me?
Honestly...you disagree, but don't feel like explaining yourself?
Speak, man! Speak!
Honestly...you agree with me?
Honestly...you disagree, but don't feel like explaining yourself?
Speak, man! Speak!
- 9 3
Honestly, as in... Do you not pay any attention to technology and the huge difference between the production techniques and final strength of well made carbon fibre versus aluminum of the2009 Sessions, or are you just hating because thats what you do best?
- 4 5
I'm saying that I don't think that Trek carbon technology has come far enough to be used on a DH bike. I've been working at a Trek dealer for a few years now and I've seen how their carbon stuff holds up.