Trek Carbon Session 9.9 at Pinkbike in Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec, Canada - photo by IanHylands

First photos from the Trek Carbon Session 9.9 http://www.pinkbike.com/news/trek-session-carbon-9.9.html

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Album: Product-shots
Category: Bikes - DH
Date Posted: Jul 12, 2011 at 21:55
Jul 12, 2011
Location: Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec, Canada
Trail: Pinkbike
Riders: Trek Carbon Session 9.9
Articles: Round Up: The World Cup Race Bikes of Aaron Gwin

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ribo88 (Jul 14, 2011 at 6:56)

This is the best looking bike out there i think...by miles! Only thing bugs me are the rims, cant quite get in my head why not use factory wheel set like opium, or deemax (probably sponsorship) , with one of those it would be realy out of this world.

Waldon83 (Jul 14, 2011 at 19:13)

Love the backdrop ! But should have used a flash soft box to light it up so there was no shadow! Otherwise, might I add . . . E P I C

IanHylands (Jul 14, 2011 at 19:22)

2 speedlights bounced off ceiling (too high up to really work well) 2 speedlights on bike at front and rear, and 2 speedlights in a large softbox over the bike from front. There wasn't enough room in the space to move the bike further away from the backdrop, so while lighting it separately was plan A, it wasn't really an option unfortunately...

VinceVanGogh (Jul 14, 2011 at 19:31)

OMFG this bike is sexyy!!

pbuser287105 (Jul 14, 2011 at 22:25)

Given the "photo shoot" took place up stairs in a small ski condo bedroom I think the photos came out pretty sweet. Good work Hylands!

IanHylands (Jul 14, 2011 at 22:27)

I'm pretty stoked with how they came out all things considered... Thanks for the help!

Waldon83 (Jul 16, 2011 at 1:47)

Well Ian, as your photos are always "bitchin' " . . . I'll let you get away with it!
Keep up the shutters

DH-Til-I-Die (Jul 16, 2011 at 5:26)

I think the background takes the concentration point from the bike :/

jeyruless (Jul 14, 2011 at 11:10)

Bitch please this bike is awesome

AirborneBicycles (Jul 14, 2011 at 12:34)

ribo88: You know that Bontrager is owned by Trek, right? But you correct: it's a great-looking bike.

VinceVanGogh (Jul 14, 2011 at 19:42)

wtf? the backdrop is sick, stop hating. Ian is one heck of a photographer

brettmacadam (Jul 14, 2011 at 6:08)

Put me down for 2 please

oceen246 (Jul 14, 2011 at 7:52)

what chainguide is that? I know it's a gamut but i thought they had a plastic roller ???

norcalassassin (Jul 14, 2011 at 15:39)

its a proto gamut lower roller but the chain just slides over it instead. kinda like the straightline silent guide

FastDHR (Jul 14, 2011 at 19:22)

Gamut just built their best chainguide yet !!! Anyone knows which hubs he's using ??? (Bontrager probably, but what's the model ??...) I just dig the fact that his bike has components that somehow sets it apart a little...sweet rig !!!

MRMP (Jul 14, 2011 at 21:50)

A couple months ago I seen a guy on seymour using a prototype blackspire guide that had a slider on it instead of a roller and he said it was quieter and had less drag than any other guide hes used before.. looked neat.. maybe thats the new thing!

oceen246 (Jul 15, 2011 at 7:51)

Interesting. Going the Gamut or Straightline way this year. As long as I don't know the guide exist on my bike i'm alright with anything with the less drag. I've been using an MRP G2 for a while. It is the same as an E13 LG1. While they look good, i would not recommend any of the taco style bash unless you have removable ISCG tabs...

collinblackmore (Jul 16, 2011 at 0:07)

@FastDHR

hubs are HOPE Pro2 Evo. I have those hubs which makes me happy. actually just the front, so that hub.

MRMP (Jul 16, 2011 at 9:40)

@oceen245
have you ever bent your ISCG tabs? Or I guess you do got removable tabs..
havent had that problem yet, but I have been wondering about that..
ever bent your MRP backplate?

oceen246 (Jul 16, 2011 at 11:39)

On the 951, the tabs are burly so the taco holder (backplate) is the one bending. On the other hand, on the M6, the tabs were on the thinner side so the 2 bottom ones were bending.
I must add that the taco being on the inside is a plus and i rarely hit my basheguard unless i f*ck up my line.

FetusOven (Jul 14, 2011 at 7:11)

glorious

dhclum (Jul 14, 2011 at 14:25)

were can u get tht style of gamut guide ?

RobbyBriers (Jul 15, 2011 at 3:56)

Hehe funny... But in that case, I guess you made the best of it.

stustinky (Jul 16, 2011 at 18:03)

thats a bitching bike ;P soo sick

ridindurty831 (Sep 2, 2011 at 21:36)

$8900. That's a little too much work!

octalex (Jul 14, 2011 at 14:12)

wow!

mollymarj (Jul 17, 2011 at 4:00)

sweet

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RobbyBriers (Jul 14, 2011 at 7:36)

Ian, seriously, this is your worst photo ever! Lack of space/equipment for this shot? And oh my what an aweful background... It would suit a pimped lowrider if it would be hanging straight at least.

The bike on the other hand... People would kill for that.

nouser (Jul 14, 2011 at 16:44)

Can't see you getting anything better, excellent shot and excellent bike, well done Ian !

IanHylands (Jul 14, 2011 at 17:36)

Yes would have been nice to have a fully equipped studio... Unfortunately the reality of it is that we had a bike that Aaron Gwin had to win a race on and that was still fairly secret, couldn't go parading it around or shooting it outside anywhere people would see it. The biggest space we had to shoot it in was a condo. And on top of that I had to fly to Mt. Saint Anne with a limited budget, paying an extra $500-$1000 to ship studio lighting equipment that we didn't have room to use anyway wasn't in the cards...

As for the background call it taste, I personally really like it. I don't like that moving the bike around on it pulled a bit out of straight alignment, but that's my only complaint really, otherwise I love the background. If it's good enough for a pimped low rider then it should be sick for this bike...

Thanks BVM95!