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Trek Slash 8 brings enduro mountain bike performance to an affordable alloy frame

2019 Trek Slash 8 alloy enduro mountain bike
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The new Trek Slash 8 brings their long-travel enduro mountain bike platform, which was reintroduced in 2016 as a 29er carbon bike, to a lower price point with this new alloy model. The frame’s lines mimic the carbon versions surprisingly well, using hydroformed Alpha Platinum Aluminum. The Slash

2019 Trek Slash 8 alloy enduro mountain bike

The key feature is their ReAktiv shock, which uses a thru-shaft design from Rockshox to make everything more supple and sensitive. Rear travel is 150mm, mated to a 160mm fork.

2019 Trek Slash 8 alloy enduro mountain bike

That’s mated to their concentric ABP rear axle pivot, which isolates braking forces from the suspension’s movement.

2019 Trek Slash 8 alloy enduro mountain bike

A straight downtube keeps things simple and light, but relies on a frame protector to prevent the fork from knocking into and damaging the tube.

2019 Trek Slash 8 alloy enduro mountain bike

Cable and hose ports make entry and exit sections clean, but the dropper seatpost remote stays inside the whole time.

You’ll have your choice of two frame colors for the Slash 8, the subdued matte black shown in the detail shots, and this bright turquoise to yellow fade. The Slash 8 retails for $3,499 with Rockshox Yari RC and Deluxe RT3 suspension, Bontrager Line Comp wheels with matching tires, and a SRAM RX Eagle group with Descendant cranks.

There’s also a new top-of-line carbon Slash 9.9, offering a SRAM X01 Eagle group, Fox Factory suspension (also with the ReAktiv thru-shaft shock design), Bontrager Line Carbon wheels and Shimano Deore XT 4-piston brakes. Retail is $7,199. Between these two models  are the Slash 9.8 and 9.7, plus carbon and alloy framesets.

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boom
boom
5 years ago

whoa that fade paint is 100

Andy
Andy
5 years ago

Its beyond me why faded neon is still a thing in 2018…it only works when you have a mullet. Does that come back too? 😀

bigbootyboi
bigbootyboi
5 years ago
Reply to  Andy

the teal is pretty hot, mullets are hot too

Dinger
Dinger
5 years ago
Reply to  Andy

That’s a man-bun in today’s money.

Marky
Marky
5 years ago
Reply to  Andy

Most of the colour choices are a bit “accountant” this year. I’m glad they did one for people who like a happy bike.

DeafPadre
DeafPadre
5 years ago

I had the coolest mullet in my graduating class WAAY back in ’90. Though the rad color scheme caters more to them free spirited hippies (ya know the ones with the dye shirts and Jezuz look)? Should I buy the dude color scheme and be like them hippies? 🙂

bigbootyboi
bigbootyboi
5 years ago

It actually doesn’t rely on the frame protector, it uses “knock block”, a notched head set that prevents over rotating the bars.

Danny Kelly
Danny Kelly
5 years ago

The Miami green to volt fade is a bad ass looking bike! Hippie or not!

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