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• Frame: TREK Session, aluminium
• Fork: Rockshox Boxxer Blackbox (with top secret internals)
• Damper: Rockshox Airshock Blackbox (also super secret design)
• Headset: Chris King
• Bottom bracket: SRAM DUB, 83mm, GXP, threaded
• Chain: SRAM XX1
• Crank: SRAM X01 DH, DUB, 34T alloy ring (6mm offset), 165mm length
• Cassette: SRAM Minibloc, 7-speed
• Rear derailleur: SRAM X01, 7-speed shortcage
• Gear shift: SRAM X01, 7-speed
• Wheels: DT Swiss EX471 / 32T / 240 Hubs, prototype
• Tyres: MAXXIS Shorty 29-inch 2.4WT/ 3C maxxGrip, DH Casing
• Brakes: SRAM Code RSC, with a 220 DISC)
• Handlebar: Truvativ Descedant 760mm with 20mm rise
• Saddle: Ergon DH
• Seat post: Truvativ Descedant
• Handles: Ergon GFR1
• Pedals: Crankbrother Mullet DH
• Chain guard: E*Thirteen

The bike up close

Höll will be racing her first elite year on the Trek Session

Ergon grips and SRAM Code RSC brakes

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The SRAM Code RSC's have a 220mm disc at the rear

The Blackbox Rockshox air shock's internals are top secret

The Ergon DH saddle

Crankbrothers Mallet in go-fast red

7-speed's all Vali needs for DH duties

SRAM X01, 7-speed shortcage mech

The Minolink offers minor geometry adjustment

DT Swiss Prototype rims are shod with Maxxis Minion DHR tyres

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2022 TREK SESSION

The return of the high pivot.

Words by Drew Rohde | Photos by Dusten Ryen Video by Brian Niles/Treeline Cinematics

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In the latest episode of our Dissected Series, we build and take a detailed look at the new 2022 Trek Session downhill bike. The Trek Session is a bike we have been very familiar with over the last decade or so as we have personally bought and owned them, tested them, and even won a few DH races aboard them. There is no denying we like the Session and have reviewed them on this site in the past, but this new Dissected feature is intended to share the new features and design elements of this new bike in a factual and unbiased manner.

Back in 2005 aggressive mountain bikers were witness to the first Trek Session, a long travel freeride bike that could pedal gnarly stuff on the shore or shred a bike park. At the time the Trek Session seemed to be the evolution from Trek’s early high pivot, idler pulley-equipped Diesel DH bike. As bikes, freeriding and downhill racing progressed, the Session evolved into a more downhill race machine and departed from being a dedicated freeride hucker to what we know it as today. The high pivot, idler design returned and made some waves under professional racers as the bike continued to evolve under Tracey Mosely and then coming into its glory years under Aaron Gwin, Rachel Atherton, and a few other Trek Factory Racing athletes. One may think with so many World Cup wins, the Trek Session is a one-trick pony, but several top-step showings from the Trek C3 team have shown the Session is equally at home winning gold medals at the Red Bull Rampage as it is on the world racing stage.

WHY GO BACK?

For some it may be hard to imagine why Trek would be going back to a system they used on the Session 10 so many years ago. According to Trek Bicycles Advanced Concepts Engineer Dylan Howes, when Trek moved to the Session 8 from the 10, it was more about taking advantage of the brand’s latest technologies like Advanced Braking Pivot, Full Floater, EVO Link and applied them to dual suspension bikes no matter the discipline. Along with these new suspension technologies, Trek made the Session 8 much lighter, had a different stiffness and completely different ride experience.

As technology progressed, shock technology, rider preference and so many other factors have evolved, Trek decided that they wanted to revisit some of the major aspects that made the Trek Session 10, and high pivot bikes in general, a valid platform. High pivot bikes offer great impact absorption, roll-over speed and traction.

HIGH PIVOT 101

As you move the pivot that the wheel moves around higher, it allows the wheel to move rearward and upward as it encounters obstacles. By letting the wheel move in a larger arc, it gives the rear end more time to react and get out of the way. In a sense it is cushioning that impact or obstacle more than just relying on a straight vertical path and shock damping. The goal is to keep the bike feeling smoother, reduce deceleration from square-edge impacts and reduce fatigue to the rider on extended sections of rough terrain.

Now, if you are a realist, you will know that nothing comes for free, and moving a pivot to a location that allows for better impact absorption is certainly going to have a drawback. To combat the chain growth from the lengthening wheelbase of a high pivot bike the idler pulley becomes a crucial component. As the rear wheel moves up and back it moves further away from the bottom bracket. Since a chain cannot stretch, that energy gets transferred to the next weakest link. Those weak links are your feet/legs and the suspension. What that translates to on the trail is pedal kickback and decreased sensitivity of the rear shock. The cranks want to back-pedal as the wheel moves through the travel, which forces your leg muscles and feet to push back against the pedals to keep them even while standing on the pedals. This wears the rider out and stiffens up the rear end because of counteracting forces. The 2018 Trek Session had 15-27 degrees of pedal kickback depending on the scenario, and the 2022 Trek Session reduces that to 5-8 degrees. The idler pulley isolates the chain growth and by reducing pedal kickback, the rider can be stronger, longer and enjoy a more sensitive and composed bike that rolls over obstacles faster.

WHAT ELSE IS NEW?

Adjustable Leverage Ratio – In previous years Trek Factory Racing athletes benefitted from having the race shop make them custom links for different tracks and rider preference. Wanting to add the benefits and tunability to the general public, the shock Mino Chip takes the bike from 20% to 25%. Both settings offer more progression than the preceding Trek Session but make this bike ready for even more aggressive riding and just about any rear shock you can find.

Aluminum Only – In a move that stunned the development team and engineers, all the athletes involved proclaimed that they were so pleased with that initial aluminum prototype, they did not want a carbon version. Trek engineer Dylan Howes said that the athlete feedback on the benefits of the aluminum frame caused a major reworking of the Session project as the plan had been to move to carbon after initial testing was complete. Major benefits included a slightly more composed bike due to a little bit more weight, a more comfortable feel and a nice snappy feel out of hard corners and big G-inducing berms. Another benefit that riders like Reece Wilson and Charlie Harrison appreciated out of the new Session frame is a muted feel. The material and suspension design work in unison to give a very calming and settled feel.

The benefit to end users? A more affordable bike and frameset for downhillers looking to spend more on riding than buying.

ADJUSTABLE WHEEL SIZE – With so many riders wanting different things out of their bikes, the new Trek Session aims to please everyone from clock-chasing DH racers to Red Bull Rampage hopefuls and park rats. One frame does it all and can quickly be converted to run 29-inch front and back, Mullet (mixed) or full 27.5-inch wheels. The Trek Session frame comes with the EXT headset cup, required for running a 27.5” front wheel, but is sold separately for those buying a complete bike. In its default packaging, the new 2022 Trek Session ships with 29-inch wheels front and rear. With this setup riders can choose between a high or low geometry setting via the Mino Link. If you want to run a mullet/mixed wheel set up, simply put the bike in the High position and change out the rear wheel to a 27.5 and you are ready to rock. If you are a freeride, park rat and want to run full 27.5, you have to install a lower headset cup to maintain geo and ride height. That is it. Simple, quick changes that give you three different bikes.

UPDATED SIZING AND GEO – Trek has ditched the traditional sizing structure and are now using reach-based sizing. Three sizes of the Trek Session are available; R1, R2, R3 and cover the same range of rider heights as seat tubes have shortened and reach becomes the deciding factor. Across the board, all the new Session frames have lengthened up front to keep in tune with modern geometry demands. Something else that has changed is the addition of size-specific chainstays.

THE WOLF’S FIRST IMPRESSION

After our brief riding sessions to collect footage for this feature, it is very apparent that Trek has created a solid downhill bike. We are very excited to put this bike to the test against some of the best we have ridden and are counting down the days until the chairlifts start spinning. The versatility to run the new Trek Session in three different wheel configurations is a definite strength, and we hope to try out the Mullet setup this summer. Another strength we see is the solid value for privateers and cost-conscious downhillers.

In terms of performance, it is still much too early, and we have not yet put the bike through enough scenarios to learn it inside and out but there are some readily apparent improvements. The progressivity at the rear end is noticeably improved and when we charged into hard compressions, the bike kept up with the terrain and has not hung up yet. We really like the suppleness off the top and feel that it is going to do a good job for riders who like to charge full speed. The added length will take a little getting used to on some of our tighter, slower DH trails with switchbacks as the longer reach, lengthening wheelbase and 29-inch rear wheel had us feeling a bit slower in the tightest stuff. Certainly, there is a learning curve to each bike and with some more tuning and practice we are confident the Session will get even better. If we had to break down our initial impressions of the new Trek Session it would be that it is a fast, versatile, confidence inspiring downhill bike that will let you push harder, and ride faster than you thought you could.

Stay tuned for a long-term review to see if we can work out the little kinks and get this bike to do exactly what we want.

Price: $6,999 (Session 9) Weight: 37lbs Website: Trekbikes.com

TREK SESSION 8

Price: $4,999

Frame: Alpha Platinum Aluminum | high main pivot | idler pulley | integrated frame protection | 200mm Fork: RockShox Boxxer Select | 200mm Shock: Fox VAN Performance

Handlebar: Bontrager Line | Alloy | 780mm – 27.5mm Rise Stem: Bontrager Line Pro | 50mm Shifters: SRAM GX DH, 7-Speed Brakes: SRAM Code R Saddle: Bontrager Arvada Seatpost: Bontrager Rhythm Elite

Wheels: Bontrager Line DH 30 Tires: Bontrager G5 Team Issue | 29×2.5″

Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB Derailleur: SRAM GX DH Crankset: Truvativ Descendant DH | 34t | 165mm Cassette: SRAM PG-720 | 11-25 | 7-Speed Chain: SRAM PC-1110

TREK SESSION 9

Price: $6,999

Frame: Alpha Platinum Aluminum | high main pivot | idler pulley | integrated frame protection | 200mm Fork: RockShox Boxxer Ultimate | 200mm Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate DH

Handlebar: Bontrager Line Pro | OCLV Carbon | 820mm – 15mm Rise Stem: Bontrager Line Pro | 50mm Shifters: SRAM X01 DH, 7-Speed Brakes: SRAM Code RSC Saddle: Bontrager Arvada Seatpost: Bontrager Rhythm Elite

Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB Derailleur: SRAM X01 DH Crankset: SRAM X01 DH | 34t | 165mm Cassette: SRAM PG-720 | 11-25 | 7-Speed Chain: SRAM PC-1110

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Trek returns the Session to its roots

High pivot and alloy make a comeback on the world cup downhill race bike.

Trek Session downhill bike is one of the most successful models still active on the World Cup circuit. Various versions have won everything from downhill world championships to Red Bull Rampage. 2020 marked a particularly successful season for the venerable race bike, with Reece Wilson earning the Session’s first elite men’s world championship title .

With the momentum of that success Trek is … changing everything. The bike Wilson (and Loris Vergier ) will race in the 2021 season is completely different from the 2020 bike. The frame is redesigned, from material to suspension design and even sizing. Why change a good thing? Well, lets look at what’s new to find out.

2022 Trek Session: What’s (old is) new

Trek clearly isn’t resting on Wilson’s laurels. The Madison, Wisc. brand already had it’s next move plotted out before the Scottish sensation donned the rainbow jersey in Leogang in 2020. There are sweeping changes to the Session for 2021, but they’re not all new. It’s a mix of revived features and novel developments. Together in one frame, it’s a combination that Trek sure hopes will be fast when racing starts up again this year.

Trek Session: a brief history of a fast bike

The Session’s history starts in 2005, but Trek was experimenting with high pivots and idler pulleys two years earlier. The 2003 Diesel used the design to carry Andrew Shandro to a podium finish at Red Bull Rampage that year.

The design made its way over to the Session in 2006, on the Session 10. Since then, the World Cup downhill rig has undergone numerous changes – and racked up quite the resume. Tracey Mosley earned the Session its first world championship title in 2010. The frame moved to carbon fibre in 2011. Then Rachel Atherton added more rainbow stripes on her way to a perfect season in 2016. Back at Rampage, the Session earned four titles between 2008 and 2019. Three under Brandon Semenuk, and another for Brett Rheeder.

In 2020, Reece Wilson earned Trek the Session’s first elite men’s downhill world championship title. Which meant it was … time for a change? Here’s a breakdown of what’s changed, what’s new and what is returning for the new year.

High Pivot returns

One of the more immediately noticeable differences from the 2020 bike is the Session’s extra idler pulley and high pivot. Both make a return after being retired for nearly a decade. Why?

The idler and high pivot combo delivers smoother suspension performance, via two characteristics. The high pivot enables a  rearward axle path while the idler pulley goes a long way toward eliminating pedal kickback. These help the Session absorb square edge hits better and, by keeping the wheel glued to the ground, lend the bike better rear wheel traction.

To get into details, Trek says the High Pivot’s axle path is anywhere from 12 mm to 20 mm further back compared to the previous Session, depending where you are in the bike’s travel. For its part, the idler pulley reduced pedal kickback from 15 to 27-degrees on the old bike to between 5  mm at 100-mm travel and 8 degrees at full, 200-mm compression on the new Session.

To further smooth out race courses, Trek’s added 10-mm of travel, front and rear, compared to the 2020 bike. The Session now sits on top of 200-mm travel up front. Out back, there’s 200-mm rear wheel travel (29″ wheels, low setting) or 204.2 mm (27.5″ rear wheel or 29″ high setting)

Alloy frame, any wheel combination

While carbon fibre dominates the mountain bike industry, alloy frames still serve a purpose. A major brand like Trek backing metal for its World Cup downhill bike shows that that purpose is far from niche. Carbon fibre was used for the previous session and was reportedly, considered for the new Session. But Aluminum won out in the end.

In a nice touch – for amateurs as well as race mechanics – Trek gives riders the option to run cables and hoses internally or externally on the Session’s frame. An optional external hose clamp runs on the bottom side of the top tube, which can be removed completely if you choose to hide your wires.

While Trek fully commits to the aluminum frame, not even offering a carbon fibre frame option, wheel size is a whole different question. The new Session is designed around 29″ wheels, but can run three different set-ups: matching 27.5″ or 29″ wheels, as well as the mixed 27.5″/29″ ‘mullet’ set-up.

Geometry upgrades and size-specific chainstays

There’s two major updates to the Session’s geometry, along with the above frame changes. First, reach stretches out by 30 mm for each size. Long reach is popular right now and if there’s anywhere where increasing front centre makes sense, its the high speed world of downhill racing.

For this year, Trek offers the Session in three, reach-based sizes. Medium/R1 (440 mm), Large/R2 (465 mm) and XL/R3 (495 mm). All are longer than the 2020 carbon Session.

Second, Trek finally brings size specific chainstays to the Session. While reach is important, speed is all about balancing the rider’s weight on the bike. Chainstays run from 439 mm on the R1 to 442 mm (R2) and 455 mm (R3). While reach grows, the chainstays are, at the longest, 1-mm shorter than the 2020 model

Trek takes an interesting approach to size specific stays. Instead of varying the length of the actual chainstay, the BB moves relative to the rear axle. Since the front triangle is already changing for each size, this lets Trek keep one rear end for every Session.

A new progression Mino Link on the Session

While the geo Mino Link returns

Double Mino Link

Mino Link – Trek’s version of a flip chip – is a common geometry adjustment feature on the U.S. brand’s bikes. For the Session, there’s two. One for geometry and one, just above the bottom bracket, changing the Session’s suspension kinematic. Adjusting the suspension Mino Link sets the Session’s rear travel 25 per cent or 20 per cent progression. More progressive suits faster tracks while less works better for rougher courses.

Coil shock ?

Trek’s used standard 250×72.5 mm shock sizing, so riders can pick between coil and air shocks in a range of brands. Clearance is confirmed for all RockShox, Fox and DVO coil shocks, and Trek says most other brands should be fine but still recommends checking first.

Rider’s opting for 27.5″ rear wheel, either matching or mullet, will have to run the geometry Mino Link in the high setting.

Removable and replaceable downtube protection.

Dual-layer replaceable chainstay guards

Replaceable frame protection

There’s a huge range of changes to the Session. On the smaller, but not insignificant end, Trek’s added substantial frame protection to its downhill race bike. Both chainstay and full-length downtube protectors are removable – and therefore replaceable.

2022 Trek Session

Trek builds up the Session 8 with a RockShox Boxxer Select+ fork and a Fox Van Coil shock. SRAM supplies GX DH drivetrin and Code R brakes while Bontrager takes care of Line DH rims and a host of small parts.

For the top-end build, Rockshox supplies the Boxxer Ultimate fork and Super Deluxe Ultimate Air shock. SRAM adds XO1 DH kit and Code RSC brakes. Bontrager still is on duty for Line DH rims, but there’s an upgrade to a carbon fibre Bontrager bar.

Pricing and availability: 2021 Trek Session

Trek’s new high-pivot race machine is available now , though with the current market pressures supply is limited. Certain Trek dealers have supply in stock, and pre-orders can be made through any Trek dealer – starting today – for when more bikes arrive.

Session 8 – $6,500 Session 9 – $9,000 Trek Session frameset – $4,000 (including coil shock)

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You Can Have a 29er Downhill Bike - Trek Introduces the New Session 27.5 and Session 29 17

Big dh wheels for the masses and refinements across the board for trek session..

It’s a big day in mountain bike land with the launch of Trek’s new carbon Session downhill bikes. The most shocking news of the announcement is their commitment to a production 29-inch-wheeled DH machine which you will be able to buy. All you need is $4999.99 for a frame, fork and rear shock and a little patience to get you to October.

Trek’s Session has been a World Cup podium regular for years and the latest generation of the bike features refinements that Trek hopes translates into more speed for racers and more fun for those cranking out park laps.

What's New with Trek Session

While Trek continues to offer alloy versions of the Session, we’re focused on the carbon 27.5 and 29 models. The downhill bikes showcase the design features we’re used to seeing from the brand - OCLV carbon construction with carbon armor, Mino link geometry adjustment, Active Braking Pivot, Control Freak internal cable routing, and an E2 tapered head tube. The major frame design change this time around is the switch from Trek’s Full Floater suspension platform to a fixed lower shock mount arrangement.

Where did Full Floater go? Trek's Dylan Howes explains

The Full Floater was originally designed to provide that last bit of extra progression in the travel. The downside to the design was a compromise in stiffness due to the constraints of the parts in motion. By fixing the lower shock mount to the front triangle, Trek was able to add stiffness to the overall system.

FOX and Trek Suspension Developments

Trek’s Suspension lab also worked with FOX to develop a Session-specific tune on the Factory Float X2 rear shock. The metric-sized shock has a longer stroke, which means a lower leverage ratio and the new internals in the air shock offer more mid-stroke support and that extra bit of end-stroke progression that the Full Floater used to provide. The Float X2 shocks are user-tunable with the addition or subtraction of volume spacers.

FOX and Trek also went deeper on their Float X2 tuning tweaks to remove the initial platform the air shock had built in to it. The platform existed to help with pedaling across a variety of bikes. Trek wanted their Session’s Float X2 to be pure downhill. The internal changes create an X2 which has "better than coil" performance in the initial small-bump stroke of the travel. When Trek Factory Racing ripper, Gee Atherton, was informed of the Float X2's changes, he understood the benefits of the new air shock but preferred the feel of the coil just because he’d been riding them for so long. Had he not been injured at the Fort William BDS race a couple weeks ago, he may have found his way onto the air shock eventually. For those set on coil, don’t fret, 225x75mm metric coil shocks will fit.

Jose Gonzalez on the Session-specific FOX Factory Float X2 Tune

The Session Carbon is available in S, M, L and XL sizes. Though this bike obviously “looks like a session,” the bike is longer and more aggressive which is where downhill race machines are headed. Reach measurements have been increased by 20mm and the bike has a lower bottom bracket height thanks to input from the Athertons.

Session 27.5 Geometry (scroll left/right)

Session 29 Geometry (scroll left/right)

The stock head angle on the 27.5 is 63-degrees, but with the combo of Trek’s Mino Link and the included 1-degree off-set headset cups you can tweak your geometry as needed. Head tube angles can go from a super slack 62-degrees or as steep as 64.5-degrees, and bottom bracket height can be tweaked by as much as 8mm. Chainstay length is adjustable between 445mm or 446mm depending on the Mino Link setting.

Trek's Dylan Howes on why the Session 29 head angle is listed as slacker than the 27.5

We were able to use the same main frame for 27.5 and 29 but chainstays, seatstays and rocker links are all different. Using the same main, we set the BB-to-ground height the same, but to meet up with the fork and the bigger diameter wheel, the frame “tips back” about a degree. We correct for this using the angled headset cups to get the 29er back to a 63-degree HT angle. Out of the box, we intend the 27.5 bike to be run with a straight headset and the 29er with a “+1 deg” cup as the standard or nominal setting. We don’t really expect the rider or racer who has bought into the 29 to want to go steeper than 63-degrees, but we could see some of the more park/jumping-oriented riders who would choose the 27.5 bike for ride quality to possibly want a 64 degree HT angle. The cups are something we include with both bikes to give the rider more set-up and adjustment options. But bottom line, intended / standard geometry is 63 degree HT angle for both bikes.

Introducing the Trek Session 29 Carbon

Let’s get to the one you’ve all been waiting for, the Session 29 Carbon. That’s right, 29-inch wheeled downhill bikes are here for the masses and Trek could be considered the biggest reason why. There has been experimentation with 29ers in downhill for years, but until now the complete package of forks, tires and wheels hasn’t been available and DH bikes from five to ten years ago were generally a lot more compact than the stretched-out machines we see today. Trek saw the potential for 29ers in DH as far back as 2009 with early but less-than-successful prototyping. With the advent of modern race geometries and component designs, they revisited wheel size a couple years ago and began working closely with FOX to make sure suspension on the front end wasn’t going to hold them back.

Dylan Howes on the genesis of a Trek 29 DH bike

They carefully tested 29-inch DH wheels with modified 180mm-travel 27.5 FOX 40 forks. The data gained from those tests opened the eyes of both Trek and FOX and the 29-inch-specific FOX 40 came to life. While the Santa Cruz Syndicate was the first team to show up at the World Cup in Lourdes with the forks, there’s no doubt it was Trek’s push that excited FOX enough to get the product rolling. Now we’re seeing the snowball effect across World Cup DH teams that have access to the 29er FOX 40.

But 29ers Can't Turn?

The roll-over-anything, haul-ass-downhill wheels are great for World Cuppers going 50mph, but what about tighter handling and cornering? Trek gathered data from over one hundred downhill runs across various riders. They used data acquisition equipment and Lit Pro software to monitor speeds on every section of a variety of test tracks from SoCal to Whistler. The software provided side-by-side analysis of runs on each wheel size. It was no surprise that the 29-inch wheels shined in the rougher, straighter sections, but eyes were opened when the data showed that cornering speeds were also the same or even faster on the big wheels. Trek’s Jose Gonzales noted that he and his testers agreed that the 27.5 just "felt busier" through the turns while the 29er felt more calm. The result was less energy spent by the rider in addition to quicker times.

Dylan Howes discusses cornering

The compiled test runs indicate that the 29er was 4 to 6% faster from top to bottom and there wasn’t a single section in which the 29er was slower. The testers and data report that the big wheels provide more traction, so braking can be done later, corner speeds can be higher and exit momentum greater.

Watch the screen. The 29er is the bigger of the two dots ripping the trail. A heat map indicates speeds. Red means slow, green means fast. You can see the extended slow sections for the 27.5 compared the 29er.

Dylan Howes on fork offset and handling

Additionally, Trek points out that the bottom bracket height of the 27.5 and 29 are the basically the same relative to the ground, but the bottom bracket drop between the two bikes is considerably different because of wheel size and axle height. This means the 29er rider sits lower in the bike and actually has more leverage and input when leaning the bike over in a corner. Combine the stability and traction with the body positioning on the bike and the 29er does it all better on paper and according to those who’ve ridden it.

Jose Gonzalez on Tire Buzz

The Session 29’s wheelbase is less than a centimeter longer than the 27.5’s. This minute change allowed Trek to use the 27.5 carbon front end, only having to develop a 29er-specific rear triangle and swing link, keeping costs manageable for development and the consumer. During development, they took note that the rear wheel position in relation to rider position is in nearly the same place as on the 27.5. The modern bikes are longer and riders aren't hanging off the back like they may have in the past, so their experience with tire buzz is different than what a lot of internet users are speculating as a problem of the wheel size in a downhill application. They did note, however, that in hard-angled cornering, a rider may buzz their upper, inner thighs with the side of the tire because of the bigger wheel.

So who’s the Session 29er customer?

A hardcore racer who embraces the potential of the wheel size is who Trek expects to chomp at the bit for the Session 29. Park riders wanting to flick and whip will want to stick to the 27.5. Trek realizes that wheels and tires are still the weak point in the equation for publicly available 29er DH products and that’s why they’re offering only a frame, fork and rear shock package. Available in September/October of 2017, for a penny under five grand USD, the 29er DH experience can be yours. They believe early adopters of the technology will be serious enough about the bike to fill in any gaps required to get a race machine built and on the track.

Can 29ers be too fast? Jose Gonzalez discusses.

World Cup Racing and the Session 29

Unfortunately Gee Atherton’s injury at the BDS prevents him from racing at the Fort William World Cup in a couple days. We may see Trek World Racing athlete, Graeme Mudd, aboard the 29er, however. For now, Rachel Atherton is sticking to her 27.5 Session, but that may not be for long.

Jose Gonzalez on sharing the 29er DH vision with FOX

Trek session 9.9 27.5 rsl highlights and features.

• $7999 complete (September 2017), $3999 frameset (August 2017)
• Frame: OCLV Mountain Carbon main frame & stays, ABP, magnesium EVO Link, E2 tapered head tube, Mino Link, integrated frame protection, Control Freak internal routing, Carbon Armor, ISCG mount, 210mm travel
• Fork: Fox Factory 40 FIT RC2, air spring, Kashima Coat, hi/lo speed compression, 20mm thru axle, 203mm travel
• Shock: Fox Factory Float X2, high/low speed rebound adjust, high/low speed compression adjust, tuned by Trek Suspension Lab, 225x75mm
• Front Wheel: DT Swiss FR1950 Gravity Classic, 110x20 front, 157x12 rear
• Rear Wheel: DT Swiss FR1950 Gravity Classic
• Tires Bontrager G4 Team Issue, 27.5x2.35
• Drivetrain: Shimano Saint 10-speed, 36T ring
• Pedals: Wellgo MG-1, magnesium body, Cro-Mo axle, replaceable pins
• Brakes: Shimano Saint M820
• Bars: Bontrager Line Pro, OCLV Carbon, 35mm, 15mm rise, 820mm width
• Headset: FSA Orbit, sealed cartridge bearing, 1-1/8˝ top, 1.5˝ bottom (includes geometry adjust angled cups)
• Saddle: Bontrager Evoke 3, titanium rails
• Post: Bontrager Rhythm Elite, 2-bolt head, 31.6mm, zero offset
• Stem: Bontrager Line Pro Direct Mount, 35mm clamp, 50mm length
• Grips: Bontrager Rhythm, dual lock-on

Trek Session 29 Carbon Highlights

• $4999, frame, shock and fork package (October 2017)
• OCLV Mountain Carbon main frame & stays, ABP, magnesium EVO Link, E2 tapered head tube, Mino Link, integrated frame protection, Control Freak internal routing, Carbon Armor, ISCG mount, 190mm travel
• Fox Factory 40 FIT RC2, air spring, Kashima Coat, hi/lo speed compression, 20mm thru axle, 203mm travel
• Fox Factory Float X2, high/low speed rebound adjust, high/low speed compression adjust, tuned by Trek Suspension Lab
• FSA Orbit, sealed cartridge bearing, 1-1/8" top, 1.5" bottom (includes geometry adjust angled cups)

Hit up trekbikes.com for more information on the new Session downhill bikes.

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Sacha Earnest is coming off a breakout junior season, and is just getting started

Sacha Earnest knew there were eyes on her when she took the starting platform in Val di Sole last season. She had taken second as an elite rider at New Zealand national championships, and fourth at Crankworx Rotorua. Trek Factory Racing staff approached her the week before in Leogang to let her know that they’d be paying attention to her performance.

“It was crazy. I remember showing my dad like, ‘Hey, look, Trek wants to actually have a look at me.’ We were both freaking out,” Earnest said. “And this was only a week before the Val di Sole race, so it would be my first actual World Cup. It was a lot of pressure but I was like, ‘I might as well just do my best and show them what I can do.'”

Sacha Earnest in the TFR pits in Les Gets.

Earnest won the women’s junior event. On one of the steepest and rockiest tracks on the World Cup circuit. On the first World Cup finals run she had ever completed in her career.

In just four whirlwind weeks, TFR called Earnest, prepped her brand new Session, and got her riding on it ahead of World Championships in Fort William. She raced out of the TFR pits for the rest of the 2023 season. And beginning this coming Feb. 24 at New Zealand National Championships, she’ll be racing as Trek Factory Racing DH’s newest full-time rider. 

Earnest is still just 17 years old. Her rapid ascension up the DH ranks illustrates the whiplash life of promising young athletes everywhere. But if she was having any trouble dealing with the newfound pressures of factory team racing, it didn’t show. Earnest very quickly validated her Val di Sole run with a bronze medal at Worlds — completing an all-Kiwi podium — and winning her second World Cup race in Loudenvielle.

It was crazy. I remember showing my dad like, 'Hey, look, Trek wants to actually have a look at me.' We were both freaking out.

One moment, she was a kid snagging podiums on her local circuit. Next, she was bumping shoulders with the best riders in the world and proving she belonged on the sport’s biggest stages.

“Transitioning over to Trek was such a great opportunity, much bigger than I ever thought,” Earnest said. “I was really aiming just for a small team this year and next year, because that’s really all that I thought I could get. But to be on Trek is insane. Like one of my biggest dreams.”

Earnest is taking a lot of new experiences in stride. She soaked up as much knowledge as she could from team staff and her new teammates last season, often by simply listening to the conversations that were happening around her in the pits. This past January, she did her first team camp with the squad in Laguna Beach, and got to know her new team outside of racing through surfing and long days of photo and video shoots.

Sacha soaring in Snowshoe.

Earnest is accustomed to trials by fire. Nothing seems to have phased her yet, and with one more year in the junior ranks, she’s eager to establish herself as one of the fastest riders in the world. She knows as well as anyone that it pays to be bold. Wherever her next step leads, she’ll be ready.

Sacha spoke with the Trek Race Shop about her breakout 2023, what it was like joining Trek, and what she’s looking forward to the most in her first official year as a member of Trek Factory Racing. The following conversation has been edited for clarity and length.

Atop the podium in Loudenvielle.

How did you come to join Trek Factory Racing?

Sache Earnest: I was just on a little privateer project from New Zealand, and my expectations this year were to just put myself out there, and try my best to promote myself. But unfortunately, I crashed at that first race even before qualifying, so no one knew who I was. And I remember at Leogang, [TFR DH support manager] Ryan [Gaul] came up to me and he’s like ‘I’m from Trek, blah, blah, blah.’ But since I had my concussion, I didn’t really think much of it. I was just like ‘Oh, cool, nice to meet you.’ But I remember a week before Val di Sole, [C3 Project rider] Casey Brown reached out to me to come meet with the team, introduce myself, and say who I am, so that they can watch me.

Transitioning over to Trek was such a great opportunity, like much bigger than I ever thought. I was really aiming just for a small team this year and next year, because that’s really all that I thought I could get. But to be on Trek is insane. Like one of my biggest dreams. It’s such a cool team.

I was almost skeptical about changing onto a new bike that quickly, and I didn't want it to affect my result. If I didn't do well, I'd be like, 'Oh, was it the bike or was it me?' and I didn't want to have those doubts. But having the bike be that good, I didn't have any doubts after that.

Before Val di Sole, what had Trek staff seen of you? Had they spotted you during practice runs?

Earnest: Yeah, that’s all that they saw, or that’s all that they could really see. And at first, seeing me practicing and seeing how I ride, and how my speed was and how much they thought I could progress with being on the team.

What was your reaction to getting that sort of interest from the team?

Earnest: It was crazy. I remember showing my dad like, ‘Hey, look, they want to actually have a look at me.’ We’re both freaking out. And this was only a week before the Val di Sole race, so it would be my first actual World Cup. So it was a lot of pressure but I was like, ‘I might as well just do my best and show them what I can do.’

Sacha kicking up dust in Andorra.

How quickly did you get on a Session after the team told you they’d like you to join after Val di Sole?

Earnest: At Worlds. I tested the Trek Session on the Friday before we started riding at Glencoe. And to be honest, I didn’t want to like it, but I really did straightaway. And on that track, it was just so much better than my other bikes. So I opted for the Session, and I’m happy that I did because it got me the result that I wanted.

When you say you didn’t want to like the bike, what do you mean?

Earnest: I was almost skeptical about changing onto a new bike that quickly, and I didn’t want it to affect my result. If I didn’t do well, I’d be like, ‘Oh, was it the bike or was it me?’ and I didn’t want to have those doubts. But having the bike be that good, I didn’t have any doubts after that.

It was definitely different, but I liked it straightaway. It was definitely more planted, and a lot smoother through all the rough stuff, which was ideal through Fort William.

So when I looked back and saw a 12-second gap, I was lost for words. I didn't know what else to say. I was like, 'This is the best start to a career that could have ever happened.'

Did you have any thought that you might win in Val di Sole in your first attempt at a World Cup finals run?

Earnest: Not at all. I remember for qualis at least, I’d won that one also, five seconds up, and I was just like, ‘No way that just happened.’ Lost for words, really. And everyone from back home in New Zealand was so proud. I was like, ‘I’ve got to do something big tomorrow as well.’ And then at the top, I reckon I was the most scared I’ve ever been in my life. I didn’t have a trainer. I didn’t have a spin bike. I was up there with my friend Kalani doing warm up stretches for a good 45 minutes, and then onto the track. 

But throughout the track, it was kind of a blur. It was like one of those runs where you knew it was good, but you don’t remember much of it. And when I got to the bottom, I sprinted my ass off, and [fellow New Zealand rider] Erice [van Leuven] was already there waiting to hug me. So that was my first reaction, to hug her back, and I knew almost instantly that I had done a good run. So when I looked back and saw a 12-second gap, I was lost for words. I didn’t know what else to say. I was like, ‘This is the best start to a career that could have ever happened.’

The master Andrew Shandro checking out lines with Sacha on track walk in Les Gets.

How’d that feel?

Earnest: I was scared the whole time before that that I wouldn’t make it, or I wouldn’t do well, and I wouldn’t prove myself. But this was like, ‘Hey, you can race this well, and you can race at a World Cup level,’ which is sick.

You then went to World Championships and completed a 1-2-3 podium for New Zealand. What is that group of Kiwi women’s riders like and why is it so special?

Earnest: The girls in New Zealand riding mountain bikes, they’re so tight knit and so supportive of each other when we race. It’s really cool to see. That 1-2-3 at Worlds almost changed it all. Like, we finally put our name out there and showed that New Zealand is a world contending country. 

The environment back home is pretty great. We all get along. We all ride together. We train together sometimes. When we race it’s racing, but when we get to the bottom, we’re all happy for each other, and happy that we’ve done well or improved on what we could have done.

I remember Erice telling us, 'Hey, look, we can be 1-2-3' earlier in the week and we were like, 'Oh no, don't say it, that's not true.' But to have that come true, it was like a fairy tale really. Nothing could have been better.

That seemed like an incredible celebration. How’d it feel to be a part of that with a bronze medal?

Earnest: Obviously you’re gunning for first every race you’re at, but I was happy to be in third, and I was so happy to be with those girls. It was very emotional. And I was really proud of how Poppy [Lane] got second, because it was her first world class race. And to have Erice get the win I think was very deserving. And to put our name out there, we were just proud that we could have done it. I remember Erice telling us, ‘Hey, look, we can be 1-2-3’ earlier in the week and we were like, ‘Oh no, don’t say it, that’s not true.’ But to have that come true, it was like a fairy tale really. Nothing could have been better.

Not long afterwards you won again in Loudenvielle. How did that win feel compared to your first one?

Earnest: That was a good bounce back from the week before in Andorra. I was like, ‘Now, I have to prove myself again. I can’t keep having up and down races.’ And I wanted to achieve better than what I did at Worlds, which was third. I loved the track. It was a mix of what I loved, just loam, steep, technical stuff, and I’m happy that I came away with the win, but obviously sad that we didn’t go ahead with the final race on the day. [Junior finals were canceled in Loudenvielle due to storms.]

Sacha with most of the TFR DH crew in Loudenvielle.

What has it been like being on a team so far coming from the privateer lifestyle? What’s been the biggest positive change?

Earnest: Mainly just the support. It was the most I’ve ever gotten ever really. I had a mechanic there, Joe [Krejbich], who is normally Reece [Wilson]’s mechanic. It was great to have him talk me through some of the things that I could change, and also just the support from a manager on the side of the track and at the bottom, going, ‘Hey, you can choose this line,’ or like, ‘I watched you and you should do this.’ It was just easier throughout the weekend to perform at my best, rather than worrying about all these other little things that could go out of control, because the team had already managed it.

Two of your new teammates, Loris Vergier and Reece Wilson, are veteran racers who have won at the highest level of the sport. Have they been a good resource to you?

Earnest: I didn’t really know them too well at the start. I normally just listened to what they’d say, and maybe asked them a couple questions. But even that was really insightful to hear them say, ‘Hey, this line is better than this line,’ and then they’d show me a GoPro run. Or just hearing their feedback about the bike or the track and I could just learn from that. This year was basically just a learning experience for me, and I’m happy that I got the most out of it that I could.

The difference is I just love this sport, and I love the people, and I'm happy with the direction I'm going. And yeah, it's been hectic, but I'm glad that it's worked out the way that it has, even if it has been a crazy journey.

Were you able to get to know everyone better at team camp, and show them more of who you are, too?

Earnest: Yeah, it was a little bit easier since we were all together. It was a bit more laid back than racing. I could kind of show my personality rather than just who you are on a race week when you’re trying to do your job. 

It was fun hanging out with them. And all of them were there this time as well. Luckily, Bodhi [Kuhn] was able to come while he was recovering from injury. And yeah, it was just a good time doing what we love, which is riding our bikes and just hanging out.

Thumbs up for Sacha!

You did BMX as a kid, then picked up downhill around age 13 or 14. Did you always have it in your mind that you might get to the World Cup level?

Earnest: I think at that point, I was just doing what I liked, because before that I thought my future would be racing BMX. And when I kind of deviated away from that sport, I was like, ‘I just want to have fun and enjoy what I love.’ I liked watching the downhill races and World Cups and stuff like that, but I never really saw myself at this stage until about last year.

In saying that, does it feel surreal to now be having these conversations and to be in this position?

Earnest: Yeah, it’s definitely surreal. I’m obviously so grateful to be here, because it’s not anything normal. From performing well in New Zealand since I was 13-14 in the sport, to being overseas, it’s such a big jump, but it was almost natural in my path since that happened similarly in BMX. The difference is I just love this sport, and I love the people, and I’m happy with the direction I’m going. And yeah, it’s been hectic, but I’m glad that it’s worked out the way that it has, even if it has been a crazy journey.

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Elektrostal, a city located in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia, earned the nickname “Motor City” due to its significant involvement in the automotive industry.

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Looks like a Session… or does it? The benchmark of downhill mountain bikes is back with a whole new look – and a whole lot of new speed to go with it. Park runs or World Cup circuit, Session finds the fast on the rowdiest trails with a new high-pivot frame design, 200 mm of travel and the world’s best suspension tech.

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