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Spy Shot: Trek Session 650B Downhill bike

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While Americans where attempting to sleep, Trek World Racing’s Brook Macdonald was getting ready to race the New Zealand National Championships. His secret weapon? A beautiful new paint job that partially masks the contours of his prototype 650b Trek Session.

It’s hard to tell was kind of special trickery the engineers at Trek have employed on this new bike, but the frame looks a little leaner than Ye ol’ Session, and the front triangle has a decidedly carbon look to it.

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glopezz05
glopezz05
10 years ago

That seat/top tube junction looks similar to the Top Fuel carbon models that were out a few years ago.

Quickie
Quickie
10 years ago

Looks like a Session

dan
dan
10 years ago

Yeh im not convinced that 650b is right for dh

Feldybikes
Feldybikes
10 years ago

@Quickie, beat me to it

s
s
10 years ago

@Quickie & Feldybikes
PINKBIKE
No audience here… ‘cept me.

Aa
Aa
10 years ago

29er Enduros are the new 26/27.5 downhill rigs.

Seraph
Seraph
10 years ago

This was inevitable. 650b makes a lot of sense for DH.

dude
dude
10 years ago

you missed the shock… looks like the one minaar won SA on, but different…

dudebro
dudebro
10 years ago

dat shock…

Ahod
Ahod
10 years ago

The rear shock is a prototype RAD inspired shock. The piggyback unit is shorter, someone posted about it on another website.

Michael
10 years ago

More interesting is Bulldog is running clips!

Fuzzy_mc
Fuzzy_mc
10 years ago

What rear shock is that? Looks like it could be a proto Cane Creek or TTX ohlins.

ride_whenever
ride_whenever
10 years ago

Looks more like the fox rad, the ohlins is more gold and yellow

Shu Arvilla
10 years ago

Saw it at an Exterra race

Ripnshread
Ripnshread
10 years ago

Really dont think that is carbon. Looks more like hydroformed and heavily painted alu.

Alex
Alex
10 years ago

650b DH bikes make sense for taller riders just as 29″ wheels do for AM/Trail.

If this is a prototype then it likely isn’t carbon unless it’s very close to production (when you consider the costs to tool up for carbon production).

That or it’s a stock Sessions front triangle (or near-production prototype 26″ front triangle) and they’ve done their mods to fit the 650b rear wheel to the alloy rear end.

Either way Trek let me know when this will be available in an adult-sized XL and I’ll put down a deposit.

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