The engineers at Trek have been working overtime. Last week they showcased some new dirt designs to the press. Trek's popular Fuel EX gets a slight revamp with a revised rear end on the flagship 9.5 model. The front triangle is still a OCLV carbon design, but now uses Trek's wide stance main pivot and asymetric chainstay/swingarm. Fox Shox and Forx handle the job of smoothing out the ride front and rear.
The most noticeable addition is a new above dropout mounted pivot. The previous design used the flex of the carbon fiber tube to accomodate the slight movement incured at the dropout. This designed caused a slight springy feel which effected the rear shocks spring rate slightly. So gone is the springy flex tube, replaced by a nicely placed dropout pivot.
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