But enough suspension wonkishness. Back to the Remedy.
Although it’s only one extra inch of travel over it’s little brother the Fuel, the Remedy is a whole lot more bike. No carbon here, just tried-and-true, gusseted-where-it-needs-to-be “Alpha Red” aluminum. (Note: The Remedy and Fuel aluminum frames are made overseas, a departure for Trek, which still makes most of its high-end bikes in-house in Waterloo, Wisconsin.)
In redesigning the Remedy Trek touched on all the usual suspects that bike companies chase after in the name of making mountain bikes better – make them stiffer, make them lighter, make them plusher—and, ergo, make them faster.
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A tapered Fox steerer tube mates up with the Remedy's 1 1/8"-1 1/4" headtube
The most striking move Trek made in the name of stiffening/lightening came by way of dusting off an old patent held by one of its sub-brands, Klein (remember Klein?). The patent in question here is a tapered steerer tube, which combines the best of the 1.5-inch standard with the compatibility of 1-1/8.
The result is a beefier lower headset bearing, courtesy of Cane Creek, and a standard upper bearing, and therefore unfettered stem compatibility. Best part is the tapered steerer tube actually weighs less than a standard 1-1/8-inch steerer.
Trek also retooled the rocker link on the Remedy, making it a one-piece component that is stiffer and weights just 280 grams, versus the previous two-piece, 580 gram link. Fifty percent stiffer and 300 grams less. Not bad.
For a rear shock Trek is spec’ing an extra-volume Fox RP23, custom tuned for the Remedy, and a Fox 36 Float up front on the high-end Remedy 9 and RockShox Lyric forks on the lower-spec Remedy 8 and 7 models.
Custom tuning input came from working with Trek’s suspension guru Jose Gonzales, who has tested Float and TALAS 36 forks extensively on-trail with a data acquisition system and in the lab with a dyno. Gonzales said he opted for the Float for its slightly lighter weight and superior small bump compliance.
In a perfect 6-inch-bike world, the Float is choice. But if this was to be my only bike I’d want either a 2-step Lyric or a Fox TALAS to be able to lower the front end for long climbs. That said, the sub-30-pound Remedy, coupled with the Fox RP23, climbed Copper Canyon’s volcanic slickrock faces like a scalded dog, even with the tall front end. And after getting the Float dialed in it sure was buttery.
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