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Trek Cobia 2012
Nothing beats the efficiency and simplicity of a 29er hardtail. Great for XC racing, marathons, 24-hour racing, or simply shredding singletrack.
FRAME Alpha Gold Aluminum, butted & hydroformed tubing, cold-forged dropouts & bottom bracket, G2 Geometry
FRONT SUSPENSION RockShox Recon Silver TK 29 w/Solo Air spring, TurnKey lockout, rebound, custom G2 Geometry, 51mm offset crown, 100mm travel
BRAKES Hayes Dyno Comp hydraulic disc brakes
WHEELS Shimano Shimano SLX M665 alloy hubs; Bontrager AT-850 disc 32-hole rims
REAR DERAILLEUR Sram X5
SIZES 15.5, 17.5, 19, 21, 23″
COLOUR Chi Red
PRICE £850
Trek X-Caliber 29er 2012
Trek has imbued the X-Caliber with an undeniably racy feel, and it works. Snappy handling, reasonable weight and an impressive turn of speed make it a great bike for covering the ground, whether competing or not.
FRAME Alpha Gold Aluminum, butted & hydroformed tubing, cold-forged dropouts & bottom bracket, G2 Geometry
FRONT SUSPENSION RockShox Reba RL 29 w/Dual Air spring, Motion Control lockout, rebound, custom G2 Geometry, 51mm offset crown, 100mm travel
WHEELS Shimano M525 alloy hubs; Bontrager Mustang Disc 29 32-hole rims, Tubeless Ready
CRANK SRAM S1000, 44/33/22
BRAKESET Avid Elixir 1 hydraulic disc brakes
REAR DERAILLEUR SRAM X7
SIZES 15.5, 17.5, 19, 21, 23″
COLOUR Metallic Black
PRICE £1100
Trek Superfly AL Elite 29er 2012
The Superfly’s standout feature is its brilliant handling, courtesy of the Trek-exclusive G2 fork crown and its increased offset, this produces trail figures similar to those of a standard 26in-wheeled bike. While other 29er frames can produce good handling characteristics via slightly steeper head tube angles or by simply having ultra-stiff, flex-free front ends, the Superfly AL Elite tackles the root of the issue and feels great with little to no adjustment period required
FRAME Alpha Platinum Aluminum, butted & hydroformed tubing, E2 tapered head tube, press fit bottom bracket, cold-forged dropouts, G2 29″ geometry
FRONT SUSPENSION Fox Evolution Series 32 Float 29 RL, air spring, lockout, rebound, custom G2 Geometry, 51mm offset crown, E2 tapered steerer, 100mm travel
WHEELS Bontrager 28-hole FCC alloy front hub, Shimano M525 SL 32-hole alloy rear hub; Bontrager Mustang Disc 29 rims, Tubeless Ready
CRANK Custom Shimano M772, 42/32/24
BRAKESET Shimano M666 SLX hydraulic disc brakes
REAR DERAILLEUR Shimano Deore XT M780 Shadow
SIZES 15.5, 17.5, 19, 21, 23″
COLOUR Crystal Pearl White
PRICE £1600
Trek Superfly Elite 29er 2012
Trek were among the earliest proponents of carbon 29in wheeled hardtails and their latest Superfly Elite 29er gets a wholly revamped frame for 2012. High-speed stability is rock-solid, as you’d expect from a 29er, but it’s the low-speed stuff where the G2 design really shines. There’s not even a hint of wheel flex and when the usefully wide Bontrager Big Sweep carbon bar with 12 degrees of rearward bend and the short 90mm stem are added in, even tight corners are reduced to a simple matter of point-and-shoot.
FRAME OCLV Mountain Carbon, Carbon Armor, E2 tapered head tube, BB95, G2 29″ Geometry
FRONT SUSPENSION Fox Evolution Series 32 Float 29 RL, air spring, lockout, rebound, custom G2 Geometry, 51mm offset crown, E2 tapered steerer, 100mm travel
WHEELS Bontrager 28-hole FCC alloy front hub, Shimano M525 SL 32-hole alloy rear hub; Bontrager Mustang Disc 29 rims, Tubeless Ready
CRANK SRAM S1000, 44/33/22
BRAKESET Avid Elixir 7 hydraulic disc brakes
REAR DERAILLEUR SRAM X9
SIZES 15.5, 17.5, 19, 21, 23″
COLOUR Nude Carbon/Red
PRICE £2300
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