Yep, something has changed recently! I sold my faithful Niner and got this lovely Trek Superfly 7 XC machine for myself. This is the 2016 model from the range of Trek and there is plenty of change compare to my last 2,5 years: the bike has gears and also has a suspension fork. I guess I'm getting back to my roots after the longish single speeder years. :)
But lets have a closer look at the machine itself!
The frame is made out of Trek's Alpha Platinum Aluminum and it comes with tapered head tube, internal cable routing, bolth through axle and press-fit bottom bracket. The lines are sweet and the weldings are nice & smooth. This is a 15,5" size that means the bike runs 650b wheels. The seatpost size is 27,2 mm and it has my old Fi'zi:k Tundra saddle on.
At the front there's a sweet FOX 32 CTD fork with 15mm bolt through axle and 100 mm travel. We can't ignore the decal colour design, it looks absolutely brilliant! The cockpit is nice and low thanks to the 100 mm long Specialized stem with -16°drop. The 690mm wide Bontrager handlebar is the right size fro the bike and the beast looking ESI grips will make things comfy indeed.
I've made some changes to the gear system of the bike as I'm running a single chainring at the front. There's a lovely 36T AbsoluteBlack oval ring fitted to the Shimano M627 cranks (massive thank you to my good friend Majláth Gyuszi for sorting me out with this brilliant piece of art). Of course I put the old set of Shimano XTR pedals on, they are simply the best out there in my opinion. At the back there's a 10 speed Shimano HG50 casette with the range of 11-36. The Shimano XT Shadow Plus rear mech does a perfect job.
The stopping power is provided by the Shimano Deore hydraulic brake system. They will stop the wheels (Bontrager Mustang Elite) just fine! The Bontrager XR2 Expert 27,5x2,20 Tubeless tyres will keep me rubber side down on the trails.
So, this machine will be my new companion on the trails. Am I excited to ride this bike? Jaysus I am!! Can't wait to get out and have my first proper test spin on it! Stay tune for first impressions!! :)
How much The bike weighs?
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