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2023 Trek Remedy 8 Review

Are you in the market for a mountain bike that can conquer challenging trails effortlessly? The 2023 Trek Remedy 8 is the perfect choice!

This mountain bike is lightweight, robust, and has top-end components that will make your next ride an extreme experience.

Whether you’re riding moderate trails or taking on steep climbs with ease, this bike does it all. In this review, we take a look at all the features of the 2023 Trek Remedy 8, including its design, weight, gearing options, brakes and suspension.

We also give our verdict on whether this bike is worth its hefty price tag. So let’s get started and see what makes the 2023 Trek Remedy 8 so special.

This 2023 Trek Remedy 8 review provides an overview of one of Trek’s top-of-the-line mountain bikes. Read on to learn more about this full suspension trail machine and find out if it’s right for your needs.

Trek has been producing some of the best mountain bikes on the market since 1976 and they continue to stay at the forefront of innovation with their latest models like the 2023 Trek Remedy 8.

This is a full suspension trail bike designed for aggressive riding and pushing boundaries.

It features a slack head angle, long wheelbase, wide rims, and powerful brakes that are ideal for hitting your favorite trails with confidence.

The 2023 Trek Remedy 8 Review is a full suspension all-mountain bike built for long days of punishing singletrack.

With a lightweight aluminum frame featuring an advanced suspension design, Boost spacing and innovative RockShox Lyrik Select+ front shock, the Remedy 8 gives you superior control and grip on any kind of terrain.

You’ll always have the power to push the limits, with 27.5″ wheels rolling over rocks and roots, Shimano XT drivetrain powering you up descents and climbs, and Shimano 4 piston hydraulic disc brakes providing reliable stopping power.

– Alpha Platinum Aluminum frame featuring advanced full suspension design

– RockShox Lyrik Select+, DebonAir spring shock provides smooth and reliable trail performance with plush 160mm of travel

– RockShox Super Deluxe Select+, with 230×57.5mm of travel

– Shimano XT 12 speed drive train gives you optimal power transfer

– Shimano 4 piston Hydraulic Disc Brakes provide reliable stopping power in all conditions

– 27.5” Aluminum Bontrager Line Comp 30 Tubeless Ready Wheels roll sturdy, smooth over obstacles

– Bontrager Drop Line dropper post quickly adjusts your seat for those descents 

The frame of the 2023 Trek Remedy 8 is made with Trek’s Alpha Platinum Aluminum.

This combination makes it both stiff yet light, giving you maximum stiffness and power when you’re ripping up hills or through switchbacks but still providing good compliance when you hit rough terrain or jump off something big.

The frame also features a tapered head tube, Knock Block, Control Freak internal routing, downtube guard, and 150mm of travel.

The Remedy 8 comes equipped with 160mm RockShox Lyrik Select+ forks and Super Deluxe Select+ rear shock.

These provide smooth performance over all sorts of terrain, making it much easier to control your speed along uneven surfaces or over jumps/drops.

The drivetrain consists of Shimano XT 12-speed components with hydraulic disc brakes featuring a 10-51t cassette paired to a 30t chainring.

This gives you plenty of gearing options while also allowing you to slow down quickly even on rough downhill sections.

On top of that, the lightweight design ensures snappy accelerations and easy shifting even when under loads from steep climbs or heavy drops.

Wheels & Tires

The 2023 Trek Remedy 8 has 27.5″ Bontrager Line Comp 30 wheels wrapped in Bontrager XR5 Team Issue 2.5″ tires.

These give great traction on both loose soil/dusty conditions as well as harder pack trails where cornering is key!

Plus with Boost spacing, you get increased strength which helps when negotiating high drops and corners taken at speed while still reducing weight overall compared to standard mountain bikes set ups.

Fans looking to reach their ultimate potential on the trails will love what they get out of this powerful rig from Trek!

Loaded with high quality components like RockShox Lyrik Select+ forks, Shimano XT 12-speed drivetrain, generous sizing across sizes S – XL framesets; it’s easy to see why some call it one of the best trail bikes available in 2023!

With its value for money price tag too; there’s no doubt about it – this bike should be on yours shortlist if you want serious bang for buck!

Order online and have it shipped to your local dealer for final assembly!!

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Trek Remedy 29 9 review

Big-wheeled bruiser with running back moves

This article originally published on BikeRadar

Trek took its sweet time introducing 29er versions of its popular Fuel EX and Remedy models. While we were impressed with the former at the company's recent launch event in Sedona, Arizona, it was the Remedy's awesome capabilities that truly blew us way.

Big, fat tires, 140mm of well-tuned suspension and a gloriously stout front end yield supreme confidence to let you barrel over trail obstacles with reckless abandon, but the Remedy 29's fantastic handling also gives it the grace and agility to mean you don't have to.

Ride & handling: Big bones but light on its feet

Trek's 26in Remedy was already a capable machine, but the 29in version is even more so. Our top-end Remedy 29 9 tester was wonderfully stout and solid from tip to tail, and it's especially noticeable up front, given the burly aluminum front triangle, usefully wide 750mm aluminum handlebar, and sturdy Fox 34 Float fork.

Add it all up and you get a wonderfully predictable front end that you can truly drive hard into rough terrain, confident that the line you chose is the one the front wheel will follow.

Charging down the tricky Highline descent in Sedona, Arizona – with its myriad drops, steep chutes, and variable grip – was simply no problem. The bike barrels over square-edged rocks without missing a beat, and rails rough corners with far more confidence than a visual inspection of the trail conditions would normally allow.

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That stiff front end paid dividends even at slower speeds on the far more treacherous Hangover trail, where misplacing your tires by just a centimeter can mean the difference between making it around a corner or tumbling down a steep rocky face. Few places we've ridden illustrate the 'look where you want to go' edict so well.

As on the previous Remedy, rear suspension performance was excellent, with a supple feel off the top, a deep well of useful travel thanks to the Trek-exclusive DRCV-equipped rear shock, and good bottom-out control (which we used more than once). It's a lively feeling rear end, too, with lots of mid-stroke pop to help spring you out of bermed corners and dips in the trail.

Surprisingly, we found the new Remedy 29 to actually feel more nimble than the 26in version, despite having a similar bottom bracket height and chain stays that are about 12mm longer. While the 26in Remedy feels tall and is occasionally slow to transition from edge to edge, the 29 feels lower to the ground and quicker to change direction at speed. Some credit, perhaps, goes to the longer top tubes and shorter stems relative to comparably sized 26in Remedy models.

As always, very tight confines expose the long-travel 29er's greater overall length. But, even then, Trek has done a good job of making the 29 minimally cumbersome. Thanks to an increased-offset fork crown, the trail dimension is nearly identical to that of the 26in bike, so the front end feels appropriately light and not at all floppy.

There's no getting around the heft of the new Remedy 29 9, though. It has a total weight of around 13.5kg (29.76lb) for a 17.5in frame without pedals, and nearly 3.5kg (7.72lb) wheels and tires (not to mention the increased inertia given the larger diameter). So don't expect to set any acceleration records, but the bike pedals impressively well, especially for a model with this much capability.

Maintain a steady pace and you can rest assured that the rear end will faithfully claw its way up steep and rocky climbs. The active suspension does an excellent job of maintaining traction, too, and we rarely switched the Fox Float CTD rear shock out of the fully open mode, even on the fireroad climb up to the Hangover trailhead.

Trek sticks with its tried-and-true rear suspension design

Frame: Burly aluminum construction plus Trek's trademark suspension

Trek made no mention of a carbon Remedy 29 chassis – although you can bet the farm that one is coming – but there's little to complain about with the all-new aluminum one. While we can't comment on the frame weight (we weren't able to tear one down for an actual measurement at the launch event), it's unquestionably rigid, with large-diameter, hydroformed tubing throughout and corresponding oversized stays to maintain that stiffness from tip to tail.

Subtle details include the S-bend down tube that creates enough room for a water bottle cage, and the steeply sloped top tube and short strut that reinforces the seat tube while leaving plenty of standover clearance.

Trek applies its usual bag of suspension tricks to the new Remedy 9's rear end, including the Full Floater dual-dynamic shock mounts for a more finely tuned spring rate, ABP (Active Braking Pivot) concentric rear dropout pivots that supposedly reduce the effects of braking on suspension performance, and the magnesium Evo rocker link that ties the seat stays to the shock.

A pair of flippable chips at the rear of the Evo link allow for slightly adjustable frame geometry, too, with the low position offering a 67.5-degree head tube angle and 350mm (13.78in) bottom bracket height. The high position delivers a steeper 68.3-degree head tube angle and raises the bottom bracket by 9mm. We did our testing with the bike set in the low position.

Other details include a mix of internal and external cable routing – including a port for stealth-style dropper posts, a tapered 1 1/8in to 1 1/2in head tube, a 92mm-wide bottom bracket shell with press-fit cups for use with standard 24mm-diameter spindles, cartridge bearing pivots and aluminum hardware throughout, and molded plastic guards for the down tube and driveside chain stay.

Equipment: Fantastic Shimano Deore XT group and solid kit but weighty wheels

The build kit on the Trek Remedy 9 29 is unapologetically workhorse. Included in the mix is a nearly complete Shimano Deore XT 2x10 group (a KMC X10 chain is the only substitution) and a RockShox Reverb Stealth dropper seatpost with Trek's Bontrager house brand filling in the rest.

As usual, the Deore XT drivetrain was utterly flawless, with precise chain movement, excellent tactile feedback from the trigger shifter paddles, and quiet running even after hours in the ultra-fine Sedona dust.

Ditto for the matching hydraulic disc brakes, which provided tremendous power (partially thanks to 180mm rotors front and rear) as well as fantastic control – which we tested thoroughly on the Hangover trail's steep, shear rock descent.

We had no issues with the majority of the Bontrager gear. The Rhythm Pro stem was sturdy with its generously proportioned extension and beefy handlebar clamp, the Race Lite aluminum bar was pleasantly rigid and usefully wide at 750mm across, and while the foam seemed softer than on aftermarket versions, the Evoke 2 saddle was still comfortable after our third ride of the day.

Bontrager has made enormous leaps forward with its tires in recent years. The Remedy 9 29's XR3 Team Issue treads were meaty and grippy, with their well-reinforced knobs clawing tenaciously into the loose Arizona ground. They're also reasonably light considering the true 2.3in width and carry speed well. We wished for a slightly softer compound on bare rock, though.

The wheels are a bit more disappointing. Currently, Trek's website lists the stock wheelset as the new Bontrager Rhythm Elite model with its trick Rapid Drive rear hub, but that's a typo – production bikes are actually coming with the old model, complete with about 200g of extra mass and a far slower-engaging rear hub. We tested the Remedy 29 9 with both old and new wheelsets and the new one is noticeably better.

Price: US$4,729.99/£3,799 Weight: 13.50kg (29.76lb, 17.5-inch frame size, without pedals) Pros: Very stiff and predictable chassis, fantastic handling, great suspension, superb drivetrain and brakes Cons: Heavy wheels dull the otherwise sharp reflexes BikeRadar verdict: TBD pending longer-term testing More information: www.trekbikes.com

Complete bicycle specifications

Frame: Trek Remedy 29, 140mm travel Available sizes: 15.5, 17.5 (tested), 19, 21, 23-inch Rear shock: Fox Float CTD DRCV Performance Series Fork: Fox 34 Float 140 CTD FIT, Factory Series, 15QR dropouts Headset: FSA No. 57E, tapered 1 1/8-to-1 1/2-inch Stem: Bontrager Rhythm Pro Handlebars: Bontrager Race Lite Low Riser, 750mm Tape/grips: Bontrager Rhythm lock-on Front brake: Shimano Deore XT BR-M785 w/ 180mm SM-RT86-M rotor Rear brake: Shimano Deore XT BR-M785 w/ 180mm SM-RT86-M rotor Brake levers: Shimano Deore XT BL-M785-L Front derailleur: Shimano Deore XT FD-M781-D Rear derailleur: Shimano Deore XT Shadow Plus RD-M786-SGS Shift levers: Shimano Deore XT SL-M780 Cassette: Shimano Deore XT CS-M771-10, 11-36T Chain: KMC X10 Crankset: Shimano Deore XT FC-M785, 38/24T Bottom bracket: Shimano press-fit Pedals: n/a Wheelset: Bontrager Rhythm Elite TLR Disc 29 Front tire: Bontrager XR3 Team Issue, 29x2.30-inch Rear tire: Bontrager XR3 Team Issue, 29x2.30-inch Saddle: Bontrager Evoke 2 Seat post: RockShox Reverb Stealth

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Trek Remedy 8

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Size / 15.5" High, 15.5" Low, 17.5" High, 17.5" Low, 18.5" High, 18.5" Low, 19.5" High, 19.5" Low, 21.5" High, 21.5" Low

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Specifications

• Frame Alpha Platinum Aluminium, tapered head tube, Knock Block, Control Freak internal routing, downtube guard, ISCG 05, magnesium rocker link, Mino Link, ABP, Boost148, 150 mm travel
• Fork RockShox Lyrik Select, RockShox Lyrik Select+, DebonAir spring, Charger 2.1 RC damper, tapered steerer, 46 mm offset, Boost110, 15 mm Maxle Stealth, 160 mm travel
• Shock RockShox Super Deluxe Select+, 230x57.5 mm
• Hubs Bontrager alloy, sealed bearing, alloy axle, 6-bolt, Shimano MicroSpline freehub, Boost148, 12 mm thru axle
• Wheels Bontrager Line 30, Tubeless Ready, 28-hole, Presta valve
• Wheel Size 27.5"
• Tires Bontrager XR5 Team Issue, Tubeless Ready, aramid bead, 120 tpi, 27.5x2.50"
• Chain Shimano SLX, Shimano SLX M7100, 12-speed
• Crank Shimano , Size: S, M, M/L, L, XL, Shimano MT611, 32T steel ring, alloy spider, Boost, 170 mm length; Size: S, M, M/L, L, XL, Shimano MT611, 30T steel ring, alloy spider, Boost, 170 mm length
• Bottom Bracket Shimano MT500, 92 mm, PressFit
• Rear Derailleur Shimano XT, Shimano XT M8100, long cage, 51T max cog
• Shifters Shimano XT, Shimano XT M8100, 12-speed
• Brakeset Shimano Deore, Shimano 4-piston hydraulic disc, M6100 lever, M6120 calliper
• Handlebar Bontrager Line, alloy, 35 mm, 27.5 mm rise, 820 mm width
• Saddle Bontrager Arvada, hollow chromoly rails, 138 mm width
• Seatpost Size: S, Bontrager Line Dropper, 100 mm travel, internal routing, 31.6 mm, 345 mm length; Size: M, M/L, L, XL, Bontrager Line Dropper, 150mm travel, internal routing, 31.6 mm, 440mm length
• Stem Bontrager Elite, 35 mm, 0-degree, 45 mm length
• Grips Bontrager XR Trail Pro, alloy lock-on

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The 2022 Trek Remedy 8 has 27.5" wheels.

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Field Test: Trek Remedy 9.9

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[Tested] The New Trek Remedy 9.9

Recently, Trek invited North American journalists out to Mammoth Lakes, California for a preview of the newly updated Remedy. Aside from spending a day on the newly updated Powerfly, we got to shred around Mammoth on some of the mountain’s choice offerings. If you haven’t been to Mammoth, the trails are mainly comprised of loose pumice, resembling kitty litter, with loads of rocks and obsidian strewn about. The altitude is in the 9,000-11,000 foot range, and despite getting a full day in, I definitely wanted more time on the bike. Due to fortunate geographic positioning, I drove out to the event and Trek was kind enough to send me back to Santa Cruz with a long term test bike in the bed of my truck.

Anyhow, about that bike…after an initial, hasty glance, one could easily assume that the Remedy remained unchanged, but closer inspection and a look at the spec sheets reveal a host of seemingly minor, but very key changes. Gone is the “Full Floater” lower shock mount as well as 100 grams of fat on the frame. The seat angle has been steepened by a degree and Trek has integrated an on-frame storage solution via a partnership with Wolftooth. Perhaps what’s most important is that through a smart spec, the product managers have somehow shaved $1,000 off of the price tag of the flagship model that I tested here.

• 27.5″ wheels with clearance for up to 2.8″ wide tires
• ABP suspension platform with Re:Aktiv and Thru-Shaft – 160mm front travel / 150mm rear travel
• Knock Block steering lock
• Internal cable/hose routing
• ISCG-05 / Press Fit bottom bracket
• Mino Link for +/- .5º head tube/seat tube angle adjustment & +/- 7mm B.B. height adjustment
• 5% stiffer and ~100 grams lighter than the last Remedy
• 1º steeper seat tube angle
• Two Wolftooth B-Rad mounts under the top tube for integrated storage
• Fixed lower shock eyelet (no more “Full Floater”) improves chainstay strength
• Additional 10mm of seatpost insertion allows for longer travel droppers
• Trunnion mount / Metric sized rear shock (230×57.5mm)
• Boost hub spacing
• 1X drivetrain only
• 180mm post mount rear brake
• Downtube and chainstay/seatstay protections
• 28 pounds 15 ounces – size 19.5″, on our scale (*tubeless / no pedals)
• Five sizes: 15.5″, 17.5″, 18.5″, 19.5″ (tested), 21.5″

Most of the vital numbers on the Remedy remain the same, or only change so negligibly that it’s hardly worthy of mention, such as the reach, which grew just 1-2 millimeters. That said, the virtual seat tube angle got steeper by a full 1º (from 74º to 75º), which might not sound like much, but it actually helps to substantially improve body position/weight distribution while climbing.

On the trail

Trek positioned themselves nicely in the market in terms of reach (455mm for the 19.5, tested), chainstay length (435mm for all sizes), and their relative proportionality. The Remedy is modern, balanced, and both numbers are right on the money, but certainly don’t push toward the extremes, so if you want wild and crazy geometry, you’ll have to search elsewhere. The same can be said for the head angle – at 65.5º in the low position, it’s just right for aggressive trail riding. If there was one area where Trek may have erred on the conservative side to a slight fault, it’s crank length. They stuck with 175mm, where many other brands choose to spec 170mm cranks, nodding at added clearance in exchange for a slight loss of power.

The Remedy required limited fiddling with setup to get everything just right. I had to run the stem above all three 10mm headset spacers and was still wanting a touch more height. The cockpit and reach felt roomy enough, providing ample stability. I most certainly welcomed the longer travel 150mm dropper. As a long limbed rider (~33″ inseam,  I lamented the 125mm dropper post on the last Remedy. Another easily overlooked, but big improvement is the steeper seat angle. I was made aware of it right away, from a putt around the parking lot while setting up. By steepening the seat angle, the rider is pushed further forward when the seat is extended, set to a climbing position. This makes it easier to get your weight over the front end on steep, technical climbs. It also calms the bike down and provides added traction to the rear wheel under power. Making the Remedy a more sprightly climber definitely adds to its versatility and well rounded nature. The “Mino-Link” is also worth the tip of the hat. I am a vocal fan of variable geometry, as it broadens a bikes versatility, allow riders to go switch between bike park friendly (low/slack) to all day adventure friendly (high/steep). Anyhow, along the spectrum of MTB suspension, ABP is a very active platform, and thus, it would typically require frequent use of the lockout lever to calm it down while climbing. Enter Re:Aktiv…

As mentioned prior, I spent a solid day on the Remedy in Mammoth in the bike park with chairlift access, then mainly rode it in Santa Cruz where all of my climbs were self powered. One feature that helps the bike climb well is “Re:Aktiv”.  In short, Re:Aktiv is a damping system with a “regressive valve” that provides a firm platform when pedaling, but as soon as the shock encounters a high speed event, it opens up and “gets out of its own way”. This means you don’t have to constantly be fussing with your lock out on variable terrain. Well…anything that sounds too good to be true, usually is. Re:Aktiv definitely accomplishes its goals on the ascents, but not without a bit of added feedback. Having ridden the old Remedy with a Re:Aktiv shock as well as a standard shock, I think the all out descending performance was better with a standard shock, albeit with the inconvenience of needing to reach down and lock the shock out. So it all comes down to tradeoffs…

Anyhow, “Thru-Shaft” is a separate technology that eliminates oil displacement cause by shaft movement, and in turn, eliminates the need for a charged, internal floating piston. As the shock moves through its travel, the shaft actually, physically exits the bottom of the shock. Having ridden Thru Shaft on a couple of models, I’d rate the technology as providing a performance increase over a lighter duty inline shock, but falling just short of a heavier duty shock with a reservoir. It’s worth noting that the new Remedy will now actually clear *some* coil sprung shocks this time around. This a great news, but check with your dealer and/or Trek before diving in though.

Well, if you were to ask me if I could feel a “5% increase in stiffness” in a frameset, I’d likely confess that I’m probably not that perceptive on a bicycle. Interestingly, I was actually blown away at how stiff the new Remedy is though. I noticed it in the first few turns, so numbers aside, there is a marked, perceptible improvement there, likely in part due to the fixed lower shock mount and beefed up chainstays. It is also partially because of the fact that the bike now features carbon fiber wheels, as opposed to the aluminum wheels on last year’s model. Anyhow, my main praise for Trek’s ABP platform, at least in the way that they tune it, is how compliant it is. In my opinion, more so than interrupted chainstay bikes (read: Horst Link), ABP bikes smash through mid-sized chunder a bit better, holding their speed more comfortably. ABP is also neutral under braking, when you need traction the most – thanks to the pivot that’s concentric to the rear axle. In terms of geometry, the balanced numbers lend themselves to confident positioning on the steeps and in the corners, without requiring too much muscle to maintain speed on less than thrilling sections of trail. 435mm chainstays aren’t considered short by any means – nor super long for that matter – but rather, they strike a nice balance between snappy cornering and stability in the rough, at speed. In terms of where the Remedy sits on the market, it is tilted more toward general purpose, aggressive trail riding. For those racing enduro or seeking an all out smasher bike, Trek would point you to the Slash, their brawny, 29″ wheeled, long travel offering.

Componentry

Starting up front, the FOX 36 Factory fork, with its burly chassis, is a great mate to the Remedy’s sturdy frame. The updated Grip 2 damper is a bit more plush; less harsh and racy than past models, but offering a massive range of adjustment. The Shimano XT four piston brakes proved to be freakishly powerful and in the duration of our test, I didn’t experience any issues with fading or erratic lever throw that past models were susceptible to. The X01 Eagle drivetrain proved to be flawless, as always, delivering crisp and immediate shifting in both directions across its massive range, provided it is perfectly adjusted. You might think that Trek skimped by spec’ing a GX Eagle cassette, which, by the way suffers no actual performance loss, just a minor increase in weight. In my eyes, it’s one of the tradeoffs that helped them reduce the price of their flagship model by $1,000, while upgrading it to carbon fiber wheels.

Speaking of wheels, we’ve had great success with carbon fiber Bontrager wheels before , and this slightly more budget oriented set still has a fast 54T engagement, and the same tough, stiff carbon rims. They forgo the bladed, straight pull spokes for traditional, J-bend spokes, but we actually prefer that. The wheels are wrapped in Bontrager’s 2.6″ wide SE4 tires. On Mammoth’s loose, floaty terrain, they did a fine job, likely due to the increased volume and wider footprint.  At home in Santa Cruz, where I wanted accuracy and something I could really lay into in corners, they definitely fell short. Their extremely round profile and not so prominent side knobs were less than confidence inspiring in flat, dry, dusty turns, thus proving that there is no single, broadly applicable, perfect tire. In terms of cockpit, the in-house Bontrager handlebar, stem and saddle were all on point, leaving me with nothing to complain about. The dropper post sees greatly improved durability compared the last effort from Bontrager, as well as a 25mm increase in travel, both of which were due. That said, it still has a rather slow return speed, which is unfortunately not adjustable. Last, but not least, these days we shouldn’t take for granted the fact that the Remedy clears a full size water bottle and has two very secure places to affix a tube/co2/levers, thanks to the B-Rad mounts.

Coming full circle, despite appearing to be relatively unchanged on the surface, a great deal of the Remedy’s attributes have been improved substantially, even if appearing to be subtle. The sum of the parts add up to a greatly refined bike, but perhaps the biggest story is the increased value. Direct to consumer model brands have put an enormous amount of pressure on the “Big Three” bike shop brands (Trek, Specialized, Giant) and Trek has responded very well. In relative terms, there is no denying that $6,999 is quite a lot of money for a bike, but it is very impressive that Trek managed to shave $1,000 off of the retail price of their flagship, bread and butter trail bike, all while improving the frame’s construction and geometry AND upgrading it to an excellent carbon fiber wheelset. If you’re like most consumers, and flagship level is out of range, consider the effort Trek made toward improving this model’s value, and have a look at how they applied that train of thought to some of the other new Remedy models.

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Small Changes Make Trek’s New Remedy Better than Ever

This bike loves wild terrain

Price: $7,000 (Remedy 9.9) Weight: 28.5 pounds Wheelsize: 27.5 Travel: 150mm Fork travel: 160mm Material: carbon fiber composite The right bike for: Riders who want a well-balanced bike for riding technical and challenging trails.

Trek's popular trail bike , the Remedy, gets a series of small but important tweaks for 2019. The bike still has 27.5 wheels and 150mm of travel (with a 160mm fork) but the updates change the way the bike rides and possibly the type of rider it's intended to appeal to.

One of the most significant changes is Trek's move away from the floating shock design it used on the previous Remedy. That designed allowed Trek engineers more flexibility in suspension tunes. But the new bike gets a fixed lower shock mountain because, according to Trek, the latest air shocks achieve the suspension performance the company's engineers needed the Full-Floater design for. So with better shocks, Trek could recouped some of the space taken up by the Full Floater to produce stiffer and stronger chainstays, which improve frame stiffness five-percent.

Despite the added stiffness, Trek claims the new carbon frame weighs 100 grams less than the previous version. The new model also gets a seat tube that's one degree steeper than the old one.

This frame updates are significant, but there's another change that has an even greater affect on the ride. The new model gets wider 2.6-inch tires, a jump up from the 2.4s on the older models. Running them in the mid-teens, we found they offered excellent traction and stability with little of the squirm or bounce that plague plus-sized tires.

But the suspension is very good as well: It’s a little more supple, with slightly better mid-stroke control. With a nice pedaling platform and neutral geometry and rider position, this bike climbs very well, and navigates technical trails superbly. However, the slightly short reach and wheelbase–by today’s mountain bike geometry standards–make the Remedy less stable at speed than some of its competitors, so it comes off feeling more more like a trail bike than an enduro race bike.

It may not be all new, but Trek’s 2019 updates have made the Remedy a better bike, and a great choice for embarking on technical trail rides.

Built-In Protection

The Knock Block prevents the fork crown or handlebars from damaging the frame.

Kick Rocks Back

A rubber pad prevents flying rocks from damaging the frame.

Float No More

The fixed lower shock mount is the big update for 2019

Twice the Tech

The Remedy 9.9 has both RE:aktiv valving and Thru Shaft damper

Up and Down

The geometry is adjustable to rider prefrence

New, but Not All New

Rather than a ground-up redesign of the Remedy, the crew at Trek made a number of tweaks to the Remedy platform that launched mid-2016. So consider this a refresh, not a complete reboot.

The biggest visual and functional difference is the elimination of the floating shock system–a design where the shock is compressed by the rear suspension system from both ends–for a conventional design with a fixed lower-shock eyelet.

Trek continues to use the floating design–called Full Floater in the Trek universe–on its shorter travel bikes (the 130mm Fuel EX , 130mm Farley EX , the 130mm Full Stache, and the 100mm Top Fuel), but its longer-travel bikes (the Remedy, the 150mm Slash 29er , and the Session downhill race bike) all use the fixed lower shock mount.

According to Trek, this is because the latest air shocks offer the performance Trek's engineers originally hoped to achieve with Full Floater.

“The leverage rate on this Remedy is virtually identical to the later Full Floater layouts—we had been tweaking that on Full Floater for a few model years now, to the point where it was close to a fixed mount. That was all driven by rear-shock developments and advancements,” said Travis Ott, Trek's mountain bike brand manager.

The newer shocks are good enough that Ott claims the new Remedy with fixed lower shock mount offers–compared to the Full-Floater Remedy–better sensitivity, and better mid-stroke support with no changes to the frame's travel, shock rate, or leverage ratio.

Switching to a fixed lower shock mount opened up the area around the bottom bracket, which the Remedy's engineers exploited by using larger and stiffer chainstays, for a five-percent boost in frame stiffness. Frame weight falls by a substantial 100 grams as well.

The design of the seat tube was altered to allow 10mm more seatpost insertion, potentially allowing riders to use longer-drop dropper posts. Size 18.5, 19.5, and 21.5 Remedys now come equipped with 150mm droppers.

Mounts on the underside of the top tube are designed for Wolftooth's B-RAD tool and tube storage system.

Remedy Geometry

The Remedy continues to use Trek's two-position Mino-Link chip for geometry adjustment. Geometry is largely unchanged from the previous generation, save for a one-degree-steeper seat tube angle. Actual seat tube angles are now 68 degrees in the low setting, and 68.5 degrees in the high setting. Effective seat tube angles were not provided for the new Remedy, but based on the previous generation, the new Remedy's effective seat tube angles should be 75.1 (high) and 74.6 (low).

“As for headtube angles, they are the same as last year. We were mostly happy with the geo. We just wanted to steepen up the seattube,” said Ott. Head angle is 65.5 or 66 degrees with the stock 160mm, 46mm offset, fork. If you look really close, there are some tiny changes here: the previous generation Remedy had a 66.1 degree head-tube angle in the high setting and used a 43mm offset fork.

A bottom bracket drop of 16mm (low) or 9mm (high) gives static BB heights of 349 or 356mm. The chainstays are 435mm. The Remedy's reach lengths are a little bit short by modern mountain bike standards though Trek offers five sizes with fairly generous standover, so some riders may be able to size up if they prefer longer reach.

No Women's Models for 2019

There are no women's models in the 2019 Remedy line (women's models were offered in the 2018 line). Trek offered this statement on the decision to eliminate women's models,

“Market research and rider feedback has indicated that aggressive female riders want the same geometry and performance as the main line. We’ve also found that, while many female riders love our ‘women’s’ colorways, just as many prefer the main line paint colors. Rather than offering separate ‘women’s’ colorways, we’re giving all riders more selection by offering every model in two colors to suit a variety of tastes, regardless of gender. We’ve also improved the fit of the smallest 15.5-inch size so it works for more riders.”

The 2019 Remedy Family

Trek will offer the updated Remedy in five complete bikes (three carbon models, and two aluminum), and as a frame only. All bikes come in a dark color, or a bright minty green. Most models are available now.

All models come with SRAM 1x12 Eagle groups, dropper posts, lock-on grips, tubeless-ready wheels (valves sold separately, tubeless strips included with higher-end models) with 30mm internal width, and 2.6-inch-wide tubeless-ready tires (sealant not included). All models, save the lowest-cost Remedy 7, use Trek's RE:activ regressive valving . The two most-expensive models use Trek's Thru-Shaft shock.

The Remedy 7 ($3,300) kicks off the Remedy line. It uses an aluminum frame, RockShox Deluxe RL shock and Yari RC fork, SRAM NX Eagle drivetrain (11-50t cassette), and Level T brakes.

The aluminum Remedy 8 ($3,800) is the next step and uses a RockShox Deluxe RT3 shock and Lyrik RC fork, SRAM GX Eagle drivetrain (10-50t cassette), and Guide R brakes.

The Remedy 9.7 ($4,000) is the first carbon-framed model, and uses a RockShox Deluxe RT3 shock and Lyrik RC fork (same as the Remedy 8) mixed GX/NX Eagle drivetrain (11-50t cassette), and Guide R brakes.

The Remedy 9.8 ($5,500) uses a RockShox RCT3 fork with Deluxe RT3 Thru-Shaft damper. SRAM's GX Eagle drivetrain (10-50t cassette) and Guide RS brakes handle the stop and go. This model has carbon handlebar, carbon rims, and tires with sturdier casings.

The top of the line Remedy 9.9 ($7,000) has the most diverse parts group. This is the only model with a FOX fork–a Factory 36 Float with GRIP2 damper –and Shimano brakes (XT four-piston). Drivetrain on this bike is SRAM Xo1 Eagle (10-50t cassette). Like the 9.8, this model has carbon handlebar, carbon rims, and beefier tires.

The Remedy Carbon frame sells for $3,000, and the aluminum frame sells for $1,890.

Trek Remedy Ride Impressions

At first glance, the tweaks and refinements to the 2019 Remedy seem insignificant compared to the major overhauls happening to similar bikes. While Giant’s Trance gets reimagined as a short-travel 29er and Specialized Stumpjumper was sliced into 19 models for almost every type of rider, Trek’s workhorse trail bike received only a few tweaks and teases—a degree added to the seat tube angle, a pinch or two added to tire width, a new shock mount.

Those small changes, however, exponentially change the ride in ways many riders will love. This is a well-balanced trail bike, with considerable amounts of travel and a good suspension system. It’s really good at slow-speed technical terrain, an exceptional climber and holds it own almost everywhere else.

The most noticeable change to the 2019 model is the wider tires. The new model gets 2.6-inch Bontrager tires, up from the 2.4s that came on most 2018 models. They’re on the edges of plus-size territory. Depending on your outlook, this could be seen as cool, or less so. Plus tires have considerable advantages, as well as drawbacks. And with the trends seeing more long-travel 29ers and fewer plus-size trail bikes, Trek’s choice here is intriguing.

But these 2.6s impress. Like plus-size options, you can run them at low pressure (we tested these between 13 and 18 psi), they offer sticky traction, and help the bike more easily roll over rocks, roots, logs, ruts, and all other nasty trail obstacles. Wet rocks and slick roots pose less of a threat, because the soft, wide tires slide less across them.

Compared to larger plus tires, these ones squirm less and feel less bouncy. So you’re in control more and never feel like the tires are fighting the suspension. Our test trails near our Pennsylvania office are mostly low-speed and technical, but on spots where you can open it up, the Remedy was easy to lean into corners, and the tires held firm without getting wiggly. Only when we tried to slash some berms and tight turns and break the rear end free did we feel any unwanted squishiness.

The rear suspension on the new Remedy feels, to us, a little more supple, with slightly better mid-stroke control just as promised. The ease of movement early in the travel also contributes to the bike’s excellent traction. And the mid-stroke support gives you a nice pedaling platform. Those two traits, with the very neutral geometry and rider position, make this a great climber especially on rocky technical trails. It’s amazing, actually, and the performance here means you spend less energy controlling your bike and more of it driving it forward. In that way, it’s almost like you have a little boost.

On descents and higher speeds, the bike feels shorter than some others in the category. Depending on your riding style, this one might feel less stable—Trek seemed to favor a balanced ride over one that emphasizes going downhill fast like other 150mm trail bikes do. And the larger tires seem to favor rolling on the ground rather than airing over it—the bike felt a little less poppy over small hits or when we tried to boost over terrain features.

Larger size Remedy models come with a 150mm dropper post, which can get the seat almost all the way down to the top tube. The size 17.5 we tested comes with a 120mm post and the kinked seat tube means you probably can’t fit a 150 in there if you wanted to. The Bontrager post worked great during our test, and 120mm is fine most terrain, but some riders will want a larger drop.

For everyone else, the Remedy should please. It’s a smooth pedaling, fun bike that makes harder trails feel easier and technical climbs seem faster. It doesn’t pretend to be an enduro bike, or a race bike in any way. It’s just a really well balanced option for riders who like challenging trails.

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First Look: Trek Remedy 2019 with new frame and specs

More of a light edit than a total rewrite, Trek have today launched their new 27.5” Remedy; beefed up, trimmed down and ready to rock-n-roll.

The first thing that strikes you about the new Remedy is the very ‘Slash like’ silhouette, gone is the Full Floater rear suspension. We admit to being fans of Trek’s Full Floater suspension system that was found on the previous model, with the shock held at both ends by rockers it gives a sublime and highly active performance. However, Trek believe that current air shocks no longer suffer from the performance constraints that the Full Floater system was designed to target, and by using a fixed lower shock mount they can open up the lower frame area, giving more opportunity to design stronger, stiffer frames and chainstays. This simplified system has been used to great effect in the Remedys big brother, the Slash, so it’s perhaps no surprise to see it move down the line-up. Trek claim the frame is now 5% stiffer for improved pedal efficiency, not numbers you will likely feel on the trail, but every little helps. The travel remains unchanged with 160 mm in front and 150 mm in the rear.

Geometry and Specs of the Trek Remedy 2019

Geometry data based on low setting, high setting results in 0.5° steeper angles and 7 mm higher BB.

There have been other light revisions to the frames geometry, the pedalling efficiency has been brought up to date with a one degree steeper seat tube and the seat mast height has been lowered 10 mm to allow riders to squeeze in longer dropper posts if required (larger models will now ship with 150 mm dropper posts). The Remedy has been beefed up in other areas too, now rolling on 27.5 x 2.6 tyres as stock with space to accommodate up to 2.8’s.

Trek will be running a second colourway in every model, giving customers more choice at each price point, and interestingly will not be offering a women’s specific model. We think this is a great move as rather than ignoring the women’s market Trek have realised that female riders looking at a bike with the intent of the Remedy would prefer not to ride a shortened, steepened, watered down model which is often the curse of the WMN’s specific tag with many brands.

Our thoughts

The Remedy is a great bike, and the revisions for the coming year bring it back into the game. However, the sector is now full of amazing machines and the Remedy faces some tough competition, we look forward to getting the new model on test to see how it delivers on the trail.

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Tesla Autopilot

Tesla autopilot is again under nhtsa investigation after doubts over recall remedy.

Tesla Autopilot finds itself once again under NHTSA investigation after the agency is now doubting the effectiveness over the 2-million vehicle “recall” last year.

As you may remember, Tesla and NHTSA announced a new “safety recall” of all Tesla vehicles equipped with Autopilot in North America last December.

The recall marked the conclusion of the NHTSA’s years-long investigation into crashes of Tesla vehicles on Autopilot into stopped emergency vehicles on the highway.

The “fix” to the “recall” is again an over-the-air software update .

In the defect notice, Tesla made it clear that it doesn’t agree with NHTSA’s findings of improper driver monitoring leading to these accidents, but it agreed to add more warnings and alerts when drivers are using the Autopilot features – hence the recall.

Now, a few months later, NHTSA seems to be having doubts about how effective the recall has been after new crashes have been reported and the agency was made aware of some concerns about the “remedy”.

NHTSA decided to open a new investigation. It wrote in the notice:

Tesla filed Recall 23V838 to address concerns regarding the Autopilot system investigated in EA22002. Following deployment of the remedy in Recall 23V838, ODI identified concerns due to post-remedy crash events and results from preliminary NHTSA tests of remedied vehicles. Also, Tesla has stated that a portion of the remedy both requires the owner to opt in and allows a driver to readily reverse it. Tesla has also deployed non-remedy updates to address issues that appear related to ODI’s concerns under EA22002. This investigation will consider why these updates were not a part of the recall or otherwise determined to remedy a defect that poses an unreasonable safety risk.

The agency says that the new investigation covers all Tesla vehicles in the US with Autopilot – just over 2 million vehicles.

Electrek’s Take

The original recall always felt like a compromise. The fact that Tesla didn’t agree with NHTSA’s findings and that the actual recall mainly consisted of mild increases in alerts looked like significant compromises on both sides.

Top comment by ABM3

I think they have a problem because the use of the in-car camera requires the latest computer. I have an early Model 3 and I can't use the in car camera for sentry mode live viewing due to having the original computer. I believe the same is true for the Model S around this time which had AP but no inside facing cameras either.

So, any solution solely dependent on the cameras for AP/AS will need to consider these cars that have AP/AS but not the latest tech.

Now, it looks like NHTSA is trying to push further.

I’m not sure what they mean by drivers having to “opt-in”. It might be due to some owners not having accepted the driver monitoring through the cabin camera? They would have to approve it to enable any change to the driver monitoring through the camera in the first place.

Honestly, the driver monitoring through the cabin camera is fairly strong now. You can’t look away from the road for more than 3 seconds without getting an alert. There’s an unfortunate way to bypass that, which I don’t want to popularize even though it’s widely known.

That might be part of what NHTSA is investigating now.

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