Trek presents Neff's bullet - the Supercaliber

Jolanda Neff's bike has attracted a lot of attention this season because of its concealed suspension system. Now Trek is pulling back the curtain and presenting the Supercaliber cross-country rocket with IsoStrut suspension. Reduced to 60 millimetres at the rear and 100 millimetres of travel at the front, the eye-catcher offers the characteristics of a full-suspension bike but the efficiency of a hardtail.

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Trek's new Supercaliber is a cross-country race bike that combines the best of hardtail and full suspension. It has a unique structural chassis design based on a few interesting approaches. It only has 60 millimeters of suspension travel, which should be torsionally stiff, light and drive-neutral: A ride like that of a hardtail paired with the advantages of a full suspension bike.

Light in numbers means: the frame weighs 1950 grams including the shock and specific hardware. Furthermore, the frame is designed for suspension forks with up to 120 millimetres of travel and internal vario seat posts, offers space for two water bottles and tires up to 2.2 inches wide. Trek offers a wide range of sizes from SM (15.5 inches) to XXL (23 inches), so that every racer will find what they are looking for.

IsoStrut: the "encapsulated" shock absorber

The unique feature of the new Supercaliber is the IsoStrut, a shock developed together with the suspension engineers at Fox. This is integrated into the frame. The IsoStrut is housed in a torsion-proof and rigid strut. The rear triangle virtually slides on this strut and compresses the damper inside. This has the further advantage that it is controlled in a dead straight line and cannot tilt. This puts less strain on the shock absorber and should result in a better response. In addition, this system should give the bike outstanding drive efficiency and make additional rocker arms superfluous. The missing pivot points on the strut connections are compensated for by flexible carbon struts. This in turn keeps the weight low and increases the lateral stiffness of the entire frame. As far as the serviceability of the system is concerned, Trek has already taken precautions and provides instructions. Major work is carried out by Fox service partners.

Four versions in race trim

The Supercaliber is offered in four complete models. Each is based on an OCLV mountain carbon frame with straight shot down tube and knock block. The bike is only designed for single crank systems and so all models come with Sram's 1x12 drivetrains. The high-end model is equipped with the electronic Sram AXS drivetrain. The models also come with Bontrager Kovee carbon wheels with Rapid Drive hubs.

Like all carbon wheels from Bontrager, the Kovee's are also covered by Bontrager's "Carbon Care Wheel Loyalty Program". If they are damaged in the first two years after the initial purchase, Bontrager will repair or replace them free of charge. All Supercaliber models are suspended at the front by a 100-millimeter fork and roll on 29-inch wheels. The first Supercaliber models should arrive at Trek dealers by November at the latest. The frames will also be individually configurable via Project One.

The Supercaliber 9.7, Supercaliber 9.8, Supercaliber 9.9 XX1 and Supercaliber 9.9 XX1 AXS framesets are available from CHF 4,999.00.

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Trek turns Jolanda Neff into a video star called "Goldilock

Trek enters the battle for the coolest video for the launch of a new bike - and comes out on top in terms of originality. For the presentation of the Supercaliber bike, Jolanda Neff becomes the fairy-tale character Goldilocks and shows that she is not only good on the racetrack but also as an actor. Conclusion: The funny movie is the perfect start to the week!

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