We only have one left, an 18.5" frame and its got 33% off at £1999 or just £75 per month on 0% finance over 24 months with a 20% deposit!
Brand new it was £3000 and to explain, this bike has been used for the occasional demo ride but is sold with warranty and in 'as new condition'. Come and have a demo ride to see if it could be the bike for you?
What we think....
"If you crave high speeds and rough descents over long single-track days, the Remedy is your ride. Every Remedy gets matched 150mm front/rear travel, a proprietary DRCV shock, and ABP, making it the all-mountain machine for every trail rider looking to go faster, longer"......well, that's what Trek had to say about the remedy last year but recently we had a chance to put the bike to a real test in the snows of the Lake District before Christmas and this is what one of the bears had to say about it..........
"Riding a 6 inch trail bike for the past 18 months I know a thing or two about all mountain bikes and what they are capable of! Having had only had a couple of short rides on the Remedy before I was looking forward to seeing what the bike was capable of in the home of all mountain bike riding....and it was going to be a proper test as this time in the Lakes there was snow on the ground!!
Over three days I would cover 65miles, climb 12500 feet and spend over 16hours in the saddle of the Remedy on a mix of trails from the Altura trail at Whinlatter to the Back of Skiddaw but this is the account of the Saturday Ride on the Borrowdale Bash.
Looking at the weekends forecast anything above 600m was out of bounds as the there was just too much snow so a tour of the Borrowdale Bash was just the thing. After a shortish road ride was a long, long climb up to the village of High Watendlath (.....the clue is in the name!!). This is a good 30min climb up a narrow road, I know, I know it's not singletrack but it was a good first test of a bikes climbing ability. Leaving the rear in pro pedal and locking the front out at its full travel of 150mm the bike climbed just like a hardtail. It felt responsive and energy efficient and I could certainly feel the benefit of the Remedys lightweight design as the climb tightened in places. There was certainly none of the usual bobbing from the rear suspension even though there is no real lockout for the rear (which my back was very grateful of) and I didn't feel the need to wind the travel down on the front at it steered straight and true with none of that anoying torque steer.
Reaching the summit of the climb it was time to get serious and head downwards :) I have ridden this trail before on my normal bike so I khew there was going to be a couple of "moments" on the decent and the snow and ice was going to make it only more interesting! I had no need to worry, the Remedy was every bit as composed on the down as it was capable on the up. The suspension just soaked everything the trail had to through at it. Even the 3 foot square drop off with the icy bottom was easily despatched, and I really appreciated the relaxed head angle of the forks. For 32mm stantions the forks were very composed and I only had to look at a line and the Remedy was on it without having to fight the bike at all.
The trail continued with a steady singletrack climb with a mix of techy squirts and fast rolling hills and the Remedy was very composed. The Snow was making some of the climbs a bit challenging but I could lay none of it at the door of the Remedy. Tyre choice and pressure were more of the problem but dropping the pro-pedal off the rear shock helped a lot as the rear became a lot more responsive to the trail and I could really feel the difference in the settings on the shock.
Again the trail headed down on a more gradual, but none the less challenging descent in to the village of Grange. This one was a fast pedal on a causeway style trail. The snow was hiding a lot of the bigger boulders but having a confidence in the bike allowed me to just concentrate on the line and steer round the largest of obsticles, letting the bike deal with the rest. The bottom of this descent is one of those high-five moments as your on the edge all the way down. Again the relaxed geometry, 150mm travel and stiff frame allow you to just concentrate on the trail without a thought for the bike - just the way it should be.
After another rolling singletrack trail with steeper sections to burn your thighs on, the trail head up again as we climbed to the top of Catbells. With an uncoventional descent off the ridge the trail turned in to a series of steep switchbacks with tight corners. Again the bike coped with it all very well. At slow speeds in the corners the bike was very composed and held its line perfectly, as I knew by now it would be.
With the end of the singletrack all that remained was a fast road ride back into Keswick. Locking it all out the bike was fast on the road and standing out the saddle on the climbs the front just didn't move allowing more power to the rear which is always a good thing when the pub is calling!!
Having spent over three days on the Remedy I can honestly say that it is a very very compotent all mountain bike. Equally composed on a trail centre red/black route to the wilds of the Lake Districts truely natural trails. It is responsive and energy efficent as a climbing bike but even more at home on the descents. Best of all it allows you to tune out from the bike and just concentrate on the trail. This is the best feature that any bike can offer, as only then does it become an extension of the rider."
All in all it's a real joy to ride and if your thinking of buying an all mountain bike then at this price you'd be mad not to get this one!!!
Just call (01751 474220) or email (shop@bigbearbikes.co.uk) to discuss further.
The spec...
Frame - Alpha Red Aluminum w/ABP Race, Full Floater, E2 tapered head tube, magnesium EVO Link, oversized pivot bearings, ISCG03 mounts, replaceable derailleur hanger, 150mm travel
Front Suspension - Fox 32 Talas RLsteerer, 15QR, 110-130-150mm
Rear Shock - Fox Float RP-2 w/proprietary Trek DRCV, Pro Pedal, rebound; 7.75x2.25"
Wheels - Bontrager Rhythm Comp Disc wheel system, 6 bolt, tubeless ready
Shifters - Shimano Deore XT
Front Derailleur - Shimano Deore XT
Rear Derailleur - Shimano Deore XT Shadow
Crank - Shimano Deore XT 44/32/22
Saddle - Bontrager Rhythm
Seat Post - Bontrager Rhythm Elite, 31.6mm, 5mm offset
Handlebars - Bontrager Race Lite, 25mm rise
Stem - Bontrager Rhythm
Headset - FSA NO.57E, E2, ACB sealed bearings
Brakeset - Avid Elixir R Carbon, hydraulic disc
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