I have a Gen 5 Trek Slash that I have been slowly upgrading over the years. I was planning on riding the bike until the frame cracked and maybe switching over to a Gen 6 Slash through Treks warranty program. I am at a crossroad now, though, as I broke a spoke on back wheel, only to get it replaced and have another spoke break. After a couple of bikes shops looked at it, they thought it would be best to get just a new wheel.
I have read mixed wheel setups are generally better on lang travel bikes, according to Pinkbike, so I lean towards ending up on that setup. The problem now, though, is do I just go ahead and get some 29” Reserve wheels or do I sell my bike to try to get on mullet setup? I ride a lot of park jump lines and tech trails (for Colorado riders: Trestle, Virginia Canyon, Maryland Mountain, Floyd Hill). I was looking at possibly getting a Santa Cruz Nomad 6 or a Trek Slash gen 6. Both of these after selling my bike would set me back a few thousand dollars versus just getting reserve wheels for $600.
by Mattman8879
3 Comments
Not sure but you nearly had a horrible wreck off that rock drop/step down.
Hmmm. Hmmmm
Dropshaft is looking good, nice riding!
FWIW, the reserve wheels I got I needed to re-lace all the spokes on the rear wheel because they kept breaking after some abuse. Usually if a bunch of spokes start breaking at once it’s just time to redo all the spokes.