Trek Farley EX 9.8: fat with full suspension Carbon and more carbon for this 27.5in fatty Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Whatsapp Share on Reddit Email to a friend By Russell Eich Published: February 8, 2017 at 8:00 am Here is Trek’s Farley EX 9.8 fat bike for 2017 Russell Eich / Immediate Media This fatty rolls on 27.5-inch wheels instead of the standard fat bike 26ers Russell Eich / Immediate Media Bontrager’s Hodag 27.5×3.8 tires have a big footprint bolstered with small, fast-rolling knobs Russell Eich / Immediate Media The 80mm Bonty Wampa rims are tubeless ready and oh yeah they’re carbon too Russell Eich / Immediate Media The front triangle is Trek’s OCLV carbon, the rear is the company’s Alpha aluminum Russell Eich / Immediate Media Trek and Fox teamed up to create the Reaktiv shock Russell Eich / Immediate Media The Float shock has three positions and yields 120mm of rear end squish Russell Eich / Immediate Media Trek’s Active Braking Pivot is present Russell Eich / Immediate Media A RockShox Bluto RL delivers 120mm of travel up front Russell Eich / Immediate Media The Bluto has black decals — so stealthy Russell Eich / Immediate Media Trek’s Carbon Armor protects the down tube from trail shrapnel Russell Eich / Immediate Media A press fit 121mm bottom bracket is in the middle and notice how the rear brake hose is perfectly managed Russell Eich / Immediate Media
