Trek Slash vs Trek Remedy

Which you chose for general trail riding, big mountain days out in the Alps with the occasional bike park? Anyone own the 2021 versions?

Either! I rode a Slash this last year or so and its a great bike for all of what you describe. Its got bigger wheels and more travel so can cooe with anything. A mate has a Remedy and it seems just as capable and a little more nimble.

A mate has the new Slash on order from day 1 and it hasn’t been delivered yet. Looks to have a better seat angle and whether it needed more travel to be Super Enduro is debatable.

The Slash is going to be better suited to Alps riding and bike parks. Depends how technical your trail riding is as to whether it’ll be too much bike.

I’m very interested in the Slash myself but having spoken to Trek there’s zero chance of a demo bike for the foreseeable which I find pretty poor. Don’t fancy throwing £5k at something I haven’t ridden.

I got to ride this round a carpark yesterday back to back with a Remedy. The Slash felt more suited to me but I wasn’t sure if it is a full day in the hills kind of bike.
I would be looking at getting the Slash 8 – https://www.trekbikes.com/at/de_AT/bikes/mountainbikes/trail-mountainbikes/slash/slash-8/p/32993/?colorCode=tealdark_bluedark

I’d have been very tempted with the slash, if it weren’t for seatpost insertion… the massive kink in the seattube meant I couldn’t put a proper long dropper in it. So I stuck with my old #enduroized Remedy.

Take the Slash any day have a 20 Slash 8 have owned Remedys in the past great bikes not as good as Slash I think.

Anyone stuck a 29er on the front of a Remedy?

I have spent the last two days looking for a 2021 in xl in the UK .. the above image is making me moist

The 2021 Slash 8 has caught my eye, looks just right for riding in the Lakes. Bird Aeris AM9 is another contended.

I’m hoping the secondhand market picks up before I stump up the money for a brand new bike…

Demoed the 2020 slash at the start of the year. Nice bike, very capable and stable, but just felt a bit lifeless compared to the remedy. If you want to plough through rock gardens at speed the slash would be great. I prefer a bike that feels like it wants to be popped off every little lip and thrown round switchbacks, and the remedy is great for that for the sacrifice of a hair of speed through the rough stuff.

Ive had a 2015 , 2018 remedy and currently have a 2020 Slash. They are all great tbh but the Slash just feels way better than the remedy . My local trails are the tweed valley and on those trails where you get a traverse (Hush Hush , repeat offender ,NYNY) between the corners the bike just feels way faster . Both bikes have the same fork , brakes and drivetrain , I also put DHF and DHRII on both . The remedy does corner better but on drops the slash feels more stable .
Id say go with the slash as can see it also holding its value better as more and more people shift to 29ers. The only bike I have been on that felt quicker in a straight line was a Commencal AM29 but the weight is noticeable. If I had the money the new carbon slash would be a definate.

Slash, Remedy is a great bike and I’ve rented one at BPW a couple of times but I suspect they will update the platform shortly. There are some good deals on the 2020 Slash in the Trek bike shop in Bristol but the 2021 looks the business. The 8 looks great, I would be tempted to go for 9.7 though.

I love my 2020 Slash 8. The only issue I’ve got (which is one of the reasons I’m selling the frame later this month) is that the seat tube is too tall for me.

I’m on an XL frame, but even at 6’2″ I’ve only got a 33″ inseam. A 150mm dropper just fits with clipless pedals (can use flats at a stretch).

Shame as I’ve had quite a few bikes in a short space of time and this has been one of the best. Pedals like a trail bike and descends like an enduro. Geo/reach may look short on paper, but I found it was a really good balance.

For a bigger alloy bike, it’s not really a porker either!

Sunset MTB have some great deals on 2020 9.8 – £3.5k.