We put Trek’s off the peg Superfly FS 9.8SL through its paces a few months ago, and were mighty impressed with what we found. But this custom iteration of the bike takes performance and personalisation to another level.
The 9.9 series frame has not only the carbon seatstays of the 9.8, but chainstays too, saving 100g and making this one of the lightest full suspension frames available. It's just 1650g without the Fox rear shock.
While there’s a stock 9.9 XTR option, Trek offered us the chance to try its Project One custom program to create our ultimate Superfly. The process starts with choosing a huge range of paint finishes including the ultralight subtle sheen ‘Rainforest Vapor Coat’ we opted for.
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We picked a ‘Rainforest Vapor Coat’ for our Project One Superfly. Looks nice, anyhow
You can then run through various transmission options from XT to 2x11 Di2 XTR, Fox or RockShox rear shock and fork options complete with colour coded decals and wheel, cockpit, saddle and seatpost choices from Trek sub brand Bontrager. We chose superlight alloy Race XXX Lite CL wheels but shod with fat 2.35in XR2 treads and a 750mm wide carbon riser and light but cost conscious alloy finishing kit.
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