If ever there were a fat bike built for racing, the Trek Farley 9.8 would probably be it. It’s wickedly light (less than 11kg!), configured out of the box for shredding groomed terrain, and with no suspension whatsoever – but lots of carbon fibre – there’s no extra baggage to slow you down. If going fast on snow is your thing, this bike has got you covered.
Wait, did you really just describe a fat bike as 'fast'?!
Seriously, toss aside your preconceived notion that fat bikes are inherently slow, lumbering beasts. Granted, there’s no way to fully disguise the additional rotating mass of a bike with feet this big but this top-end Farley 9.8 model so effectively minimises that disadvantage that you quickly forget about it.
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The 27.5x3.8in tyres aren't great in unpacked snow but they're lighter and faster than what's usually found on fat bikes
First off, it’s remarkably light with an actual weight of just 10.82kg (23.84lb) in a 17.5in size without pedals. As a result, the Farley 9.8 is a treat to climb on, gobbling up vertical distance with surprising alacrity and aided in no small part by the bulbous tyres’ generous traction. The fully rigid layout efficiently transfers your efforts to the ground, too, with no suspension action to dull the commands from the engine room.
That sensation of speed doesn’t just come about as a result of low weight, either.
Clever carbon design blends best of fat and skinny
Carbon, carbon everywhere
Wicked good fun
Full bike specifications:
- Frame: Trek Farley OCLV Mountain Carbon
- Fork: Trek Farley OCLV Mountain Carbon
- Headset: FSA IS-2, 1 1/8-to-1 1/2in tapered
- Stem: Bontrager Race X Lite
- Handlebar: Bontrager Race X Lite flat, 720mm
- Grips: ESI Chunky
- Front brake: SRAM Guide RS w/ 160mm Centerline rotor
- Rear brake: SRAM Guide RS w/ 160mm Centerline rotor
- Brake levers: SRAM Guide RS
- Rear derailleur: SRAM XO1
- Shift lever: SRAM X1 trigger
- Cassette: SRAM XG-1175, 10-42T
- Chain: SRAM PC-1130
- Crankset: Race Face Next SL w/ 30T chainring
- Bottom bracket: Race Face
- Wheelset: Trek Wampa
- Front tyre: Bontrager Hodag, tubeless ready, 27.5x3.8in
- Rear tyre: Bontrager Hodag, tubeless ready, 27.5x3.8in
- Saddle: Bontrager Montrose Pro
- Seatpost: Bontrager XXX
- Pedals: n/a
- Weight: 10.82kg (23.84lb, 17.5in size, without pedals)
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