At present on Instagram, with the caption “Ought to we make this?”, Trek Bicycles teased a doable new full-suspension mountain bike. They’re calling it the PipeDream. The IG put up continues by saying that the bike was designed by Trek’s Industrial Designer, Kyle Neuser, and “crafted by Trek’s prototype lab.”
Based on the put up, the geo is borrowed from the brand new High Gasoline, in addition to the rear finish and rocker hyperlink.
The Instagram put up mentions that it was Kyle’s imaginative and prescient to “mix the pure damping of metal with the confirmed geo and pedaling efficiency of the brand new High Gasoline”.
Metal is Nonetheless Actual
The PipeDram is operating bolt-on aluminum shock mounts that enable for future suspension tuning. It’s additionally good to see some uncovered cable routing on the traditional skinny metal tubes.
The paint scheme on the PipeDream is supposed to replicate the colorways of the metal Trek bikes of the 80s and 90s – their try and remind everybody that metal can nonetheless meet the calls for that at present’s trails dish out.
This “prototype” checks numerous bins. It’s each fashionable and retro, and really handsome. This isn’t the primary nor the final bike firm to make a kick-ass metal full-suspension MTB, but it surely’s uncommon to see one thing alongside these traces from one of many manufacturing giants.
Yay, or Nay?
For extra on this bike, or to present a Trek a thumbs-up or thumbs-down on the PipeDream. Allow them to know if they need to transfer ahead with manufacturing, take a look at their Instagram account.
