Ross Schnell's Trek Remedy

It's no secret that I'm taken with the idea of Super D and other alternative format mountain bike events.  One of the stars of the enduro downhill and Super D scene is Ross Schnell.  Schnell was part of the Trek VW Olympic distance XC squad and managed to stay connected with Trek as a sponsor even after the team folded.

These shots are of last year's Remedy that Schnell rode in the Ashland Super D Race.  The frame is an aluminum model with some customization to run a Rock Shox Monarch instead of the normally spec'ed Fox.

All pictures courtesy of pinkbike.com.

Custom paint, full Bontrager build kit including tires and Crank Brothers everywhere possible- wheels, bar,  dropper post, and of course pedals.

Rock Shox Revelation fork with carbon crown and steerer.  I've never ridden one of these, but it seems like it would be like a jacked up REBA, and that's a good thing.  The Revelation will have a 29er variant available in 2012, for what that's worth.

Tapered steerer- what isn't these days?  Gary Klein was right all those years ago.

Long shot of the MRP single ring chain guide and 1 x 10 drivetrain setup.  Pretty sweet.

And yes, I want one, even though there are carbon versions available.