Trek Farley EX

Trek Farley EX

Adding to their Farley line of hardtail fat bikes, Trek just rolled out the Farley EX, which is a fat bike duallie with 120mm of extra cushion. This thing might actually be a lot of fun to ride, even though it will instantly turn you into a jerk. We’ll have to let you know after the snow that’s currently melting comes back sometime in early Winter, but look at all that fully sprung rubbery beef. Just look at it.

The Trek Farley EX in all its fake-snowbound glory. I don’t get excited about fat bikes but am kind of keen to see how this thing rides.

Farley EX comes with 27.5 x 3.8″ tires, ABP suspension, Full Floater braking, and RE:aktiv shock technology, and internal dropper post and derailleur cable housing. I’m not chasing down all that propaganda for you – this is a fat bike, you can do a bit of the work yourself. But, we will be testing one and we’ll fill in all the gaps during our first look.

The Farley EX was designed around 27.5″ fat tires, but you can run 26″ fatties as well (up to 4″). Both models (EX and 9.9) feature 150 x 15 front and 197 x 12 rear hub spacing. Also, it’s downright commonplace to see a Bluto on the front on of a fat bike now. Go figure.

Hang on a minute…Trek was also showing their new dropper post – the Drop Line.

Trek was also showing their new dropper post – the Drop Line. It’s got cartridge style internals, infinite adjustability, and will come in 100, 125, and 150mm options. It’s not quite out there in the market yet but that’s coming soon – as is our tester. We’ll have more to say soon, but more options and competition in this arena is only a good thing for all of us.

Available in June. Pricing set at $299 US.
100mm: 565g | 125mm: 599g | 150m: 624g

The Drop Line’s lever is a tidy looking unit. Bontrager also announced a new Line Pro bar and stem line (as wel as carbon wheels) which Cam is testing on the Shremedy right now. More on those soon.

Bontrager Wampa fat wheels. Carbon, hookless, tubeless. The Farley EX’s stock wheels support a 27.5 x 3.8″ tire setup but you can safely go up to 4″.

Here’s another look at Farley EX.

If you think Farley EX or one of the hardtails might be your n+1 bike, Trek is taking pre-orders now for Fall delivery and I’m sure your local dealer will be happy to take your deposit. The duallie will not be sold as a frame only.

Farley-vous fat bike?