Trek Remedy
Riders on 2010s Trek enduro geometry. For current long-travel, look at Slash.
The older enduro/all-mountain Trek before Slash fully took that brief. Steeper and shorter-reach than a modern Slash, depending on year.
Riders on 2010s Trek enduro geometry. For current long-travel, look at Slash.
The older enduro/all-mountain Trek before Slash fully took that brief. Steeper and shorter-reach than a modern Slash, depending on year.
Riders who want Santa Cruz trail manners with less travel than Hightower.
Shorter-travel 29er Santa Cruz. Pedals toward downcountry, still a trail bike, quicker than Hightower.
Trail riders who want one Canyon for weekend laps without going full enduro.
A 29er trail bike between play and pace. It pedals better than the Strive and still has enough travel to get sloppy on descents.
| Measurement |  ForbiddenDruid 2026 |  TrekRemedy 2019 |  Santa CruzTallboy 2023 |  CanyonSpectral CF 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 632 | 632 | 633+1 | 633+1 |
| Reachmm | 475 | 475 | 475 | 485+10 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.6 | 65.0−0.6 | 65.1−0.5 | 64.0−1.6 |
| Seat tube angle° | 77.1 | 75.5−1.6 | 77.4+0.3 | 77.0−0.1 |
| Chainstaymm | 430 | 435+5 | 430 | 432+2 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1235 | 1242+7 | 1225−10 | 1252+17 |
| BB dropmm | 32 | 32 | 40+8 | 32 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Druid L | Remedy L | Tallboy L | Spectral CF L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Bar | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm |
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