2021 Rail Model Range

[d7e8wd]

Just had a word with my LBS as I am keen to get a 9.7 and they are out of stock most places.
Apparently new range is coming end of next month and the are all the same, EXCEPT for they are 600 QUID more!! 9.7 is now £6100 and comes with NX still. I was prepared to spend a bit more than domestic brands due to some brand allegiance but this is going to be the tipping point for me I think.
They all said it was due to currency fluctuations, but GPB:USD has gone from 1.27 a year ago to 1.23 now, flimsy excuse.

 

[Dano78]

Just had a word with my LBS as I am keen to get a 9.7 and they are out of stock most places.
Apparently new range is coming end of next month and the are all the same, EXCEPT for they are 600 QUID more!! 9.7 is now £6100 and comes with NX still. I was prepared to spend a bit more than domestic brands due to some brand allegiance but this is going to be the tipping point for me I think.
They all said it was due to currency fluctuations, but GPB:USD has gone from 1.27 a year ago to 1.23 now, flimsy excuse.

I've heard something similar are the bikes exactly the same ? Maybe different colours ?

 

[Manicm]

Makes my one a bargain with over £1k off..

 

[Manicm]

The 5 with 625 battery is on the trek website listed as 2021 at £4150, looks the same as 2020..

 

[Davidwylie]

Glad I got mine a few weeks before lockdown .. another 600 quid would have put the 7 at nearly 5.5 grand and over my budget and I would have had to settle for the 5.. and I dont like that army surplus green colour. I chose the 7 for the colour, love the red and grey and chatting to my lbs he thinks they have new colours for 2021 .. I did get 15% off mine so I got a good deal.

 

[MadsB]

The 5 with 625 battery is on the trek website listed as 2021 at £4150, looks the same as 2020..

That was listed at £3950 a few days ago. I was intending on getting this bike, but ended up getting the Whyte E150S as the Trek wasn’t going to be in stock until October I was told. Glad I did now as I would have had to pay more for the Trek anyway.

 

[Djlcater]

Rail 7 is now 5k for 2021, 2 new colour ways and an extra colour way for the Rail 5 at £4,150 as mentioned above. Spec seems to be the same!

 

[Manicm]

Any idea what colour schemes, can’t find anything online, tbh quite like the red/grey I’ve got just nosy to what the new ones are.

 

[toreador]

Rail 7 is now 5k for 2021, 2 new colour ways and an extra colour way for the Rail 5 at £2,150 as mentioned above. Spec seems to be the same!

What's the source? Do you've got a link?

 

[Djlcater]

What's the source? Do you've got a link?

I went into my old store and they showed me on the dealer site. No link I’m afraid!

 

[kenny32]

So my LBS said that the Powerfly's are being updated for 2021 with the new Gen4. Did you get details of those and costs?

 

[Manicm]

The new hardtail’s are already out in the wild but branded 2020 even though they have only been about last few weeks. They look great and have taken the rails shape and form, be interesting to see the full sus ones.

 

[Djlcater]

So my LBS said that the Powerfly's are being updated for 2021 with the new Gen4. Did you get details of those and costs?

No sorry, only enquired about the Rail.

 

[toreador]

Found some pics of the new Powerflys on a german site:

Trek Powerfly 2021 und Trek Rail 2021 im Überblick | E-Bike Blog

Trek geht in die Offensive und bringt noch vor Sommerbeginn mit dem Trek Rail und dem Trek PowerFly zwei Modelle für 2021 auf den Markt.

www.elektrofahrrad24.de

They've also listed the "Trek Rail 9.8 XT - 2021" (only version so far) with some new colors mentioned (not shown unfortunately):
"Carbon Red Smoke / Lithium Grey" and "Teal / Nautical Navy" (known from the Rail 9, I think)

Trek Rail 9.8 XT - 2023

Mit dem Rail 9.8 XT haben Sie ein langhubiges E-Mountainbike, das mit der Performance Trek 's potentesten Trailbikes punkten kann und jeden…

www.elektrofahrrad24.de

 

[Gazzaaitken]

Wonder what the price difference will be on the 9.8 xt,
Kiox fitted as standard and possibly the new rockshox zeb 38 forks??

I think I will be happy with my 2020 xt at £5780, and i have the kiox getting fitted as well, wonder how much better the zeb forks will be?

 

[toreador]

Blazing Bikes has the 2021 Rails online including pictures…:

Trek Rail 2021- SALE - Trek Bikes - Brands

www.blazingbikes.co.uk

 

[Manicm]

Ah no change on the 7 unless I’ve missed something, I thought trek said they wouldn’t do annual releases if there’s no spec change.

 

[Blue Moon]

Ah no change on the 7 unless I’ve missed something, I thought trek said they wouldn’t do annual releases if there’s no spec change.

There’s no spec change on the Rail 7 but the yellow/green has been replaced with green/navy.

 

[Timn1243]

The spec on the 9.8 details alloy stays, a move from the carbon.

 

[Weber00]

There’s no spec change on the Rail 7 but the yellow/green has been replaced with green/navy.

Hi,
So in the Dnister Black / Rage Red color there is absolutely no change, not even color between the 2020 and 2021 model.

How customers will differentiate the 2021 model from the 2020?

 

[Blue Moon]

Hi,
So in the Dnister Black / Rage Red color there is absolutely no change, not even color between the 2020 and 2021 model.

How customers will differentiate the 2021 model from the 2020?

Absolutely no difference between the 2. Called in my LBS on Saturday morning for the software update on our 2 Rails and they have a 2021 XL Rail 7 in stock in red/black and there’s no difference. Maybe if the LBS does a print out the model year is quoted then.

 

[d7e8wd]

Absolutely no difference between the 2. Called in my LBS on Saturday morning for the software update on our 2 Rails and they have a 2021 XL Rail 7 in stock in red/black and there’s no difference. Maybe if the LBS does a print out the model year is quoted then.

Are they not on kiox?

 

[Weber00]

Absolutely no difference between the 2. Called in my LBS on Saturday morning for the software update on our 2 Rails and they have a 2021 XL Rail 7 in stock in red/black and there’s no difference. Maybe if the LBS does a print out the model year is quoted then.

I can't understand this decisión that has made TREK and I think this is a big mistake from the marketing department. I was going to buy the 2021 Rail 7, I made the decisión in may and I have been waitning to july because of the new models and colors. Now if I want the RAIL 7, it will be exactly the same bike and color that was realeased in july 2019. It has no sense!!!!

 

[Doomanic]

The Trek website is still showing the Rail 7 as a 2020 bike, not a 2021.

 

[d7e8wd]

I can't understand this decisión that has made TREK and I think this is a big mistake from the marketing department. I was going to buy the 2021 Rail 7, I made the decisión in may and I have been waitning to july because of the new models and colors. Now if I want the RAIL 7, it will be exactly the same bike and color that was realeased in july 2019. It has no sense!!!!

It's still very good lol..

 

[Blue Moon]

Are they not on kiox?

No, Purion.

 

[Weber00]

The Trek website is still showing the Rail 7 as a 2020 bike, not a 2021.

The Trek website is still showing the Rail 7 as a 2020 bike, not a 2021.

Yeah, I know, but some webs are showing the new models and they don't change.

It's still very good lol..

Yeas It's still very good bike, but with almost two years old !!!! Trek does not want to make even a slight color change, at least this fact would justify the rise in price for 2021. Good business for Trek

 

[Doomanic]

It’s not even a year old yet, stop being such a drama queen.

 

[Just240]

Here's my new (picked up at the weekend) 2021 Rail 7 which has the "new" colour "Miami Green/Nautical Navy". However, it's exactly same spec as 2020 model. IMO the colour looks the same as 2020 "Teal/Nautical Navy" Rail 9 but, maybe "Miami Green" is a bit brighter than "Teal"? Here's a Link to a UK site with all the 2021 Trek models.

 

[Davidwylie]

Yeah, I know, but some webs are showing the new models and they don't change.


Yeas It's still very good bike, but with almost two years old !!!! Trek does not want to make even a slight color change, at least this fact would justify the rise in price for 2021. Good business for Trek

The Red And Grey was a very popular colour, everyone loved it, the yellow and blue 7 not do much. Why would they change something that was very popular? Makes total sense to me to keep the colour if nothing else was changing, its less than a year old and all of the 2020 stock sold out months before expected. Trek are not making a bad business decision, they will sell every 2021 model they make. A good bike with great reviews will sell. I think the Euro/Pound has a lot to do with the price increase .. The 7 is £195 more expensive than last year .. its just a number, no one really pays the list price do they?? If you do, then lessons to be learned, Local bike shop rather than online, local shop always willing to give a little discount I have found.