Other JUST DROPPED: All-new Slash+ e-MTB
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1234
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I quite like the glossy black one. I wouldn't worry too much about it as long as you got a discount.Knew that would happen as soon as I ordered one
Can't say I'm a fan of the colours. Any indication on pricing?
Trek Slash 9.9 X0 AXS T-Type Gen 6 Matte Chameleon Green /Dark Web 2026
€ 8,999 for the 9.9
Trek Slash+ 9.7 2026
€ 6,999 for the 9.7
I imagine these ones won't be discounted for a year or so. Current slash is pretty much the same just a different motor which there will probably be an upgrade option for at some point, or if your motor dips out in the next 2 years they will probably replace it with the HPR-60.
Seems like its getting the Kenevo SL treatment where the frame is identical but the motor has been upgraded. But at least the TQ can be upgraded which is a huge positive, lots of 35nm Kenevo SL's out there that can't be upgraded because of Specialized being Specialized.
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1234
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Had a quick look and I think it might just be the wrong image as it says Slash 9.9 not Slash+ and doesn't mention anything about the TQ motor in the specs so it's probably just the 2026 analog version. In NZ the 9.9 is $15,999 NZD at the moment not sure what that is in pounds.
Probably best not too think about it too much as there's always going to be something new around the corner. I have a 9.7 on order but I'm sure there will be better deals in the future. Is what it is.
Ah so it is sorry, just had the exact image and I didn't read the title properly.
Yes agree, always going to be something newer and better.
First ride after a quick setup. Oddly, I've gelled with it right away, it's everything I wanted it to be. Even the suspension tune feels 95% there at the recommended pressures and settings.
Some of the steeper climbs are a real effort now which is what I wanted.
The way the rear end grows is really awesome under deep sag, and yet nice and maneuverable when trying to dart around tighter stuff.
Anyone have a decent derestriction chip thingy?
Why on earth would they fit that head tube tool. That's coming out right away.
Some of the steeper climbs are a real effort now which is what I wanted.
The way the rear end grows is really awesome under deep sag, and yet nice and maneuverable when trying to dart around tighter stuff.
Anyone have a decent derestriction chip thingy?
Why on earth would they fit that head tube tool. That's coming out right away.
1234
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Saw this on the regular slash fb group, but apparently it’s a custom 190/190mm travel Gen 6 Slash with custom rocker/lower linkages and dual crown fork.
Not super relevant but kind of neat. Suppose it would be technically possible with the Slash+.
1234
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Now that the Fuel+ is out, I wonder when the 2026 Slash+ get released with the HPR60
JP-NZ
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The EXE came out roughly 2 years before the Slash+. I dont think there will be many changes to the slash+ for at least another year. Especially whilst Trek are launching the Fuel+
1234
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I don't think they will be updating the frame, more of a Kenevo SL 2 style update where the frame is identical and they just put the new drivetrain in.
There is already renders floating around of the the 2026 colours, and I can find listings online for the 2026 Trek Slash+ that state it has the HPR60, 60nm, 350w etc, just not 100 percent sure when the actual release date is supposed to be.
I Wouldn't be surprised if we don't see the a Slash+ frame update for quite a while doesn't seem to sell all that well and now and with the Fuel+ LX people might just go for that option instead.
Bit of a shame as the Slash+ rides pretty damn good but I think people might just get put off by the complexity and percieve it to be more of a barge just based on how it looks. Having recently got the Slash+ I have been pretty surprised how poppy and playful it is compared to the EX-e, yet it descends so much better, my EX-e would always struggle at the park on the braking bumps and on the Slash it's like they're not even there.
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I have bad news and good news to report. After 3 months the HPR50 in my Slash+ started making bad scratchy noises at 280 miles and will be replaced under warranty. Unfortunately Trek has no stock of HPR50 available and it could take a couple months to restock.
Now the good news, Trek can replace my broken HPR50 with an HPR60 for an upcharge of $550. So I gladly said yes to that option! It will unfortunately still take a couple months, eta end of October, but I’m ecstatic that I will get the upgrade!
I don’t know any details beyond that, not sure if I’ll have the HPR60 cooling fins or not. I’m in Arizona in the US if anyone is wondering.
Now the good news, Trek can replace my broken HPR50 with an HPR60 for an upcharge of $550. So I gladly said yes to that option! It will unfortunately still take a couple months, eta end of October, but I’m ecstatic that I will get the upgrade!
I don’t know any details beyond that, not sure if I’ll have the HPR60 cooling fins or not. I’m in Arizona in the US if anyone is wondering.
Yes they have under the motor
Sorry I wasn’t clear. The HPR60 can be mounted in place of the HPR50 if you remove the cooling fins, because some frames and motor covers do not have a hole for the cooling fins.
Now if Trek has already created a new Slash+ motor cover with hole, and will provide one for my bike, then they can leave the cooling fins on.
If they do not have that part available yet, then my bike will have to keep the old motor cover and cooling fins will need to be removed.
1234
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Personally I would push back against that upcharge, if they haven't got any HPR50's in stock that shouldn't be your problem and they shouldn't be up-charging you to fulfill their warranty obligations if they have HPR60's available.
I know for NZ/AU Trek has stated that they will be stocking HPR60's for warranty purposes from 2026 onwards. I wouldn't be ok with having to pay for a warranty motor when the original is only 3 months old, even if it's an upgrade.
1234
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Looks like the 2026 Slash+ with the HPR60 has quietly been released in some markets.
Spec has been shuffled around a bit on the 9.7, Shimano brakes & drivetrain have been swapped out for Transmission 70 and DB8 brakes.
2026 Slash+ 9.7
2026 Slash+9.9
They only have one photo of each in the product pages though. I am curious to see how the HPR60 cooling fins have been integrated.
I've recently started riding the Slash+ in the 9.7 version. It's a great bike—exactly the complement to the Fullpower I was looking for. But. This thing makes a hell of a noise on the trail. So here's my question: has anyone else experienced this with the bike? Everywhere I read, people say the bike is supposed to be absolutely quiet. Not mine.
It started on the very first ride with a crazy amount of noise. The cause turned out to be the lower screw that holds the battery—it wasn't properly tightened. Either I messed it up myself, or the screw was inserted crookedly at the factory, which damaged the thread and made it unusable. So the screw wasn’t fully tightened, and the battery had play in the downtube. I quickly fixed the issue by buying a new lower cover with a fresh thread. Thought that would solve it. It didn’t.
The bike still makes noise whenever the trail gets rough. Then I noticed the derailleur hanger wasn’t properly tightened. Fixed that too—still no improvement. Now I’ve found that the bike is almost quiet when the chain is on the largest cog in the back. But obviously, you can’t ride trails like that. I’ve now ordered some VHS slapper tape, but I’m not convinced that’s the solution. The noises don’t always sound like chain slap. Sometimes it sounds like something heavy moving inside the frame.
I’ve checked all bolts and screws with a torque wrench—they’re all fine. Anyone have any ideas or maybe experienced the same issue?
It started on the very first ride with a crazy amount of noise. The cause turned out to be the lower screw that holds the battery—it wasn't properly tightened. Either I messed it up myself, or the screw was inserted crookedly at the factory, which damaged the thread and made it unusable. So the screw wasn’t fully tightened, and the battery had play in the downtube. I quickly fixed the issue by buying a new lower cover with a fresh thread. Thought that would solve it. It didn’t.
The bike still makes noise whenever the trail gets rough. Then I noticed the derailleur hanger wasn’t properly tightened. Fixed that too—still no improvement. Now I’ve found that the bike is almost quiet when the chain is on the largest cog in the back. But obviously, you can’t ride trails like that. I’ve now ordered some VHS slapper tape, but I’m not convinced that’s the solution. The noises don’t always sound like chain slap. Sometimes it sounds like something heavy moving inside the frame.
I’ve checked all bolts and screws with a torque wrench—they’re all fine. Anyone have any ideas or maybe experienced the same issue?
Yep my 9.7 was also crazy noisy on chattery trails.
The main noise was the cables are loose and rattle inside the downtube. They sit loosely inside a tunnel/channel in the downtube. I used foam sleeves to solve that.
I also used an STFU chain guard, which helped some. VHS tape should work fine too.
I did check my battery bolts inside and outside, and the battery bracket bolts seemed a little loose, but probably didn’t cause any noise.
I wrapped and zip-tied the internal cables at the display and the cables between motor and battery.
I still have a loud single clack noise on deep hard compressions that I’m trying to diagnose.
I’ve got my bike very quiet now, but it’s taken a lot more work than any other bike I’ve owned.
Emailsucks98
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Mine's still running silent and has gotten a lot of vert in this summer. Bikes never come silent, I usually rebuild them almost completely 2-3x to get them that way.
Thoughts on the Slash+
Thoughts on the Slash+
- adjusted the motor compensation bolts, applied anti-sieze to the motor bolts and locktite to the threads on the chainguide assembly. Need a high quality T55 to do this, those bolts are cheese. Also anti-size on the crank/axle interface and locktite on the crank bolts.
- Locktite on stem bolts, carbon paste on steerer tubes
- STFU (or VHS) tape does help a lot with this bike
- I find SRAM transmission to have much less chain slap than other drivetrains. Also learned to make absolutely sure that the axle is loose everytime you're torquing a transmission derailer to 35nm, and this needs to be rechecked periodically.
- I've had a few brakes where I had to manually re-bend the pad return springs to get them to not rattle
- Rockshox is definitely quieter than fox
- The bolts on the top of the downtube, tighten up a plastic cable retainer piece inside. If you have cable rattle I'd start by checking those.
- I've heard that loud crack at bottom out, only when running air shocks in the linear setting (even regardless of HBO on the Vivid Air). Adding volume spacers seems to have fixed that, and also made the bike more poppy, given the same sag.
- foam block or zip ties to eliminate cable rattle under the display
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Darkyhs
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Can you make a photo of it how you put it on?
Darkyhs
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Great stuff! No need to put it underneath as well? And you say it is lots quieter?
Yes, almost silent now. I wrapped the chainstay completely. The tape is pretty wide. Had to cut some of it, to have no overlapping
Bogdan_CH
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Hi Guys,
So after the Loam Wolf review on the Fuel+ LX that just dropped, it got me hooked on something ! Honestly my plan right now besides the full power Ebike that I have , to get a light assist one and the TQ systems fills the bills quite well.
To explain :
- my enduro and DH bike are not ridden much lately ( call me lazy but the ride time is my enemy, and it's a joy to put out 5 laps in half and hour and struggle for 1 or 2) but they are still on the wall, since the big e bike is not super heavy at 23 kg, it's still definetely noticeable while ridding compared to the under 17kg of the Enduro or DH BIKE.
- the modular system of the TQ is great as you can ride it with the 580 if you want to fool around ( big days I'll do it on the Bosch 800wh) or get a 360 for quick laps. One amazing thing is that you can ride without the battery and at 18 kg that is not far from my current enduro bike. As well, flying with the bike is possible.
So what I'm looking at right now :
1. Wait a bit for slight discount sale on a Eagle 90 Fuel+ LX
2. There is a nice sale of the ongoing 9.9 Slash+ at 6K to which I understood I can always upgrade to HPR60 and I can live with that as this would be under 1000 euros . Correct me if I'm wrong.
The only thing that I would like to check with you as well, is how the upgrade to the 60 works. You've posted here that the motor would not reach full power even if replaced. Is that true ?
As what's interesting Trek listed on their website the same thing regarding the motor for the Fuel+ and the 2026 Slash+ :
and one last thing, can the display / software be updated to have the same features on the 2025 slash+ ?
So after the Loam Wolf review on the Fuel+ LX that just dropped, it got me hooked on something ! Honestly my plan right now besides the full power Ebike that I have , to get a light assist one and the TQ systems fills the bills quite well.
To explain :
- my enduro and DH bike are not ridden much lately ( call me lazy but the ride time is my enemy, and it's a joy to put out 5 laps in half and hour and struggle for 1 or 2) but they are still on the wall, since the big e bike is not super heavy at 23 kg, it's still definetely noticeable while ridding compared to the under 17kg of the Enduro or DH BIKE.
- the modular system of the TQ is great as you can ride it with the 580 if you want to fool around ( big days I'll do it on the Bosch 800wh) or get a 360 for quick laps. One amazing thing is that you can ride without the battery and at 18 kg that is not far from my current enduro bike. As well, flying with the bike is possible.
So what I'm looking at right now :
1. Wait a bit for slight discount sale on a Eagle 90 Fuel+ LX
2. There is a nice sale of the ongoing 9.9 Slash+ at 6K to which I understood I can always upgrade to HPR60 and I can live with that as this would be under 1000 euros . Correct me if I'm wrong.
The only thing that I would like to check with you as well, is how the upgrade to the 60 works. You've posted here that the motor would not reach full power even if replaced. Is that true ?
As what's interesting Trek listed on their website the same thing regarding the motor for the Fuel+ and the 2026 Slash+ :
and one last thing, can the display / software be updated to have the same features on the 2025 slash+ ?
Bogdan_CH
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Just forgo to ask :
Anyone weighted the 9.9 by chance ? A strange thing is that the 2026 models gained at least 1 KG (not slouch) over the 2025 hence the specs remained the same :
LE : So 1 lbs / half a kg comes from conversion from paper tyres to some enduro spec, but the other half ? Can't tell. Also the 2026 lists a manesium rocker which in theory at least should be lighter.
Anyone weighted the 9.9 by chance ? A strange thing is that the 2026 models gained at least 1 KG (not slouch) over the 2025 hence the specs remained the same :
LE : So 1 lbs / half a kg comes from conversion from paper tyres to some enduro spec, but the other half ? Can't tell. Also the 2026 lists a manesium rocker which in theory at least should be lighter.
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correct - when a new hpr60 motor is installed, the motor will not operate until it is "activated" by the dealer service tool software, during the activation process the software asks for the serial number of the bike that it is being fitted to, and then looks up against a database, if that serial number previously had an hpr50 motor, then the software limits the new hpr60 motor to 300w maximum.
you still get 60nm torque which is a noticable increase, along with better efficiency (+15% to 20%) , less likelihood to overheat and reduce power, plus it is slightly quieter than the hpr50.
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