The Trek 1120 front rack is heftier and sturdier feeling than I expected. All the same, the chunky aluminum rack adds about 441 grams that wouldn’t be there with a handlebar mounted bag. It also eliminates the need for handlebar straps, which frees up valuable real estate on the bars. The rack is incredibly user-friendly, very stable, and does a great job preventing bag and cable interference, which is its biggest innovation. This places the load just a scoach lower than a conventional handlebar roll, which, in theory, lowers the center of gravity and increases stability. The Trek 1120’s unique fork-mounted front rack is designed to cradle a large dry bag or an assortment of other cylindrical objects - think tents, fishing rod tubes, sleeping mats, etc. Load capacity 7.03kg/15.5 lbs | Weight 441g In general, they allow the bike to carry more stuff than with a standard bikepacking setup. They also eliminate the need for a standard seat pack and handlebar roll by offering innovative means of attaching equipment and drybags to the bike. These proprietary aluminum racks provide a very stable platform for strapping all sorts of gear. There’s a lot to talk about with this bike, so let’s start with the 1120’s two most prominent features, the bright orange tangles of metal at its fore and aft. Instead you’ll find an in depth analysis and a couple different perspectives regarding our experiences using it, comparisons, technical details… and, as usual, plenty of photos (don’t miss the new carousel galleries). Ryan took it for a week or so, gave it a few rides and took it on a bikepacking trip to add his perspective. So, I enlisted the help of Ryan Sigsbey, a friend, photographer, bikepacker, and creator of the Trans-WNC. Then I got about a dozen rides in with it and had a bit of a relapse… from which I am still recovering. I’ve had this bike since August, but an injury/surgery/recovery kept me off of it for a couple of months. And this they did with a bang, creating a 29+ rig that is quite a departure from all the rest, even their own Stache.īefore we dig in, let me clarify the nature of this review. It only made sense to add a couple hundred to the naming schema for a big-tired bikepacking rig. Then Trek found success with its more recent gravel and dirt-drop tourer, the Trek 920. First the 520 and 720 touring bikes became classics back in the early 80s. The Wisconsin based titan has a longstanding history of making bikes in the adventure travel and touring category.
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