Trek Rail upgrades, what have you done?

[Gazzaaitken]

What have you fitted or got planned for you Rail.
So far hub upgraded to 6 paw, invisiframe, kiox upgrade, Michelin ewilds, second battery.
Planned megneg and fork update

 

[Tony.OK]

Rail 9 Medium
DVO Jade X....not fitted yet, waiting on correct mounting kit
OneUp 180mm dropper
Assegai 2.6 front, DHF 2.6 rear
108t hub pawl upgrade
Latest Bosch 85nm firmware update ?
Lovin this Rail!

 

[BrentD]

Rail 9.8 Large:
Cushcore front and rear
Minion DHF/DHR2 2.6
All Mountain Style frame protection
Maxxis front mudguard (freebie giveaway at Crankworx Rotorua)
Ergon GE1 grips
Ergon SM Pro saddle
Bontrager side load water bottle cage and Camelbak Podium 710ml bottle (just fits on a large frame)
Fork update with new 2021 air side parts
85Nm software (1.1.0.0) update
Trimmed handlebars from 820mm (!) to 780mm
Set Mino link to high (64.9 HA) position

 

[BrentD]

Rail 9 Medium
DVO Jade X....not fitted yet, waiting on correct mounting kit
OneUp 180mm dropper
Assegai 2.6 front, DHF 2.6 rear
108t hub pawl upgrade
Latest Bosch 85nm firmware update ?
Lovin this Rail!

What did the hub upgrade cost Tony?

 

[Tony.OK]

What did the hub upgrade cost Tony?

Was around $58 for the 3 pawls and springs.....must be made from unobtainium haha

 

[Doomanic]

I’ve mulleted mine...

 

[Doomanic]

Rail 9 Medium
DVO Jade X....not fitted yet, waiting on correct mounting kit
OneUp 180mm dropper
Assegai 2.6 front, DHF 2.6 rear
108t hub pawl upgrade
Latest Bosch 85nm firmware update
Lovin this Rail!

Can’t you use the original mounts?

 

[Tony.OK]

Can’t you use the original mounts?

Nah mate, the 9 comes with a trunnion reaktiv shock that uses no mounting pins like the 7. They sent me the pin kit for a Slash which has a different size bottom mount so just waiting on a new Rail kit ?

 

[Blue Moon]

XR Endurance Elite grips
mino link flipped to high setting
kiox upgrade - ordered
Shimano Saints - ordered

 

[1981Miked]

Rail 7 in medium
Ergon GP2 grips
Race face SixC carbon bars (cut to 770mm)
Charge spoon saddle in brown
Mudhugger front mudguard (trimmed 30mm off it)
Ass savers wide version fitted as rear mudguard
Salsa stem top cap
Fabric cage less water bottle

Planning to do the freehub body upgrade and go tubeless. Other than that I’m happy with the bike as is and bloody loving it.

 

[Doomanic]

Nah mate, the 9 comes with a trunnion reaktiv shock that uses no mounting pins like the 7. They sent me the pin kit for a Slash which has a different size bottom mount so just waiting on a new Rail kit

Can you let me know what sizes they eventually send? I’m hoping to use the original spacers from my Rail, but it would be nice to know what definitely fits.

 

[Tony.OK]

Can you let me know what sizes they eventually send? I’m hoping to use the original spacers from my Rail, but it would be nice to know what definitely fits.

If your pins are 1/2" they should fit, my Coil has thin bushings in for 1/2" pins, am assuming the spacer sleeves are slightly offset on your bottom mount, am thinking eyelet widths of shocks are a standard size between brands.
Hopefully hardware arrives today!

 

[Rikster]

Not that much on my Rail 9.8;
SRAM G2 4 piston brakes (replaced 4 piston shimano) because I like the feeling of the SRAM/Magura's more
Maxxis Aggressor and Assegai in 2.5 WT version (replaced Bontrager SE5) a little less rolling resistance and better grip up front imo
HuckNorris front and back
Ergon GA2 fat
Hope doctor bar-end plugs, saves the carbon handlebars

Future upgrades;
Maxxis Aggressor 2.5 WT DoubleDown, a little extra protection for the extra weight of the bike (all ready in the sparesbox)
One-up dropper post (after 3 months the bontrager allready has al lot of play) but maybe get a waranty replacement first

 

[Philly G]

I’ve mulleted mine...

Did you use a plus-size tyre to bring the overall diameter close to 29"? or just use standard tyre? I picked up from somewhere the system can tell if you change the wheel size, don't know whether that's actually the case, but makes sense

 

[Doomanic]

I used a 2.6 tyre and had the bike shop adjust the wheel size when I had the 85Nm upgrade done.

 

[Philly G]

I used a 2.6 tyre and had the bike shop adjust the wheel size when I had the 85Nm upgrade done.

Oh cool, good to know you can get that done. How do you find the mullet compared to stock?

 

[Doomanic]

Only one ride so far, so too early to tell.

 

[Dano78]

Trek rail 9.8
Diety 800mm bars
Rockshox airshaft upgrade to 170mm did it myself what a hero !
Plus tryes fitted eddy current with cush core bike shop weren't happy fitting that !
Hope 155mm crank arms fitted , the bike shop had to reprogrammed my bike if you go shorter than 160mm ,
And one up pedals

 

[Blue Moon]

Trek rail 9.8
Diety 800mm bars
Rockshox airshaft upgrade to 170mm did it myself what a hero !
Plus tryes fitted eddy current with cush core bike shop weren't happy fitting that !
Hope 155mm crank arms fitted , the bike shop had to reprogrammed my bike if you go shorter than 160mm ,
And one up pedals

View attachment 36503

Dano78 - Whats that front mudguard?

 

[Dano78]

Dano78 - Whats that front mudguard?

Muckynutz short front version about £20 havent ridden with it yet

 

[GrandesRoues]

I wonder if the bosh rattling noise is worse after reducing the degrees of engagment of the hub ?

@Dano78 is that an L or XL ?

 

[Dano78]

I wonder if the bosh rattling noise is worse after reducing the degrees of engagment of the hub ?

@Dano78 is that an L or XL ?

It's a large

 

[lcarron]

OneUp carbon handlebar. What a difference as I do not get num hands anymore. The design is a bit oval in the middle and very compliant to vibrations. Best upgrade so far. Also half the weight and the comfort is incredible.

 

[Djlcater]

Rail 5 Large

Invisarame
SE5 Tyres
Rimpact
Upgrade to Yari Fork (2021 Seal head upgrade Kit on order)
Line Carbon wheels with 108 upgrade
slx brakes
Shimano SM-RT86 rotors
85Nm update
SDG Bel air Ti rail saddle
RSP front Guard

 

[Sofaboy73]

Rail 9 - large

swapped out the stock tyres fairly quickly - currently on magic Mary front and Eddie current rear, but tempted by an e-wild for the front
One up carbon bars - the stock alloys were overly harsh
Ditched the organic pads in the SLX brakes for metallic - better stopping power
Burgtec grips (personal preference)
Just changed to a shimano XT drive train - far better than the GX eagle that came stock
New rear wheel - stans flow EX3 on hope pro 4’s. The stock wheel rims were so soft I’d destroyed it in a couple of months
Motor software upgrade

next on the list, swap out the SLX brakes for saints - six’s not quite up to the job, 170mm airshaft for the forks and meg neg for the shock to improve mid stoke support

 

[BigMark]

Trek Rail 7 XL
Shimano SM-RT86 rotors
Shimano H03C Saint Zee pads

 

[Philly G]

Trek Rail 7 XL
Shimano SM-RT86 rotors
Shimano H03C Saint Zee pads View attachment 36588

awesome pic ?

 

[BigMark]

Thank you Philly G, I put 3000 miles on a XL 2019 Powerfly 5 HT and am still getting used to the different geometry and FS.

 

[Doug Stampfer]

OneUp carbon handlebar. What a difference as I do not get num hands anymore. The design is a bit oval in the middle and very compliant to vibrations. Best upgrade so far. Also half the weight and the comfort is incredible.

I'm keen on getting a set of one up bars. The ones I've seen advertised are 35mm but the ones on the rail spec says 31.8? Also what rise
did you guys get?

 

[Yoak]

Rail 9.8
Only swapped the rear derailleur. On paper a downgrade to Deore ?, but after breaking 2 GX in a month, I wanted back to Shimano. (Xtr shifter). I got this tip from a good friend that is a bike mechanic.
I would like a new seat as I bent the stock one.
Not to happy with the dropper. Got play and is slow.
The rims seems soft as ice-cream. I've dented all mine, both on the Rail and the Fuel ex