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Launched today – the all-new Trek Roscoe has had an extreme makeover for 2022 and we love it! Trek took the previous-generation Roscoe and gave it more travel, bigger wheels and progressive geometry to reinvent it as a legit hardcore hardtail trail bike; there’s more travel, more models to choose from and even more size options to help you find exactly the right size to suit you and your riding.
Here in the UK within the mountain biking scene we’ve all known for a long time that if you’re looking for a fun ride and enjoy a simple approach to your riding then a hardcore hardtail is the way to go. It seems that the rest of the world is finally catching up on this UK phenomenon with more and more international bike brands developing their own offering. We’re very happy to say that Trek have really hit the spot with their all-new Roscoe; this is a hardtail trail bike that boasts the kind of progressive geometry that we’ve all come to expect from modern trail bikes and have created a bike that is fun, nimble and capable of handling big hits and being ridden aggressively.
The Trek Roscoe is all-new for 2022 with a number of significant changes making it a super-fun hardtail trail bike
The new Trek Roscoe has more travel, jumping up from 120mm on the previous model to 140mm on the new 2022 model; with a longer-travel suspension fork the Roscoe becomes a more versatile trail-focused bike that’s ready for aggressive riding and the extra demands of high-speed descending on steep, rocky terrain. Big drops, hard landings, rock gardens, the extra capacity of the 140mm travel fork opens up the possibilities of what the Roscoe can handle and simply makes your riding more fun.
There’s an increase in travel for 2022 Roscoe. Up from 120mm to 140mm
Trek’s 2022 Roscoe makes the perfect ‘hardcore hardtail’ for UK riding
It’s impossible to talk about trail bikes without talking about progressive geometry – the buzz words around modern trail bike design; progressive geometry basically means that the chassis of the bike has been designed to excel on the descents, giving a confidence-inspiring ride on tight, steep technical trails as well as fast, wide-open terrain. How is this done? Well to achieve a stable-feeling at speed the Trek designers keep the bottom bracket low and make the top tube longer for an increased reach and more room to move around on the bike without feeling pitched forward and combine this with a shorter stem to keep steering sharp and helping to keep your weight back on steep drops. Trek have slackened the headtube angle on the new Roscoe too moving from a fairly steep 67 degrees to a nice slack 65 degrees; this helps to keep you in control on the steepest descents and really lets that long travel fork go to work.
The all-new Trek Roscoe 2022 boasts all of the modern progressive geometry stats that we would expect from a trail bike like this
Trek’s chief shredder Kade Edwards feels immediately at ease on the all-new Trek Roscoe 2022
Another notable change, again right out of the modern progressive geometry bible is the steeper seat tube angle which really comes into its own when the Roscoe is pointed back uphill. When it comes to riding the bike to the top of your favourite trails the 2022 Roscoe with its 74.7 degree seat tube angle puts you in exactly the right position to be able to pedal efficiently in the saddle with the dropper seatpost up, allowing you to distribute your weight evenly over the front and rear wheels to maintain traction and stay in control even on steep, loose singletrack climbs. Finally it’s worth noting that despite the increase in wheel size from 27.5” to 29” Trek have still managed to make the chainstays 8mm shorter to help give the Roscoe a more agile feel that encourages you to throw the rear wheel around the tightest of mid-trail berms.
The numbers above show where Trek have tweaked the Roscoe’s geometry to be more progressive for 2022
The Trek Roscoe 2022 is a versatile, playful trail bike that can handle mid-trail jumps with ease
For 2022 and beyond Trek have extended the size range of the Roscoe making it easier to choose a size-option to suit you
The 2022 Trek Roscoe’s geometry is confidence-inspiring on steep descents with tight, loose turns
The bigger wheels are the other significant headliner on the all-new 2022 Trek Roscoe hardtail trail bike. Swapping from 27.5” to 29” on all but the smallest extra-small Roscoe size option means that this progressive trail bike encourages you to go big, carrying more speed into and out of tight, technical terrain. As we’ve seen over the past few years every form of mountain biking from cross country racing to downhill and enduro have embraced the larger diameter wheel for their capacity to carry their momentum, handle rougher terrain, reduce fatigue and increase control. Throw in those 2.6” wide tyres and you gain even more control thanks to a larger surface area of the tyre being constantly in contact with the ground through tight turns on unpredictable trails. It’s great to see that Trek have setup the Roscoe’s tyres tubeless already, straight out of the box; if the tyres and rims are tubeless-ready it makes sense to do so and means you’ll be able to get out for your first ride with a little less faff beforehand!
One of the most significant changes to the new Trek Roscoe is wheel size, with 29ers featuring on all but the smallest XS size option
We’re excited about the new Trek Roscoe 2022 at Wheelbase HQ as it’s really going to suit the terrain here in the Lake District
Trek have also included more downtube armour with their dual-density downtube guard and a full-coverage chainstay guard that protects the upper and underside of the chainstay. Internal cable routing is neat and rattle-free and there’s a new design for the bottom bracket shell to allow for neat internal cable routing for the dropper seat post. Also, while we mention the bottom bracket it’s great to see Trek returning to threaded bottom brackets on nearly all of their bikes, making them more user friendly and opening up the possibility of relatively quick servicing for the home mechanic.
Other big improvements on the new 2022 Trek Roscoe include extra frame protection and cable guides
You’ll be able to throw the Trek Roscoe around and rail tight turns thanks to those capable 2.6″ tyres
Trek have developed a new bottom bracket shell for the new Roscoe to make cable routing for the internal dropper post easier
Kade loves the new Trek Roscoe and you will too
If the tyres and the rims are tubeless ready it makes sense to have them set up that way straight out of the box
Kade Edwards was one of the first people in the world to get his hands on the 2022 Trek Roscoe 8
Long top tube, relaxed head angle, stubby stem; the Trek Roscoe 8 features exactly the progressive geometry we’d expect from this hardcore hardtail
The Trek Remedy 8 features a low-slung top tube with seatpost extension so there’s plenty of room to move around without getting tangled up with the frame
Extra frame protection is a welcome addition as we know we’re going to ride the Roscoe 8 hard
A no-nonsense SRAM Eagle GX 12-speed drivetrain gives you a huge spread of gears for the climbs as well as the descents
There’s ton’s of tyre clearance on the 2022 Trek Roscoe 8 with the bike featuring large-volume 2.6″ tyres
The tough Trek Roscoe 8 is stylish as well as brilliantly functional; that brushed steal Trek logo looks hot
We’re big fans of the threaded bottom bracket; it’s great to see it making a comeback across nearly all of Trek’s bikes
Big rotors and 4-piston calipers are a clue to how Trek expect the all-new Roscoe to be ridden (the production Roscoe 8 features Shimano brakes, not Sram as pictured)
Wide wheel rims and 2.6″ tyres, setup as tubeless straight out of the box are ready to be ridden hard
That nice curved alloy downtube features plenty of protection from flying rocks and the odd high speed get-off
Trek have given the 2022 Roscoe a modern, 29er trail bike makeover and we love it!
Brief summary of the new Trek Roscoe 2022 models…
Roscoe 7 £1,350.00
- NEW frame
- Rock Shox Recon Silver 140mm fork
- Shimano Deore 12-speed drivetrain
- Dropper seat post
Roscoe 8 £1,950
- NEW frame
- Rock Shox 35 Gold RL fork
- SRAM GX/NX drivetrain
- Dropper seat post
- Line Comp 30 wheels
Roscoe 9 £2,200.00
- NEW frame
- Fox Rhythm 36 fork
- Shimano SLX/XT drivetrain
- Dropper seat post
- Line Comp 30 wheels
Note: also available – Roscoe 6 at £1,000.00 carries over existing frame from previous generation Roscoe and features 27.5” wheels
We will have the all-new Trek Roscoe in stock at Wheelbase; available to buy in-store or online soon!…
Written by Johnny Dodgin
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