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Reviewed: Trek Superfly 9.7 mountain bike

The superfly 9.7’s biggest selling point is its frame, and though the parts are modest, it has potential.

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It’s easy to look at this bike and imagine an old Gary Fisher logo in place of Trek’s mark. I mean that as the highest compliment.

Quibble all you like about who invented the mountain bike. One thing’s certain: Gary Fisher played a huge role in popularizing 29” wheels, now the must-have size in nearly any off-road discipline.

His experience with his own brand, which is now rolled into Trek’s lineup, is apparent, giving this simple, middle-of-the-road hardtail an excellent personality.

Most mountain bikers need at least a couple hands to count the number of parts they break or replace any given season, but the frame is usually a constant. That is the Superfly 9.7’s biggest selling point, and though the parts are modest, it has real potential.

A fine frame

Trek doesn’t specify the particulars of their carbon construction, aside from claims that it’s thoroughly designed and tested to be used in an off-road frame.

Talk all you like about carbon, but the geometry is really what makes the Superfly sing. As soon as I hopped aboard the bike, its West coast heritage slapped me in the face like a wave off the Marin headlands.

In a few words, the 9.7 is long, low, slack, and fun. Having ridden some 29ers with 70-degree-plus head tube angles, our medium tester’s 69.3 degrees was comfortable and confident. For comparison, the Specialized Stumpjumper HT line has a 71.5-degree head angle. Trek also insists on a custom-offset fork to complete its G2 geometry.

The Superfly’s top tube length and reach are slightly longer than the Stumpjumper’s, and both lines have the same chainstay length — 435mm. It seems that the Trek gets most of its 1,160mm wheel base from the slacker head tube, making it 88mm longer than the Stumpjumper.

Interestingly, the Superfly’s bottom bracket drop is 5.5mm less than the Stumpjumper, meaning that the pedals sit slightly higher in the frame.

Aside from that detail, Trek’s bike is a longer, slacker machine than most ordinary cross-country race bikes.

Passable parts

To be charitable, the 9.7’s components are adequate. I’ve often found SRAM’s lower-end mountain bike shifting to be a bit clunky and slow to respond, and this pairing of X7 shifters and an X9 rear derailleur is no different. Trek does deserve credit for speccing a Type 2 rear derailleur with a clutch to eliminate nearly all chain noise.

The wheels are also humble — Bontrager rims and blue anodized hubs, which may not stand the test of time from a fashion standpoint. The cartridge bearing internals, however, are reassuring. The wheels are tubeless-ready, which is an essential upgrade, so it’s nice that the Trek is ready for it.

I’ll come right out and say that all 29er hardtails should have 100mm travel forks. Yes, the Fox Float 32 on the 9.7 was equipped with the Evolution damper, which is noticeably inferior to the higher-end FIT damping. But the extra cushion goes a long way to taming rough trail. The CTD lever was helpful to provide a firm ride on paved climbs, but I’d trade that for a damper that supports the middle of the travel any day. I’d lower the pressure to get top-end suppleness, only to be punished by excess brake dive and overly linear stroke.

Shimano SLX disc brakes are one of the finest aspects of this bike’s build. It’s remarkable how Shimano can deliver basic, affordable brakes like these, which are within striking distance of its XTR models.

Unfortunately, our Shimano HG62 cassette did not do as well. I destroyed it by somehow shifting the chain between the third and fourth largest cogs. It may have been a freak occurrence. It was certainly the first time for this unlucky tester.

Am I being too critical of the components? At $3,150, the Superfly 9.7 is certainly not targeted as an entry-level model. This is the type of bike a junior or collegiate racer would buy to enjoy for many years of pinning on plates. Surely they deserve a more reliable drivetrain and a capable fork.

The wheels are an easy upgrade that almost any racer expects to make. I did so myself with this test bike, improving the ride with some ENVE M50s. The faster acceleration and surefooted steering was an improvement. Those wheels also shaved a pound off the Superfly’s 25-pound stock weight. However, the most noticeable way to improve the bike’s feel is to convert the tires to tubeless, a much less expensive alternative to carbon wheels.

Another upgrade I made was a Stages power meter, which is becoming an essential training tool, even for mountain bike racers.

Taking it to the trail

Performance on paper doesn’t always equate to performance on dirt, and in some ways, the 9.7 makes that point.

I forgot about its hefty (for a hardtail) weight once it started snapping through corners and pumping fast rollers. As I’ve alluded to, the geometry gives this bike a great personality on the trail, letting you open things up on fast descents, keeping your body weight back just far enough on the steeps, and somehow avoiding any 29er sluggishness.

It’s rare to find a cross-country bike as playful as this, but the Superfly was happy to pop off jumps and whip around berms. Once terrain got rougher, things became a little less cheerful, especially with the fork’s shortcomings, but the bike loyally stayed on line. Perhaps that’s a testament to the carbon construction, as well as the 142x12mm rear thru-axle.

Once the fun ended and the work began, the Superfly was capable. It responded well as I hammered out of corners on steep climbs, rarely betraying its weight. I also enjoyed the fairly rangy top tube in the races I did. It encouraged me to stretch out a bit more, also helping to keep weight over the front wheel on steep pitches.

Is it super enough for you?

When it comes to high-speed riding and racing, the Superfly 9.7 is pretty hard to beat. You can overcome its components’ shortcomings with a few key upgrades, but you might be better off spending an extra $730 to get the 9.8 model.

However, if your riding and racing happens primarily in a place like New England where the corners, rock gardens, trees, and competition are all very tight, make sure to get a test ride on the Superfly. Its laid-back west coast personality is great in many settings, but it might not be sharp enough for every course.

Price: $3,150 Weight: 25 pounds Pros: Fun, comfortable geometry and personality. Great frame construction, reliable brakes. Cons: Underwhelming shifting and fork. Might not handle quickly enough for certain tastes. trekbikes.com

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Bike summary

Bike components.

OCLV Mountain Carbon, Carbon Armor, E2 tapered head tube, BB95, balanced post mount brake, Closed Convert dropouts, G2 Geometry on 29ers

Rear Derailleur

Shimano Deore XT, Shadow Plus

Front Derailleur

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Shimano HG50, 11-36, 10 speed

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Bottom Bracket

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Bontrager Mustang Elite Tubeless Ready, 15mm front, 142x12 rear

Bontrager XR1 Expert, Tubeless Ready, aramid bead, 29x2.20" (Bontrager XR2 Expert, Tubeless Ready, aramid bead, 27.5x2.20")

Shimano Deore hydraulic disc

Bontrager Elite, 31.8mm, 7 degree, Blendr compatible

Bontrager Race Lite, 31.8mm, 5mm rise

FSA IS-2, E2, sealed alloy cartridge

Bontrager Evoke 2, chromoly rails

Bontrager Rhythm Elite, 27.2mm, zero offset

Bike geometry

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Superfly 9.7 is a Trek Superfly model. Trek launched 123 bikes of this model so far. Check out the entire range from 2016 of this model, by clicking this link .

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Overview of components

The wheels on Superfly 9.7 are the 27.5″ aluminum type. The 27.5″ wheels are a great choice for smaller riders. However, the overall traction of 27.5″ wheels is lower than 29″ wheels.

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Season:2016

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The Trek Superfly 9.7 Mountain Bike 2016 features OCLV Mountain carbon frame which is stiff, lightweight and guaranteed to ensure you have a fast ride. The Superfly 2016 collection is built to be the fastest on the XC. The Superfly has a fast geometry and is equipped with smart wheel size, the 15.5” has 27.5 wheels, while the larger sizes have 29". This is to provide a perfect racing experience regardless of your height.

Trek Superfly 9.7 2016 Features

• Every feature of this XC race 29/27.5 is designed to go fast
• Ride the fastest wheel that fits with Smart Wheel Size
• OCLV Mountain Carbon frame is fast, light, and trail tough
• Racey geometry gets you lower, shortens the chainstays

Upgrades from Superfly 9.6 2016

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• Bontrager Mustang Elite TLR wheels, 142x12 rear
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• Bontrager Race Lite handlebar

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Trek Superfly review

Proven and well-natured performer

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Trek, or more specifically Gary Fisher, were the first big name to really ‘get’ 29ers. This understanding of the big-wheel phenomenon is clear from their design philosophy. Their bikes look different and ride differently to other 29ers.

• Highs: The Superfly is easy to ride fast and easy to ride slow
• Lows: It needs a bigger front tyre
• Buy if... You want a go-anywhere, do-anything racer with upgrade potential

Trek’s commitment to carbon is one of the longest-standing in the industry. Their Optimum Compaction Low Void (OCLV) monocoques have 20 years of iterative tweaks to offer frames that are stiff, light and blessed with a comfort factor that makes many other bikes feel like church pews.

Gary Fisher’s G2 geometry reduces trail (the distance between a line to the floor through the centreline of the steerer and a line falling vertically to the ground), which Trek use to increase steering stability. Many mountain bikers like this characteristic, as it enhances performance and confidence on steep or loose surfaces. Add in a tapered head tube for a stiffer front end and a wide, strong, press-fit BB90 bottom bracket, and the Superfly frame is ready for your power.

The Shimano transmission and brakes mix eye-catching XT rear and SLX front derailleurs, a non-series triple chainset, SLX brakes and that solid workhorse, a RockShox Reba fork. The rest of the bike is a trip through the Bontrager catalogue, with everything from grips to tyres from the Trek component arm. No one liked the overuse of blue anodising, which cheapens an otherwise tidy bike. We’d like a slightly more aggressive front tyre too.

All of our testers commented upon the Superfly's easy-riding nature. It goes exactly where it’s pointed, exploiting whatever grip the fast-rolling 2.2in Bontrager 29-1 tyres can find. The Trek gets you doing the basics right – climbing in the saddle without having to over reach, carving turns, railing around uphill switchbacks and letting you take liberties on line choice. Not having to jig about in the saddle to bring both wheels into play is refreshing.

This bike has a proven track record for performance, with the same frame being ridden to numerous World Cup podium spots. That the Trek was also popular with less experienced riders speaks volumes – it has a true pedigree not just as a speed machine, but for riding on dirt. There are more glamorous bikes, but few that ride as well as the Superfly.

This article was originally published in What Mountain Bike magazine, available on Apple Newsstand and Zinio .

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Trek Superfly 9.7

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Specifications

• Frame OCLV Mountain Carbon, Carbon Armor, E2 tapered head tube, BB95, balanced post mount brake, Closed Convert dropouts, G2 Geometry on 29ers
• Fork Fox Performance Float 32, Fox Performance 32 Float, FIT4 3-position damper, E2 tapered steerer, 15QR, G2 Geometry w/51mm offset on 29ers, 100mm travel
• Wheels Bontrager Mustang Elite Tubeless Ready, 15mm front, 142x12 rear
• Wheel Size 27.5"
• Tires Bontrager XR1 Expert, Tubeless Ready, aramid bead, 29x2.20" ( Bontrager XR2 Expert, Tubeless Ready, aramid bead, 27.5x2.20")
• Chain KMC , KMC X10
• Crank Shimano SLX, Shimano SLX, 38/24
• Bottom Bracket BB95
• Front Derailleur Shimano SLX, Shimano SLX
• Rear Derailleur Shimano XT, Shimano Deore XT, Shadow Plus
• Shifters Shimano SLX, Shimano SLX, 10 speed
• Brakeset Shimano Deore, Shimano Deore hydraulic disc
• Handlebar Bontrager Race Lite, 31.8mm, 5mm rise
• Saddle Bontrager Evoke 2, chromoly rails
• Seatpost Bontrager Rhythm Elite, 27.2mm, zero offset
• Stem Bontrager Elite, 31.8mm, 7 degree, Blendr compatible
• Grips Bontrager Race Lite, lock-on
• Headset FSA IS-2, E2, sealed alloy cartridge

Q: How much is a 2017 Trek Superfly 9.7?

A 2017 Trek Superfly 9.7 is typically priced around $2,899 USD when new. Be sure to shop around for the best price, and also look to the used market for a great deal.

Q: Where to buy a 2017 Trek Superfly 9.7?

The 2017 Trek Superfly 9.7 may be purchased directly from Trek .

Q: How much does a 2017 Trek Superfly 9.7 weigh?

A 2017 Trek Superfly 9.7 weights 11.1.

Q: What size wheels does the 2017 Trek Superfly 9.7 have?

The 2017 Trek Superfly 9.7 has 27.5" wheels.

Q: What size 2017 Trek Superfly 9.7 should I get?

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Primed For Adventure Or The Podium Being at the forefront of the 29er movement, Trek’s Superfly FS was one of the first full-suspension, cross-country,

Trek's line of Superfly cross-country 29ers includes nine hardtail models and seven full-suspension versions, giving riders ample options at many price points.

Oct 2013 · Dirt HQ

The Trek Superfly range has been overhauled for 2014 with carbon and alloy bikes, trickling technology from the top-end models lower down the price points.

On a long ride or during the wee small hours out on track at a 24hr race, it’s not unusual to get a song stuck in your head. Traditionally it’s something dire, like Peter Allen’s ‘Rio’. But on board this bike, the groove is strong; feel the soul, channel the year 1972. It’s Superfly. We …

A light, fun, fast cross country machine

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Not the plushest or stiffest of rides.

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Trek Superfly 9.6 2015 vs Specialized Stumpjumper HT Comp Carbon 2014 which one?

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I like the idea of latest bike and life long frame guarantee with superfly but wonder if the specs of the stump jumper are better as the original price was £400 more  

The SF has very dialed geo, stable hitting things on the downhills and quick steering in switchbacks. The best I've been on. The Stumpy can be twitchy. It has engineered compliance that will keep you from being beat up riding gnarl. You won't be thinking fs until you want to ride big jumps. Stumpy is not on pare. Alma and Les are other options. The SF has a weak crankset. It is difficult to keep tightened. M615 Deore or SLX are upgrades. The brakes on the Stumpy need an upgrade. The frame is more developed than the 9.9SL from one year earlier. The curved seat tube allows 435mm chainstays. 445 on the SL.  

I am in the middle of the same type of decision. I like both, the Stumpy I believe will be a bit more aggressive for racing but I don't do podiums therefore I might as well have more fun on the trek. The bikes I am looking at are the Superfly 8 alloy with full SLX and the Stumpjumper alloy with a little bit of a mix. Gee, tough choice.  

eb1888 thanks Sounds like the SF is probably good for me as a novice. thanks  

philnewby said: Sounds like the SF is probably good for me as a novice. Click to expand...

Sorry for resurrecting such old thread, but, I have almost exactly the same question one year latter. The only difference is that in my case I found the Superfly 9.6 and the Stumpjumper HT Comp Carbon, both 2015, at the same price. So, in this case, both being 2015 and both at the same price, which one will be the best buy? Many thanks in advance.  

For 2016 Trek has dropped the crankset for a Shimano M627 22/36. I would also get the shop to swap the skinny XR1 Expert tires for XR1 2.2 Teams. This bike, with the right tires, has 70% of the rear compliance of the ProCaliber SL. A great ride.  

So, the 2015 trek SF 9.6 is a better ride than 2015 Specialized SJ comp carbon? I'm pretty much limited to this 2 options at the moment. Cheers.  

Trek by a long shot.  

Trek. I regret buying my Stump Jumper.  

I'm not a fan or user of doubles. Too much shifting of the front derailleur for my short ups and downs. For my terrain I use a triple SLX M670 on my 9.8 and stay in the middle 32 front gear for most trail riding. That's about 95% of my riding with the time on rolling flat two track around my park's trails a good time to use the big ring(42) and crank up the speed for some fun passing guys with doubles. If you get the SLX triple you can remove the small and large rings and use shorter bolts to make it a perfect chainline single anytime for 1x10 or 11. For XR1 Team tires get the 2.2 version. Other worthy upgrades you can do anytime include a RCT3 A3 damper. It's got metal shims and doesn't pack up on fast downhills. It's an easy 10 minute no oil change drop-in swap. You get better small bump compliance also. It's on ebay.  

Hi again guys! First, I like to thanks all your comments. Because of then I crossed out the stumpjumper from my list. I think you saved me from a lot of trouble (I was 90% sure about buy this one)! But now I have a new "problem". Regarding the information I have, some 2016 Trek models will be available in about 40 days. Will be difficult, but I think that I can wait that long.... This is the deal: the models already available in 2015 will NOT arrive until they sell all units (or almost all); but, in other hand, the new models, like the procalibrer, will be available soon (or almost soon)! So, I have a new dilemma: buy the SF 9.6 2015 and make all the upgrades, or buy a PC 9.7 2016 and change only the tires??? What you guys would you do in my place? Proportionally, the PC 9.7 2016 have a good price in my Country. It is 33% more expensive than SF 9.6 2015, or only 20% more expensive than SF 9.6 2016 (this one will not be available this year at local stores). Just to have an reference, in North America the PC 9.7 2016 is 45% more expensive than SF 9.6 2016 ($2,399.00 against $3,499.00). But lets go to my dilemma: With the price difference between the two (from 2015 SF 9.6 to 2016 PC 9.7) I could do several updates with zero wait (I can get the bike in 2 days). For instance, I can upgrade the group to Shimano's M8000 1x11, the tires, the Reba's RCT3 A3 damper.... But still a SF 2015 frame against a procaliber 2016 frame... With the Procaliber 9.7 I will make no upgrades (maybe switch the skinny XR1 Expert tires to the XR1 2.2 Teams). What you guys think about this? Is the procaliber that superior to a superfly? Many thanks in advance!  

The Procaliber is Trek's higher end carbon hardtail frame on level with the Superfly carbon SL frame. The SF 9.6 uses the next level down frame. This weighs a little more and doesn't have internal cable runs. The Procaiber can use a PF92 bb to allow 30mm cranks like the Next SL which is not the case with the 9.6. The Procal has Boost rear spacing for more tire clearance and 'future' compatibility. It also has a larger 31.6 vs 27.2 seatpost size for easier dropper post compatibility. I haven't demoed one so I don't know how the IsoSpeed coupling rides compared to the 9.6. It is reported to have 11mm of compliance. The 9.6 has 70% of that. If you can fit it into your budget, it is probably the better choice pending a ride. Make sure you get the right size. The 9.7 also needs the RCT3 A3 damper upgrade.  

Thanks again eb1888. I closed the deal yesterday, ordering the Procaliber 9.7. But the wait is going to kill me. LoL Now I will order the RCT3 A3 damper and the tires. Any other suggestions? Cheers.  

eb1888 I just picked up a 2015 9.8 superfly looking for some suggestions on tire pressure and pressure for the rock shox sid. I have the 2.2 team issues set at 28psi. Fork is another story. I have always been a fox guy. Do I really need 130psi? I weigh 195lbs w/gear.  

You have some work to do to get a good ride out of the fork because of the poor functioning damper of the RL level. I replaced the compression damper with a RCT3 A3 version available off ebay for $100. You need a couple small size allen keys and a 24mm 6-point socket to pull the old one and remove the lockout. Then slowly pull up the damper so the oil drips back down. Pop in the new one and set it at open. Then your psi can be 75+ depending on your terrain. Front tire pressure could be 20psi with 25 in the rear. If you feel rim hits add psi. The fork has two bottomless tokens on the air side. I run three. These are what allow you to run a lower overall pressure because they ramp up the end of the stroke. RockShox Sid RCT3 A3 Compression Damper Motion Control DNA Crown Adjust Black | eBay  

Set up tubeless. Fork seemed harsh on rooty trails.  

Lowering your front tire pressure, going to a high volume tire, using your very good tire on a 30mm interior wide rim will help that because you can then lower the tire pressure to 15psi. Lowering the fork psi to 75 will help that. Swapping out the RL damper will help that and keep the fork stable on faster bumpy downhill trail segments. The RCT3 damper has metal shims, so ultimately you can tune that high speed compression damping to what you want like on a Manitou Tower Pro.  

Thanks for your help eb 1888!  

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