Bike Check: William Bush’s Trek Rail 7

william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
William Bush is a Director at the preeminent Dunkeld Cycles in Jozi.

William Bush of Dunkeld Cycles in Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg is a family man who has a passion for bikes. Known for his warm, friendly disposition, William is also a passionate eBiker. His current personal bike is a Trek Rail 7, and this is his setup.

william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg

If you sold the bike, what component would you keep for your next bike? Definitely the dropper post— especially for riding berms, I can drop the post by about an inch which lowers my centre of gravity whilst still enabling me to pedal out, giving me better handling. 

What surprises you the most about this bike? I don’t feel the weight of the bike with the pedal assist. 

Any imminent component upgrades and why? The upgrade I could do is to the 625 Bosch PowerTube battery, giving me even more distance or being able to ride in turbo mode for longer. 

What do you enjoy the most about this bike? How it sticks to the ground— the handling is phenomenal. 

william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
William rides a size large Trek Rail 7 which has 150mm rear and 160mm front travel.
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
William is pretty passionate about safety and runs a seat post mounted rear light by Garmin…
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
… with a 1300 Lumen Bontrager Ion Pro front light.
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
The Rail has a Bontrager Arvada saddle with steel rails.
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg

William runs the Bontrager Rhythm Comp alloy bars, in 15mm rise at 780mm wide with a standard 50mm stem.

william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
Ergo silicone lock-on grips by Fabric provide a little palm cushioning.
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
RockShox Deluxe Select+ rear shock and a Domain fork which Will has set exactly to the manufacturer’s suggested numbers. | *Click to enlarge
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
The Rail 7 runs on the popular Bosch drive system…
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
… with a handlebar-mounted head unit.
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
The Bosch system on the Rail punches out a brawny 85Nm and tops out (or disengages) at 32kph.
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
Will uses DMR flat pedals.
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
Shimano SLX levers…
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
…with 4-piston calipers are standard and Will finds no reason to upgrade them.
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
He runs the flip-chip in the low position.
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg
Shimano XT drivetrain with a 10-51t cassette, a 34T chainring and 165mm e13 cranks are also, all standard items.
william's trek rail mountain bike image taken in dunkeld cycles johannesburg

Keep on shredding Will!

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