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Trek Farley 8

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Size / 14.5", 15.5", 17.5", 19.5", 21.5"

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• Frame Alpha Platinum Aluminum, E2 tapered head tube, internal derailleur and dropper post routing, 100mm threaded BB, low-direct front derailleur mount, 170mm Closed Convert dropouts
• Wheels Bontrager Jackalope Tubeless Ready, 80mm rim, 150x15 front, 170x12 rear
• Wheel Size 26"
• Tires Bontrager Hodag, aramid bead, 26x3.8"
• Crank SRAM X1, SRAM X1 1000 X-Sync, 30T
• Bottom Bracket BSA, 100mm, threaded
• Rear Derailleur SRAM X1, SRAM X1, Type 2
• Shifters SRAM X1, SRAM X1, 11 speed
• Brakeset Avid, Avid DB 3 hydraulic disc
• Handlebar Bontrager Race Lite Riser, 31.8mm, 15mm rise
• Saddle Bontrager Evoke 2, chromoly rails
• Seatpost Bontrager Rhythm Elite, 2-bolt clamp, 31.6mm, zero offset
• Stem Bontrager Race Lite, 31.8mm, 7 degree
• Headset FSA IS-2, E2, alloy cartridge

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The 2015 Trek Farley 8 has 26" wheels.

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Trek’s Farley 7 Is an All-Season Fat Bike

A dropper post, suspension fork, and exceptional handling help this fat bike perform long after the snow melts.

The Takeaway: The Farley 7 is a fat bike built for all-season riding.

• Dropper post provides more control on downhills
• Suspension fork offers enhanced traction and control on hard surfaces
• Adjustable dropouts let the rider fine-tune the Farley's handling

Price: $2,600 Weight: 34.8 lb. (M)

When you hear the words “fat bike,” you likely picture a bundled-up rider atop massive tires traversing snow. But those fat tires, primarily designed to improve flotation over soft surfaces, can offer sure-footed traction on other types of surfaces, as well, and plow over and through obstacles that bog down many mountain bikes. Fat bikes are the ultimate no-road touring bikes. And though they may not be the first choice for shredding summer singletrack, with the right build and handling, they can be more than just a snow bike. Trek’s Farley 7 is the fat bike you don’t put away for the summer.

2020 Farley 7

The Farley Lineup

Trek’s Farley line currently consists of four complete bikes priced from $1,800 to $5,150. The line is split evenly between aluminum framed models (Farley 5 and Farley 7) and carbon (Farley 9.6 and Farley 9.8). You can also purchase the Farley as a frame only in either material—$1,000 for aluminum, $2,200 for carbon—both of which include a carbon rigid fork. For anyone who wants suspension at both ends, Trek also offers the 120mm-travel, carbon Farley EX frame, with a Fox Performance Float EVOL shock (front suspension is up to you). Geometry is almost the same in both materials (there are tiny differences), and all come in sizes small through extra large.

All Farley models roll on 27.5 wheels wrapped in 4.5-inch wide tires. Just like its dirt-focused cousins, a fat bike with larger wheels is faster because the wheels roll over things more smoothly, but bigger wheels are also heavier. Fat bikes on 26-inch wheels will be lighter and livelier, but the bigger-wheeled fat bikes will roll more efficiently.

The Farley 7 reviewed here is one of two models with a dropper post (the other is the $5,150 Farley 9.8) and the only model with a suspension fork—a Manitou Mastodon Comp with 80mm of travel, 34mm stanchions, and hydraulic lockout. Other specifications of note include tubeless-ready rims and tires, SRAM Eagle drivetrain with 11-50 cassette, and SRAM Level disc brakes.

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Fast 'n Floaty

The 27.5 x 4.5-inch tires roll fast and offer great flotation.

Suspension Fork

An 80mm-travel suspension fork provides more control on hard surfaces.

Adjustable Dropouts

Sliding dropouts let you tune the handling, or run the Farley as a singlespeed.

Double Ready

If the 1x12 drivetrain isn’t for you, you can add a front derailleur.

Add studs to the Farley’s tires for better grip on slippery, icy surfaces.

Built for More Than Snow

The Farley comes built to ride all year long. On the front is a Manitou Mastodon suspension fork with 80mm of travel. This may seem like an unnecessary feature when the bike has 4.5-inch wide tires. But as cushy as the tires are, they don’t behave the same way as a good suspension fork. A suspension fork’s action is more damped than the basketball-like bounce of big tires. This damped and controlled action provides better traction and stability, particularly on harder surfaces and at higher speeds. If you’re using a fat bike only for riding slow(ish) on soft snow or sand, a suspension fork probably isn’t necessary. But if you like riding a fat bike on harder surfaces like dirt-covered and rocky trails, a suspension fork can be a huge benefit.

The dropper post is another feature that gives the Farley 7 increased versatility. Like the suspension fork, if your fat bike adventures are limited to cruising groomed and packed snow-covered roads and trails, a dropper post won't make a major difference. It’s when riding becomes faster and more technical that getting the seat out of the way so you can lower your center of gravity makes the biggest difference.

As a final nod to multi-season use, the Farley has adjustable dropouts which provide 15mm of chainstay length adjustment. They can be used to fine-tune the bike’s handling—longer, more stability; shorter, snappier feel—or to tension the chain if you want to run the Farley as a singlespeed.

How it Rides

True to the Farley 7’s multi-season build, testers rode it on dirt, sand, mud, and snow. Early on, one tester got rowdy on a rocky trail and dented the rim. We were able to pound out much of the dent, and the tubeless seal held for the remainder of the test period.

One of the first things that jumped out at testers was the riding position. With a few exceptions, the fat-bike category has yet to embrace the longer/slacker trend, and that's certainly the case with the Farley. A size medium’s reach is just 410mm—that’s several centimeters shorter than a modern trail bike in the same size. I’m on record as saying that longer and slacker isn’t always better, and I still believe that.

However, if you’re used to a modern mountain bike, the Farley will feel short when you first get on it. But that feeling fades the longer you spend time on the Farley, and some riders did comment that the shorter position helped offset some of a fat bike’s inherent sluggishness.

Still, at almost 35 pounds (set up tubeless), the Farley 7 is heavy, even for a fat bike—something all testers noticed. “Switching directions quickly, through switchbacks for example, is seriously tough. After long descents, I found my upper body and arms were on fire from having to muscle the bike around,” read one tester’s notes.

But if you’re able to get over the weight, the Farley 7 is a nice-riding, all-season fat bike. Though heavy, it’s geared low enough that it climbs reasonably well. And it corners very well on many surfaces as well. In higher-traction situations, the Farley’s bar wants to keep turning once a turn is initiated. All fat bikes do this to some degree, but on the Farley it was less pronounced than most and it required less-aggressive counter steering. This made the Farley’s handling more stable and predictable, which in turn made it easier to ride. Contributing to the good-handling vibes were the Farley’s Bontrager Gnarwhal tires, which got praise from testers for their superb cornering and braking traction in all conditions. Testers also called them out for excellent flotation in soft snow.

Though testers were pretty “meh” on the benefit of a suspension fork for soft snow, they all agreed that it became a huge bonus when riding on firmer ground. The Manitou Mastodon performed well too, and proved reliable and consistent across a wide range of temperatures.

The TranzX dropper post worked well throughout testing also. Most testers found it more beneficial when riding on firmer ground and faster trails. However, some testers did note its benefits for riding in deep snow: “If you come off in those conditions, it’s very difficult to get back on, as your feet sink into the unpacked powder off the sides of the trail. This positions your feet lower than the tires and the packed singletrack, so it’s really hard to get your butt back on the saddle. [If] you have a dropper, problem solved.”

Overall, testers found the Farley 7 was a good fat bike for snow riding. But in these conditions, the bike didn’t stand apart from many other good fat bikes. It is the Farley’s performance away from the snow, as well as its overall versatility, that testers really appreciated. The Farley 7 is better in more conditions, handles better at more speeds, and is more capable than the typical fat bike. It’s a fat bike you’ll continue to ride long after the snow melts.

A gear editor for his entire career, Matt’s journey to becoming a leading cycling tech journalist started in 1995, and he’s been at it ever since; likely riding more cycling equipment than anyone on the planet along the way. Previous to his time with Bicycling , Matt worked in bike shops as a service manager, mechanic, and sales person. Based in Durango, Colorado, he enjoys riding and testing any and all kinds of bikes, so you’re just as likely to see him on a road bike dressed in Lycra at a Tuesday night worlds ride as you are to find him dressed in a full face helmet and pads riding a bike park on an enduro bike. He doesn’t race often, but he’s game for anything; having entered road races, criteriums, trials competitions, dual slalom, downhill races, enduros, stage races, short track, time trials, and gran fondos. Next up on his to-do list: a multi day bikepacking trip, and an e-bike race. 

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Long Term Review of Trek Farley 8

By – dave krueger (aka barba glacialis).

I took my Farley 8 home in October of 2014. Since then, the bike has seen more than 1700 miles go by. It’s seen all four seasons and temps from -13F to 95F. I’ve ridden trails. I’ve cruised the beach. I’ve commuted on it. I’ve raced it (snow and dirt). I’ve pulled my son in a trailer all around northern Illinois. I’ve taken it to Ray’s MTB (and had a blast). And, of course, I’ve bar-hopped with it.

You get the idea, I’ve ridden it a lot. And hard.

My Farley is domesticated. Is yours?

I love my Farley. To be honest, it is my first fat bike, so it might be puppy love. However, I’ve ridden a lot of bikes over the past 30 years (fat and otherwise) and I think Trek has built a solid bike that I’ve really enjoyed (read: “ride with complete disregard for my or the bike’s safety”).

Straight out of the shop, the Farley 8 excels at hitting the local trails, beach, and snowbanks. The handling is responsive, the Hodag tires are grippy in almost all conditions, and the component build beyond reliable. The Hodag/Jackalope combo is easy to set up tubeless and noticeably improves handling when those pesky tubes are removed. Sram’s X1 drivetrain is fantastic as well. With 1700+ miles on the bike I have dropped the chain only twice: both due to extreme circumstances. The first time was due to a small tree getting wrapped up in the drivetrain. The second was due to about 50 feet of string thinking it was my chain.

That kid and his kite should have gotten out of my way.

When you start really pushing the bike, the Farley shines. With the Bluto dialed in and the Hodags set up tubeless, the bike rips across almost all terrain. The sipeing on the Hodag works surprising well in snowy and moderately slick conditions. I confidently rode it through much gnarlier conditions that I initially thought the tires were capable of taking on.

Fatty can fly.

Only glare ice (no surprise) and very hard packed dirt show that the Hodags do not excel in every condition out there. The Hodags get squirrelly on hard pack only when you are really pushing the bike to the edge of its handling envelop. And to be fair, the Bontrager packaging indicates hard pack is a weakness for the tire.

Truth in advertising!

That being said, the Hodag/Jackalope combo is robust. I was riding in a blizzard (why not, right?) and playing with tire pressure when I let a little too much air out. The rear tire went completely flat. I was able to ride the flat tire two miles uphill and to safety without the bead breaking nor any damage to the tire or rim. I was, and still am, very impressed.

Is the Farley 8 a perfect bike? No. Could some aspects be better? Sure. But then again, some aspects of myself could be better too, but let’s not get into that here… The only minor issue I’ve had with my Farley is in regards to the Jackalope wheels; or the rims to be more precise. As a consequence of my constant hooning, I’ve managed to deform the drive-side of the rear rim in several spots (recall the rims are asymmetrical in their design, thus the drive-side rear is subject to more stress than the non-drive-side). Admittedly, I probably ride the bike beyond it’s intended purpose, but all the same I’d rather not see deformation in my rims after a hard session of riding (Note: the bead stays seated, the tubeless setup still works fine, and I don’t notice it whilst riding. But it still annoys me…).

Cold Lake Michigan morning.

Less related to the fundamental design of the Farley 8, and more related to my own bike idiosyncrasies, I have replaced/added a few features to my Farley. Nothing failed, I just wanted tweak the performance to my liking. I made three changes to better fit my riding style. First, I’ve added a dropper post for those times I want to ride the bike on the ragged edge. Second, I have shortened the stem to a 60mm (from 90mm) thereby making the handling of the Farley super responsive – it now feels much more like my very snappy road bike. Finally, to aide in charging up those long steep hills the W.O.R.S. folks like to punish me with, I’ve added a remote lockout to quickly make the Farley a rigid hill-climber. Like I said, all of these changes are not necessary, but they turn the Farley 8 from an already very capable bike into a ripping fast bike.

Green is faster, right?

A nit-pick that I don’t have, but I’m sure some of you do is that the Farley 8 can only accept a 4” tire. I rode the bike all winter on 4’s and had no problem at all. However, I am all of 150lbs and do not require the floatation a 5” tire offers. For those of you with a more powerful lunch muscle than myself there is an answer: the 2016 Farley 9 (basically the same spec and price as the 2015 Farley 8 but with space for 5” tires).

Farley stopping to admire its silhouette.

Long story short, the Farley 8 is a killer bike. In it’s stock form is great; with a few tweaks, it will do just about anything you ask it to. I found that during the last year of riding, that it can handle, so much more, than I thought it could.

Edotor’s Note :  This is Dave’s first article for us and we’d like to welcome him aboard the SS BikeBlackRibbon as an official test pilot! I get to ride with Dave now and then and the guy is freak’n fast! He also has great taste in craft beer. That’s a pretty killer combination! We’ll be testing the new Trek Farley 9.8 very soon, so stay tuned to the number one source for fat-bike fun and frolic – (that’s like us and stuff) ~gomez~

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7 Responses to Long Term Review of Trek Farley 8

Nice review. I was soooo close to pulling the trigger on a 2015 Farley last year but decided to wait in hopes Trek would update with the ability to run 5″ tires, and they did. Win for me.

Just picked up a Farley 5 a couple weeks ago and am loving it. It’s my first “mountain bike” that I intend to use for pretty much everything: Winter commuting, 4 season exploring and 4 season single track riding. So far so good. Can’t wait for Winter (can’t believe I just wrote that).

– Bill (MPLS)

Nice write up. I have the 8 as well, like it so much I sold my 29’er. I am okay with 4″ tires, more snappy for spring/summer/fall….definitely wish I could run bigger in snow though.

I like everything about the bike, balance, handling, etc.

My one gripe was I hated the stock Avid’s. I replaced with XT, and it immediately made it a perfect bike for New England.

I have a 2014 Farley, and it handles a 5″ front tire no problem. Bud in front, Vanhelga in back and the thing eats up loose snow on flats and hills. Switch to 4″ Knards for summer and it’s a great mtn bike. I too sold my 29er. Just put on HED Big Deals and it’s super responsive (not to mention 4lbs lighter).

I would expect the 8 could handle 5″ on the front too.

Just a question. Did you have to modify the baby puller for it to work. We have dogs we want to pull them

The Burley is stock, including the hitch mount. I did, however, have to replace my stock rear thru-axel with a Robert Axel Project yoke mount axel.

Great review.

How did you add the orange to the bike? It looks sharp.

I’m looking at picking up the 2017 Farley 7 for commuting and year round fun. It’s all black, which I like, but I’m also tossing around the idea of spicing it up by adding decals or something.

The orange on the frame, fork, and rims is vinyl. It certainly took a few hours, a steady hand, and a beer or two to complete.

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Anybody see the pics of the 2 new Trek Farleys coming out this August? I spoke to the owner of my LBS yesterday and I had him pre order me the Farley 6. I'd really like to get the 8 but I just can't justify spending 3 grand on a fat bike, at least right now. The 6 retails for $1700 and that's a great price. My current bike--2014 Trek Fuel EX 8 29er.  

Congrats! Love mine!! Wasn't on my radar either till I test ride one. With the 8 it was the best deal. For the price it comes with bluto and 1x11.  

I can also confirm it is 36.4 mm as I installed a Salsa Flip Lock in ano blue on mine and I also had the dealer swap out the stem spacers and cap for the blue ones from a 6.  

Thanks!  

I put a set of Jackelopes tubeless with stock HODAGS last week and really happy with that, tomorrow the MAKWA forks is going on, bike should weight about 27.5 after that, I am at 29.1 right now. (2015 Farley 6)  

solarplex said: So they went full fat with aluminum..... Now carbon 27.5 fa(s)tbikes? Click to expand...

My head hurts after reading that. I love my Pugsley.  

Try upgrading your motor instead; a 30t ring is plenty low for an 1-11 setup.  

tried to rep ya, but the feds wouldn't let me. WIRD!!!  

bcriverjunky said: I'm in Bay City MI. I run a Studded D5 on the front and D4 on the rear last winter. Also added the Turnagain cold weather seal kit in the fork. View attachment 993165 Click to expand...

Running tubeless with no issues. I did 1" gorilla tape right to the outside edge of the bead seat so they would have a tight fit. With the tape to the inner edge of the bead seat the Lou would leak under hard pedaling at squishy snow pressure. 160# rider at 6-8 psi dirt and 3-4 snow.  

Yep, the shop should have know better or as you suggest they should have learned but tyriverag's response was great. "I'll do it myself.", is much better than whine, whine, complain.  

I was going to say, expect the wheels to explode the first time you stop with radial lacing and fat tire traction! Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk  

syntheticreality said: I was going to say, expect the wheels to explode the first time you stop with radial lacing and fat tire traction! Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk Click to expand...

I knew those pics are artists renderings but that's all I could find. My LBS had the real pics like Blunderbuss showed. I can't wait till they come in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk  

Those rims & tires look interesting!  

Avid hydros=yuck. rog  

newmarketrog said: Avid hydros=yuck. rog Click to expand...

Agreed but if you get a chance to try the new SRAM Guide RSC brakes take the chance. I got a set last week and they are fantastic! I went into it with the lowest of expectations and after one ride I was sold. You know what makes a GREAT bike part? You never think about it while you're riding, just use it and rip.  

Your not the first person whose told me these new brakes are great, but after 2 bad experiences with Sram brakes I'm done. I've had great luck with Shimano brakes I don't even bother with any other brakes. My current bike--2014 Trek Fuel EX 8 29er.  

3.8 tires... Anyone know how large you'll be able to go?  

BigVaz said: 3.8 tires... Anyone know how large you'll be able to go? Click to expand...

The only reason I buy prebuilt bikes is to save on all the little stuff on the bike( using the bike compeny's buying power). I see no savings here. Big let down from Trek imo.  

Totally agree with you. I ALWAYS buy my bikes already prebuilt factory. Your not saving anything the other way in the long run..  

Looks to me like Trek is hoping to make a little cash on the next mtb "fad" with big markups....FB riders need to remember that they are buying hartails...and for the most part, no suspension.....that needs to be in the price tag now that the big makers are getting into the market....again...jmo  

Really? The Farley 6 costs less than a Pugs and has better specs. The original 2014 Farley was indeed overpriced, supposedly because Trek got very little oem discount on the Surly rims and tires from QBP. Now that they have options, the price is much more reasonable.  

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To that end we’d say Trek succeeded, because while there are better fat bikes for winter riding, few others come close to being as fun to ride year-round as the Farley.

While Zach and Tim are seasoned fat bike riders, I was uninitiated. So, on a short trip to Ohio to do a little long term editorial planning, I borrowed a Trek Farley from the local shop and Zach planned a ride. Being a basically all-29er-all-the-time (with suspension) type mountain biker, this would be quite a …

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