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[Bike Check] Semenuk’s RAW100 V6 Trek Ticket S

If you haven’t seen the sixth/latest version of RAW100 , with Brandon Semenuk, you’re missing out and should have a look. If you have, then you might recognize the bike below. Read on for an in depth look at Brandon’s latest creation…

If you’re lucky enough to be a Trek C3 athlete, pretty much every bike you ride gets to be a blank canvas. For this project, we had a truly unique build and thus a very unique bike was in order.

For this bike, Brandon had the traditional style tattoo artwork of Brett Rees as the centerpiece.

Three separate window details on the top tube, and a bit of branding with a classy font…

Macro lens details – pretty clean.

Artwork on the other side of the downtube.

More details…The work coming out of C3 and Project One is always amazing, but this is next level.

Okay, how about some bike details? Brandon finally made the switch over to a Trickstuff hydraulic gyro, which means no more cables.

A SRAM Level Ultimate brake is on either end of the Trickstuff gyro, meaning unlimited spins and way more braking power.

Out back and RockShox Deluxe Ultimate and a RockShox Pike Ultimate up front. Both are custom jobs, but travel is around 100mm front and rear and the pressure is usually freakishly high.

This is Brandon’s second year on Industry Nine and I know first hand he’s very happy with the wheels. He’s running Hyrdra hubs and the Enduro 30.5mm inner diameter rims. Matching gold for this bike of course…

The artist’s badge…

Chromag bits all around – the Synth plastic pedals, and an ultra short (31mm) Ranger stem.

Rounding out the cockpit is a standard aluminum Fubar and Brandon’s signature Overture saddle – which is easily the most popular and widely used saddle in slopestyle.

Last, but not least – the big guy’s name in traditional font.

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Results have arrived, the trek ticket s is the undisputed king of slopestyle.

We don't typically deal in the world of dirt jumpers, but this Trek Ticket S slopestyle bike is a rare exception. It's the most iconic slopestyle bike ever made, and it's ridden by many of the best freeriders and dirt jumpers in the world.

Written by: Bruce Lin

Published on: Sep 15, 2023

Posted in: Features

This is the Trek Ticket S (“S” stands for slopestyle), a unique full-suspension dirt jump bike (a.k.a. “dirt jumper” or “DJ”) that has been purpose-built to handle the bigger jumps and features often found on slopestyle courses.

TPC typically doesn't buy or sell dirt jumpers, but we made an exception for this 2018 Trek Ticket S. It’s here because it’s fairly rare, it’s super cool and unique, and most importantly, it’s the most iconic dirt jumper/slopestyle bike ever made.

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The Ticket S is Ridden by Legends

Dirt jumping is one of the more niche segments of mountain biking. In fact, I’d say that dedicated dirt jumpers are even less common than dedicated downhill bikes, which are already a pretty niche product. 

You will usually only see dirt jumpers being ridden at bike parks that cater to them ( Valmont Bike Park in Boulder, CO is a great example). Then, among these niche bikes, full-suspension slopestyle bikes are an even more niche subset.

The first year the Ticket S was offered to consumers in 2014, the initial production run was only 125 frames. Compared to standard hardtail dirt jumper frames, the Ticket S is also significantly more expensive. A new frameset currently retails for $1,899.99, while the standard Ticket DJ hardtail is half that, retailing for $949.99. 

If you roll up to a set of dirt jumps on a Ticket S, then you’re guaranteed to attract attention. Not just because it’s unique and expensive. It's also a bike with a reputation. 

Here’s a short list of riders who currently ride or previously rode the Ticket S:

• Brandon Semenuk
• Emil Johansson
• Brett Rheeder
• Ryan Howard
• Drew Bezanson

Those are the main riders I can remember off the top of my head, and I’ve surely forgotten a few (let me know who’s missing!), but if you recognize any of those names, then you already know that theses are the best freeriders and dirt jumpers in the world.

The Ticket S has also scored more professional slopestyle wins than any other bike. Just this year, Emil Johansson broke the record for the most Crankworx World Tour Slopestyle gold medals. The previous record holder, Brandon Semenuk, is considered by many to be the greatest freerider/dirt jumper of all time. 

If you’ve ever watched any of Semenuks jaw-dropping edits, or a clip from a major slopestyle competition, then you’ve probably seen a Ticket S in action:

The History of the Ticket S

Slopestyle is essentially a crazier form of dirt jumping. The jumps and features are much bigger, and they’re built into a slope so riders can get the necessary speed to clear them. Slopestyle courses can be ridden on a traditional hardtail dirt jumper, and plenty of pro riders do, but some started experimenting with full-suspension dirt jumpers around 20 years ago. 

In 2004, Cam McCaul rode a modified full-suspension Trek Session 77 with reduced travel, and Trek has been producing one-off full-suspension dirt jumpers for its pro athletes ever since. While it added weight and complication, rear suspension also helped riders handle increased air time, harsher landings, and bigger tricks. 

The first Ticket S prototype appeared in 2011 under McCaul and Brandon Semenuk. A total of 5 prototype frames were originally produced — two were kept in Trek’s Waterloo headquarters, two were given to McCaul and Semenuk, and the final one was given to 3-time four-cross world champion, Anneke Beerten, to uses as a four-cross race bike.

The prototype frames are built using a mix of production and custom parts. The aluminum tubing for the front triangle was taken from the Trek Session and Remedy and combined with a CNC machined rocker link and custom-built chainstays and seatstays. For maximum agility, the chainstays were incredibly short at 400mm. Otherwise, the geometry essentially mirrored the “Long” size Ticket hardtail, so that McCaul and Semenuk could easily switch between the frames depending on their needs. 

Production versions of the Ticket S finally arrived in 2014, and it has remained essentially unchanged ever since. For the most part, it’s the exact same bike being ridden by Trek’s pro riders, with the exception of Semenuk’s Ticket S frames, which often have carbon fiber seatstays instead of aluminum for more stiffness on big hits. 

The Closer Look at Our 2018 Trek Ticket S

Of course, it’s rolling on 26” wheels. Dirt jumping is one of the rare corners of mountain biking where the small wheelsize still dominates. The Halo SAS aluminum rims are wrapped in Maxxis Ikons, the same tires Brandon Semenuk generally uses on his Ticket S.  

But the Ticket S is made to be run with a drivetrain. Most commonly, riders will build them up with tougher downhill-specific drivetrains like the Shimano Zee group used here. Having a few gears can help dial in your speed in the run-up to big jumps and features, and if needed, maybe pedal back up the hill. 

Barspins are a core trick in dirt jumping and slopestyle, and a shifter cable attached to the bars will only get in the way. Our Ticket S here clearly isn’t built for barspins. Generally, riders will leave the rear brake hose extra long so it can wrap around the steerer, or they’ll use a more complicated gyro system. 

So Who’s the Ticket S For?

The market for a bike like this is admittedly incredibly small. I’m don't hit the bike park much these days, and I'm not going anywhere near big near enough to push the rear suspension of the Ticket S to its limits. So I’m not going to buy it. But do I want to? Heck yes I do! Even if I can't do 360s or back flips (tables and toboggans are my go-to), it’s still an incredibly unique and cool toy, and that’s reason enough for me to want one. 

This Ticket S sat by our Production Manager’s desk for a week (he was thinking hard about buying it!) while it waited to get refurbished for sale. Pretty much anyone who walked by would stop and take a look, and 9 times out of 10, they’d say some variation of: “Hey! That’s Brandon Semenuk’s bike.” Few bikes are so iconic that they’re forever associated with a single rider. 

I hope this bike finds a good home with plenty of dirt jumps nearby. And I hope the next owner boosts it to the moon, because that’s what it’s made to do.

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Trek Ticket S – Review

• Intended use: dirt jump / slope • Rear wheel travel: 100mm • Wheel size: 26″ • Aluminum frame • Active Braking Pivot suspension • 12 x 142mm rear axle • ISCG 05 chain guide tabs • Single large size offered • Colours: black, ‘R-Dog’ American • MSRP: $1,539.99 USD (frame/shock only) The Ticket S is available in a single large-sized frame, with a 22.1” top tube length and a stubby 13” seat tube. You’ll have to put your own build together as the $1,539.99 USD Ticket S is only available as a frame (with shock), which is what we did before handing it to Sam Dueck, a rider who’s stood on the podium at Whistler’s Crankworx slopestyle comp. He then tested the bike at his own hidden jump spot and provided the feedback for this review. Frame Details

The production aluminum Ticket S frame is actually almost the very same as you’ll see under Semenuk, with only the carbon seat stay unit found on the Silent Assassin’s competition machine to set it apart. That means that the Ticket S you can buy from your shop is sporting the same geometry, and is surely within a handful of grams when it comes to weight. You’ll also be on a pretty short list of riders if you get yourself a Ticket S, as Trek says that the bike is actually a limited production item and that relatively few will ever be welded up. That makes sense because as interesting as bikes like this are, the market for a 100mm travel slope-specific bike is far smaller than even the demand for downhill rigs, which themselves only make up a very small piece of the pie compared to the bread and butter bikes in a company’s lineup. In other words, you’re a lucky duck if you have one of these limited production bikes sitting in your garage.

Trek has long employed their Active Braking Pivot design on everything from their cross-country race bikes to the long-travel Session models, and you’ll also find it here on the back of the 100mm travel Ticket S frame. The system allows the dropout pivot to rotate concentrically around the axle, which thereby limits the amount of rotation between the caliper and rotor. Trek says this helps to keep the suspension performing in a more consistent manner, regardless of if the rider is grabbing a handful of brakes. Just as with the other ABP equipped bikes, the Ticket accepts a standard 12 x 142mm thru-axle.

The Ticket’s rear suspension has been tailored for its purpose – to hit massive jumps and drops, which can sometimes lead to a missed landing. To that end, Trek has built in a more progressive ramp-up to the bike’s travel than you’d find on a 100mm bike intended for a different purpose. This is to keep the rider off the bottom of the shock’s stroke during hard landings, but also to provide more ‘pop’ off of the lips of jumps.

The confidence inspiring feel is partly down to the large sized frame’s 22.1” top tube that Dueck said he felt was spot-on for how the bike is meant to be ridden, saying ”It’s long enough to allow me to be comfortable in the air, but not short to the point where I’d have to worry about the end of the handlebar hitting the seat when doing bar spins or tail whips.” Clearly those aren’t the concerns of the average rider, but this isn’t the bike for an average rider, either.

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The Ticket S has been honed to perfection over a decade of whips, flips, and mind-blowing tricks by the world’s best slopestyle riders. Ticket S is a full suspension slopestyle mountain bike  built for big tricks, big jumps, and a whole lot of style.

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Lightweight Alpha Platinum Aluminum and 100mm of rear travel with a FOX shock make the Ticket S both durable and agile. This bike as features inspired by Trek C3 Project riders like water bottle bosses on the down tube for shifter mounts and a hole for a bottom bracket bolt to keep the crank from spinning while you’re in the air.

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You’ve got an appetite for the tricky stuff and want a flickable ride that’s forgiving enough for hard landings. If you want to hit jumps like the Trek C3 Project riders, the Ticket S is for you.

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The Moscow Metro is the third most intensive subway system in the world after Tokyo and Seoul subways. The first line was opened on May 15, 1935. Since 1955, the metro has the name of V.I. Lenin.

The system consists of 12 lines with a total length of 305.7 km. Forty four stations are recognized cultural heritage. The largest passenger traffic is in rush hours from 8:00 to 9:00 and from 18:00 to 19:00.

Cellular communication is available on most of the stations of the Moscow Metro. In March 2012, a free Wi-Fi appeared in the Circle Line train. The Moscow Metro is open to passengers from 5:20 to 01:00. The average interval between trains is 2.5 minutes.

The fare is paid by using contactless tickets and contactless smart cards, the passes to the stations are controlled by automatic turnstiles. Ticket offices and ticket vending machines can be found in station vestibules.

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Why were so many metro stations in Moscow renamed?

Okhotny Ryad station in Soviet times and today.

The Moscow metro system has 275 stations, and 28 of them have been renamed at some point or other—and several times in some cases. Most of these are the oldest stations, which opened in 1935.

The politics of place names

The first station to change its name was Ulitsa Kominterna (Comintern Street). The Comintern was an international communist organization that ceased to exist in 1943, and after the war Moscow authorities decided to call the street named after it something else. In 1946, the station was renamed Kalininskaya. Then for several days in 1990, the station was called Vozdvizhenka, before eventually settling on Aleksandrovsky Sad, which is what it is called today.

The banner on the entraince reads: "Kalininskaya station." Now it's Alexandrovsky Sad.

Until 1957, Kropotkinskaya station was called Dvorets Sovetov ( Palace of Soviets ). There were plans to build a monumental Stalinist high-rise on the site of the nearby Cathedral of Christ the Saviour , which had been demolished. However, the project never got off the ground, and after Stalin's death the station was named after Kropotkinskaya Street, which passes above it.

Dvorets Sovetov station, 1935. Letters on the entrance: "Metro after Kaganovich."

Of course, politics was the main reason for changing station names. Initially, the Moscow Metro itself was named after Lazar Kaganovich, Joseph Stalin’s right-hand man. Kaganovich supervised the construction of the first metro line and was in charge of drawing up a master plan for reconstructing Moscow as the "capital of the proletariat."

In 1955, under Nikita Khrushchev's rule and during the denunciation of Stalin's personality cult, the Moscow Metro was named in honor of Vladimir Lenin.

Kropotkinskaya station, our days. Letters on the entrance: "Metropolitan after Lenin."

New Metro stations that have been opened since the collapse of the Soviet Union simply say "Moscow Metro," although the metro's affiliation with Vladimir Lenin has never officially been dropped.

Zyablikovo station. On the entrance, there are no more signs that the metro is named after Lenin.

Stations that bore the names of Stalin's associates were also renamed under Khrushchev. Additionally, some stations were named after a neighborhood or street and if these underwent name changes, the stations themselves had to be renamed as well.

Until 1961 the Moscow Metro had a Stalinskaya station that was adorned by a five-meter statue of the supreme leader. It is now called Semyonovskaya station.

Left: Stalinskaya station. Right: Now it's Semyonovskaya.

The biggest wholesale renaming of stations took place in 1990, when Moscow’s government decided to get rid of Soviet names. Overnight, 11 metro stations named after revolutionaries were given new names. Shcherbakovskaya became Alekseyevskaya, Gorkovskaya became Tverskaya, Ploshchad Nogina became Kitay-Gorod and Kirovskaya turned into Chistye Prudy. This seriously confused passengers, to put it mildly, and some older Muscovites still call Lubyanka station Dzerzhinskaya for old times' sake.

At the same time, certain stations have held onto their Soviet names. Marksistskaya and Kropotkinskaya, for instance, although there were plans to rename them too at one point.

"I still sometimes mix up Teatralnaya and Tverskaya stations,” one Moscow resident recalls .

 “Both have been renamed and both start with a ‘T.’ Vykhino still grates on the ear and, when in 1991 on the last day of my final year at school, we went to Kitay-Gorod to go on the river cruise boats, my classmates couldn’t believe that a station with that name existed."

The city government submitted a station name change for public discussion for the first time in 2015. The station in question was Voykovskaya, whose name derives from the revolutionary figure Pyotr Voykov. In the end, city residents voted against the name change, evidently not out of any affection for Voykov personally, but mainly because that was the name they were used to.

What stations changed their name most frequently?

Some stations have changed names three times. Apart from the above-mentioned Aleksandrovsky Sad (Ulitsa Kominterna->Kalininskaya->Vozdvizhenka->Aleksandrovsky Sad), a similar fate befell Partizanskaya station in the east of Moscow. Opened in 1944, it initially bore the ridiculously long name Izmaylovsky PKiO im. Stalina (Izmaylovsky Park of Culture and Rest Named After Stalin). In 1947, the station was renamed and simplified for convenience to Izmaylovskaya. Then in 1963 it was renamed yet again—this time to Izmaylovsky Park, having "donated" its previous name to the next station on the line. And in 2005 it was rechristened Partizanskaya to mark the 60th anniversary of victory in World War II. 

Partizanskaya metro station, nowadays.

Another interesting story involves Alekseyevskaya metro station. This name was originally proposed for the station, which opened in 1958, since a village with this name had been located here. It was then decided to call the station Shcherbakovskaya in honor of Aleksandr Shcherbakov, a politician who had been an associate of Stalin. Nikita Khrushchev had strained relations with Shcherbakov, however, and when he got word of it literally a few days before the station opening the builders had to hastily change all the signs. It ended up with the concise and politically correct name of Mir (Peace).

The name Shcherbakovskaya was restored in 1966 after Khrushchev's fall from power. It then became Alekseyevskaya in 1990.

Alekseyevskaya metro station.

But the station that holds the record for the most name changes is Okhotny Ryad, which opened in 1935 on the site of a cluster of market shops. When the metro system was renamed in honor of Lenin in 1955, this station was renamed after Kaganovich by way of compensation. The name lasted just two years though because in 1957 Kaganovich fell out of favor with Khrushchev, and the previous name was returned. But in 1961 it was rechristened yet again, this time in honor of Prospekt Marksa, which had just been built nearby.

Okhotny Ryad station in 1954 and Prospekt Marksa in 1986.

In 1990, two historical street names—Teatralny Proyezd and Mokhovaya Street—were revived to replace Prospekt Marksa, and the station once again became Okhotny Ryad.

Okhotny Ryad in 2020.

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