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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.

It's right for you if...

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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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.

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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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