Think Trek released all their 08 stuffs yet? Think again

Well, so far the most hyped product by Trek is their new Fuel EX (even I got excited) and they managed to make XC/Marathon riders happy with the new Fuel EX line. So some riders were asking, how about us All-Mountaineers? How bout the Remedy? Does it stick with the current design or get itself a near rear linkage?
Well for your info, Trek doesnt forget about non-XC riders cause for 2008, they are also redesigning the Remedy, thats right folks, the Remedy is getting a rear makeover and new paint job.

                       2008 Trek Fuel Remedy

Personally, the new Remedy paint job looks the same to me comparing to the 08 Fuel EX (not that I mind), and it seems the Remedy get some curved tubes. And whats up with manufacturers these day making a curved downtube (as you can see, the Remedy has a slight curved downtube) I wonder whats the science about this style of design or its just a trend.

                      08 Remedy Headtube

A few things that bothers me bout the new Remedy is, what the h*** is E2?, its sticked onto the fork axle crown and also the frame head tube (see the black shaped U's/V's/boomerang's?). Guess we have to wait for Trek's answer. Other then the mysterious E2, nothing much changed, there is the ABP and the EVO Link and the floating shock mount on the Remedy, just the same as its trail brother, the Fuel EX.

*Updates: Well I search around for Trek E2 and found out that this technology appears on the new Madone, its very similar to Specialized new buddy system, Trek's 08 Madone uses an oversize 1.5" lower steer tube (this explains why Remedy head tube has a different shape then conventional head tube). So Im guessing that the Fox that come with the new Remedy is custom made for Trek. So speaking by performance wise, the fork should feel the same as other Fox forks although I wonder if Fox even make the fork custom tuned for Trek. Anyway we must still wait for Trek official announcement though :(. Me info bout the new Madone E2 tech can be found here

Well a few reasons why you dont really hear bout the Remedy is likely cuz they dont want it to steal their Fuel EX spotlight, expect Trek announcing/promoting the new Remedy in a few months to come.

*Updates#2: According to bicycling.com, the new Remedy will feature a tapered, 1 1/8- 1 ½-inch steerer tube (this explains the weird headtube design and E2), which is the same to what Specialized had done on their new 08 Stumpy line, but unlike Spesh which decide to incorporate their Total Suspension Integration project into making their own Brain-ified fork, Trek use a safer and more riders friendly way, they asked Fox and Rock Shox to make a special version of E2 forks for them.

Anyway the fork that will come with the bike is as follows, price listed in USD and taken from Bicycling.com:
Remedy 9 - Fox 36 ($4,300)
Remedy 8 - RockShox Lyrik ($3,700)
Remedy 7 - RockShox Lyrik Solo Air ($2,700)

Its amazing that Trek manage to offer a RS Lyrik at USD2.7k considering the fact that a lyrik fork is not cheap, this shows the advantage of buying a mass production bike. It is expected that most riders will own a Remedy 7 or 8, and with the $700-$1000 price difference, its hard for riders to choose which Remedy to get. Trek have rock the MTB world for 2008.....simply amazing.

*Not to forget to thank MTB Omaha for providing pics of the new 08 Remedy, thanks guys.