Trek Fuel EX 5 27.5 Plus

Name: Trek Fuel EX 5 27.5 Plus
Brand: Trek

2017 MountainTrail

Last known price: $2,399

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Travel: 140 / 130 mm Fork / rear shock
Wheels: 27.5″
Drivetrain: 2 × 10 22–36t / 11–36t
Gear range: 536%
Weight: 14.95 kg 33.0 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Aluminum
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Sizes

Size guide

15.5"
17.5"
18.5"
19.5"
21.5"
23"

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

18 of 21 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

Alpha Platinum Aluminum, ABP, Boost148, Knock Block steerer stop, Full Floater, EVO link, E2 tapered head tube, Mino Link, Control Freak internal routing, down tube guard, PF92, ISCG 05, G2 Geometry, 130mm travel Not identified

Suspension

2 parts

Drivetrain

7 parts

Bottom bracket

PF92 Not identified
Cassette
- Shimano CS-HG50-10 10 speeds
CS-HG50-10
Chain
- KMC X10 10 speeds
Crankset
- Race Face Ride 36/22t
Front derailleur
- Shimano Deore
Rear derailleur
- Shimano Deore
Shifters
- Shimano Deore

Brakes

1 part

Brakes
- Shimano Altus BR-M315
BR-M315

Wheels and tires

4 parts

Cockpit and contact points

6 parts

Grips
- Bontrager
Handlebar
- Bontrager
Headset

Knock Block Integrated, cartridge bearing, sealed, 1-1/8" top, 1.5" bottom Not identified
Saddle
- Bontrager
Seatpost
- Bontrager
Stem
- Bontrager

Sizes and geometry

6 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

Complete rider-height ranges are not published for these sizes. You can still explore the geometry below.

Size 18.5"

Table

Reach 450mm

Stack 606mm

Wheelbase 1173mm

Head angle 67.2°

Seat angle 74.2°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 27.5″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reach Stack

Complete manufacturer geometry table 6 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	399	433	450	465	487	507
Stackmm	607	606	606	606	615	648
Top tube lengthmm	565	600	617	632	657	686
Seat tube lengthmm	394	419	440	470	510	560
Head tube lengthmm	100	100	100	100	110	—
Head tube angle	67.2°	67.2°	67.2°	67.2°	67.2°	67.2°
Seat tube angle	74.2°	74.2°	74.2°	74.2°	74.2°	74.2°
Chainstay lengthmm	433	433	433	433	433	433
Wheelbasemm	1121	1156	1173	1188	1214	1247
Front centermm	690	725	742	757	783	816
Bottom bracket dropmm	30	30	30	30	30	30
Bottom bracket heightmm	325	325	325	325	325	325
Standover heightmm	767	747	742	737	747	787
Fork rakemm	44	45	45	45	45	44
Trailmm	102	102	102	102	102	102
Stack/reach ratio	1.52	1.40	1.35	1.30	1.26	1.28

Not published by the manufacturer: Front travel, Rear travel, Crank length, Handlebar width, Stem length, Stem angle, Seatpost length and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Aluminum
Bicycle weight: 14.95 kg

33.0 lb
Weight limit: 136 kg

299.8 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Full suspension
Front travel: 140 mm
Rear travel: 130 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 2
Smallest chainring: 22
Largest chainring: 36
Rear sprockets: 10
Smallest sprocket: 11
Largest sprocket: 36
Lowest gear: 16.8 in
Highest gear: 90.0 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Bottom bracket standard: BB86/BB92
Fork spring: Air
Tire width: 2.8″
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 27.5″

Technical analysis

3 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Front travel

140 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2017
Sample: 429 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 95.7% of the class

Lowest gear

16.8 gear inches

This value is below the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2017
Sample: 416 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 92.8% of the class

Highest gear

90.0 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2017
Sample: 416 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 92.8% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 6.4 km/h
Highest gear: 34.5 km/h

Total gear range 535%

Technical details and class reference

These speeds describe the gearing at the selected cadence, not how fast you can ride.
Calculated from published gear-inch values and their wheel-size assumptions.
These gearing values describe the bicycle, not a selected frame size.
A 100% range means one ratio; 500% means the highest ratio is five times the lowest.
For e-bikes, motor assistance cutoff is not represented.

Gear-inch range

Lower gear-inch values travel less distance per pedal revolution; higher values travel farther.

This bicycle: 16.8–90.0 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 16.8–94.9 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2017
Lowest gear: 416 bicycles with this information, 92.8% of the class
Highest gear: 416 bicycles with this information, 92.8% of the class

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2017 builds

Differences across 2017 builds
Specification	This bicycle Trek Fuel EX 5 27.5 Plus	Trek Fuel EX 5 29	Trek Fuel EX 5 Women's	Trek Fuel EX 7 29	Trek Fuel EX 8 27.5 Plus	Trek Fuel EX 8 29
Frame
Intended fit	Unisex	Unisex	womens	Unisex	Unisex	Unisex
Bicycle weight	14.95 kg	14.65 kg	14.45 kg	14.42 kg	14.15 kg	14.11 kg
Suspension
Front travel	140 mm	130 mm	130 mm	130 mm	140 mm	130 mm
Drivetrain
Front chainrings	2	2	2	2	1	2
Smallest chainring	22	22	22	22	32	26
Largest chainring	36	36	36	36	32	36
Rear sprockets	10	10	10	10	11	11
Smallest sprocket	11	11	11	11	10	11
Largest sprocket	36	36	36	36	42	42
Lowest gear	16.8 in	17.7 in	17.7 in	17.7 in	21.0 in	18.0 in
Highest gear	90.0 in	94.9 in	94.9 in	94.9 in	88.0 in	94.9 in
Cockpit
Seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Dropper seatpost	Dropper seatpost	Dropper seatpost
Other specifications
Tire width	2.8″	2.3″	2.3″	2.4″	2.8″	2.4″
Wheel size	27.5″	29″	27.5″ / 29″	29″	27.5″	29″