Trek Fuel EX 5 29

2016 MountainTrail

Travel: 120 / 120 mm Fork / rear shock
Wheels: 29″
Drivetrain: 2 × 10 22–36t / 11–36t
Gear range: 536%
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

13 of 14 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

Alpha Platinum Aluminum, ABP, Full Floater, EVO link, E2 tapered head tube, down tube guard, PF 89.5, G2 Geometry, 120mm travel Not identified

Drivetrain

5 parts

Brakes

1 part

Brakes
- Shimano BR-M355
BR-M355

Wheels and tires

2 parts

Cockpit and contact points

5 parts

Sizes and geometry

6 sizes

Rider-height ranges are not published for these sizes.

Size

Geometry not published

The manufacturer lists these sizes without frame measurements, so there is no drawing or geometry table.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Aluminum

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Full suspension
Front travel: 120 mm
Rear travel: 120 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: 17.7 in
Highest gear: 94.9 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Rigid seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Tire width: 2.3″
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 29″

Technical analysis

3 measures

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

Front travel

120 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2016
Sample: 172 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 95.0% of the class

Lowest gear

17.7 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2016
Sample: 178 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 98.3% of the class

Highest gear

94.9 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2016
Sample: 178 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 98.3% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 6.8 km/h
Highest gear: 36.4 km/h

Total gear range 536%

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: 17.7–94.9 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 11.5–100.0 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2016
Lowest gear: 178 bicycles with this information, 98.3% of the class
Highest gear: 178 bicycles with this information, 98.3% 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 2016 builds
Specification	This bicycle Trek Fuel EX 5 29	Trek Fuel EX 7 27.5	Trek Fuel EX 7 29	Trek Fuel EX 8 27.5	Trek Fuel EX 8 29	Trek Fuel EX 9 27.5
Drivetrain
Front chainrings	2	2	2	2	2	1
Smallest chainring	22	22	22	22	22	32
Largest chainring	36	36	36	36	36	32
Rear sprockets	10	10	10	10	10	11
Smallest sprocket	11	11	11	11	11	10
Largest sprocket	36	36	36	36	36	42
Lowest gear	17.7 in	16.8 in	17.7 in	16.8 in	17.7 in	21.0 in
Highest gear	94.9 in	90.0 in	94.9 in	90.0 in	94.9 in	88.0 in
Cockpit
Seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Rigid seatpost	Dropper seatpost	Dropper seatpost	Dropper seatpost
Other specifications
Tire width	2.3″	2.35″	2.3″	2.35″	2.3″	2.35″
Wheel size	29″	27.5″	29″	27.5″	29″	27.5″
Bottom bracket standard	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	BB86/BB92	Not informed