Trek Fuel EX 9.8

2020 MountainTrail Manufacturer page

Last known price: $5,499

Prices shown first for United States
Travel: 140 / 130 mm Fork / rear shock
Wheels: 27.5″, 29″
Drivetrain: 1 × 12 32t / 10–50t
Gear range: 500%
Weight: 13.17 kg 29.0 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Carbon
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Sizes

Size guide

XS High
XS Low
SM High
SM Low
SM High
SM Low
MD High
MD Low
MD/LG High
MD/LG Low
LG High
LG Low
XL High
XL Low

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

17 of 19 identified

Parts found in a manufacturer catalog show their brand, model and key numbers, and the steps show how precisely they are identified: brand, series, model, or the exact product. The info button has every detail and the text the manufacturer published.

Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

carbon frame Not identified

Suspension

2 parts

Drivetrain

6 parts

Brakes

2 parts

Wheels and tires

2 parts

Cockpit and contact points

6 parts

Grips
- Bontrager
Handlebar
- Bontrager
Headset

Knock Block Integrated, 58-degree radius, cartridge bearing, 1-1/8'' top, 1.5'' bottom Not identified
Saddle
- Bontrager
Seatpost
- Bontrager
Stem
- Bontrager

Sizes and geometry

14 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

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

Size MD High

Table

Reach 445mm

Stack 605mm

Wheelbase 1178mm

Head angle 66.5°

Seat angle 75.5°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 29″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reach Stack

Complete manufacturer geometry table 14 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	400	395	420	415	420	415	445	440	460	455	475	470	500	495
Stackmm	559	563	568	572	605	608	605	608	609	613	609	613	623	627
Top tube lengthmm	545	550	567	568	577	578	602	603	618	619	633	634	661	663
Seat tube lengthmm	355	356	355	395	395	395	420	420	435	435	450	450	500	500
Head tube lengthmm	90	90	100	100	100	100	100	100	105	105	105	105	120	120
Head tube angle	66.5°	66°	66.5°	66°	66.5°	66°	66.5°	66°	66.5°	66°	66.5°	66°	66.5°	66°
Seat tube angle	75.5°	75°	75.5°	75°	75.5°	75°	75.5°	75°	75.5°	75°	75.5°	75°	75.5°	75°
Chainstay lengthmm	435	437	435	437	435	437	435	437	435	437	435	437	435	437
Wheelbasemm	1119	1120	1143	1144	1153	1154	1178	1179	1195	1196	1210	1211	1241	1242
Front centermm	684	684	708	708	719	719	744	744	761	761	776	776	807	807
Bottom bracket dropmm	14	21	14	21	28	34	28	34	27	34	27	34	27	34
Bottom bracket heightmm	341	335	341	335	346	339	346	339	346	339	346	339	346	339
Standover heightmm	700	695	707	702	707	702	747	741	752	746	754	748	776	770
Fork rakemm	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	43	44	43	44	43
Trailmm	107	111	108	111	115	119	116	119	116	119	116	119	116	119
Stack/reach ratio	1.40	1.43	1.35	1.38	1.44	1.47	1.36	1.38	1.32	1.35	1.28	1.30	1.25	1.27

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: Carbon
Bicycle weight: 13.17 kg

29.0 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: 1
Smallest chainring: 32
Largest chainring: 32
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 10
Largest sprocket: 50
Lowest gear: 18.6 in
Highest gear: 92.8 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Dropper seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Bottom bracket standard: BB86/BB92
Fork spring: Air
Tire clearance: Maximum tire width: 2.6″
Tire width: 2.6″
Wheel material: Carbon
Wheel size: 27.5″, 29″

Technical analysis

4 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: 2020
Sample: 1,348 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 93.8% of the class

Lowest gear

18.6 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,217 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 84.6% of the class

Highest gear

92.8 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,217 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 84.6% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

55 of 1,437 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2020
Sample: 1,437 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 7.1 km/h
Highest gear: 35.5 km/h

Total gear range 500%

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: 18.6–92.8 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 17.1–98.6 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2020
Lowest gear: 1217 bicycles with this information, 84.6% of the class
Highest gear: 1217 bicycles with this information, 84.6% 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 2020 builds

Differences across 2020 builds
Specification	This bicycle Trek Fuel EX 9.8	Trek Fuel EX 5	Trek Fuel EX 7	Trek Fuel EX 8	Trek Fuel EX 8 XT	Trek Fuel EX 9.7
Frame
Frame material	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon
Bicycle weight	13.17 kg	15.03 kg	15.05 kg	13.78 kg	13.81 kg	13.69 kg
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring	32	30	30	30	32	32
Largest chainring	32	30	30	30	32	32
Rear sprockets	12	10	12	12	12	12
Smallest sprocket	10	11	11	10	10	11
Largest sprocket	50	42	50	50	51	50
Lowest gear	18.6 in	20.7 in	17.4 in	17.4 in	18.2 in	18.6 in
Highest gear	92.8 in	79.1 in	79.1 in	87.0 in	92.8 in	84.4 in
Other specifications
Wheel material	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum